I forgot!!!

earlmck

earlmck

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Back when I was a younger guy I could spend 4 or 5 hours with a single-cavity mould and make myself a pile of bullets. Then I got shooting lots of 357 and 44 mag and discovered how nice it was to have 4-cavity LBT moulds. And now I am an old phart (uh... somewhat overmature fellow) and can barely stand to spend an hour at a casting session and also have grandkids who have discovered my 25/20 and 32/20 and 357 and 30/30 even 35 Remington. Wonderful to have those 6-cavity Lees and 5-cavity Accurate, Arsenal, NOE babies!
 
Rally Hess

Rally Hess

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I don't mind casting with two cavity moulds, as long as I have two of them. I own several pairs of the RCBS and they make pretty bullets. My problem with them is I have several Marlins and they cast too small. Have to admit I like dropping 4 HP's at the same time with the RG moulds from NOE. Spending a whole day casting for me is a day off!
 
Todd M

Todd M

Craftsman of metals...always learning.
I like em both, for different reasons. The 6 cav Lees are nice to make a bunch of handgun slugs in a hurry. But if I want to enjoy casting, I will end up with an old Ideal single cav and just plug along. I would like to find a small (under 5 lb) pot that will heat up fast for those small runs for testing.
 
fiver

fiver

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get you 2 of those lyman pots, strip the heat ring out of one of them, and mount it in the first pot so it sits about half way down.
once everything gets going pull the top ring out and add a bit more lead.
also just pour some small ingots about 1/4 lb. each to keep the pot full.
 
Todd M

Todd M

Craftsman of metals...always learning.
Lamar, do you mean put the second ring inside the pot with the lead?
 
Todd M

Todd M

Craftsman of metals...always learning.
Great, another project. o_O It's on the list! Gotta get ready for the new baby coming in a month first.
 
fiver

fiver

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they add up.
I will also stick the free heat ring on top of my casting pots to help them along a bit too.
I also use it to pre-heat the water mix for my shot maker.
I have been thinking about buying a couple of stove rods that haven't been heated yet and bending them to fit a few different things to help speed up the heating process.
 
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Paul Gauthier

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I have been thinking about buying a couple of stove rods that haven't been heated yet and bending them to fit a few different things to help speed up the heating process."

I wasn't aware that you could bend those electric rings, but then I have never had or used an electric stove. Always gas. Do you think they would bend enough to wrap around a lead pot?
 
fiver

fiver

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look at the top of an electric stove they bend those rods around pretty good.
if you turn them on their flat side they would bend even tighter,
the trick is to bend them and then heat them up.
once they are heated they won't bend without breaking.
 
fiver

fiver

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mc master carr, e-bay type places.
might be able to order them straight from the stove factory.
I unwound a new one and it worked but I didn't get it all pretty.
 
Walter Laich

Walter Laich

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Lee molds are a two edged sword
great for producing mass quantities of bullets in a short time
not so great for having to Lee-ment them to get them to drop--even the new ones would benefit from TLC
since I cast for 5 total cowboy and USPSA shooters I go for volume

Even with the 6-cav molds I now run into a shortage as I have fallen in love with powder coating, PC, and have trouble keeping a supply of cast bullets awaiting the PC process. Probably have 15 sq ft covered with 500 rd boxes full of various bullets.

Not a real problem for sure
 
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