I like and watch a couple Face Book Groups. It's good entertainment. Kinda feel like the old man sitting on the porch watching the little kids play and talking the yard. With that big knowing smile on my face. Thinking someday life is going to knock them down a notch. Cept' those kids are adults.
I rarely even go to any other internet sites for casting, loading info, or conversation. Accept for this one, and one other. Unless directed from here.
Seams like a lot of sights are either Commercial or fanboy driven. Like you can't possibly do this right, unless you buy a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious progressive widget.Or use a new certain brand approved part.
I had just started out, when a fellow told me. If I did not buy a Hornady Rotary Case tumbler. That I was in danger of lead poisoning and I would never get an accurate load in anything. Plus he told me only Nosler, and Hornady bullets are accurate.
I am still throwing my stuff in the washing machine with my work uniforms, and am still maintaining low lead levels. Cleaning out sizing lube from the necks with a Q tip and alcohol. Have not bought a tumbler yet.
Now if I was to ever get to the point that I needed to clean and load the brass, from 1 to Zero in less then 24 hrs. Then yes. And I would proudly be showing pics of my pretty brass.
But that.. convenience is a necessity expenditure attitude really gets to me.
About a year ago.
I also had a group of fellows scold me. Then lable me as a liar and a fool. A caster only in my mind, for telling them that I was smelting Both pewter and pure lead, alloying it. With A hot plate and a Fondue Pot. Until I could get together "proper equipment.
Labeled as "Stupid, because the melting point of pure is way hotter then a hot plate can get." Also scoffed at me using guinea pig bedding and canning Paraffin as flux.
They me offed me so much, that I immediately stopped replying.
I then made a very polite How Too video. Doing just that, Melting down plumbing pipe. Pouring it in ingot with a Walmart Hot Plate, and a small stove top fondue pot from goodwill.
Then posted it on the thread, in which I was cut down. Plus U tube and Rumble, and a link on every other sight, I was on at the time. Including face book.
Thread was removed from the high and mighty's Sight, I was banned. And any indication that I was ever there was erased.
So I respond in similar fashion and just refuse to admit I know they exist.
BTW the video that got me banned and deleted.
https://rumble.com/v1nf61g-making-lead-ingots-with-a-hot-plate..html