This tutorial answers these questions, providing you with step-by-step instructions and valuable safety tips to keep in mind when working with molten metal. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Wheel weight contains other materials, tin, to make them harder so they will not come off of the wheels.

I haven't cast with a dipper in thirty or forty years and don't intend to go back to one so would like something with a hole in the bottom. For extra purification, stir in a second tea light candle after using the spoon to skim off and discard the dross produced by the first candle.It's in huge blocks that was obviously made by using a large cast iron pot, and I even have a few that were made in hub caps. I use an old stainless steel 12" frying pan on a propane burner for the initial "dirty" lead melting.

The CBA is a international organization of shooters who enjoy casting and shooting lead alloy bullets for competition, hunting, experimenting, and casual shooting. Features a convenient, anti-drip pour spout, a flat bottom that helps the pot stay where you put it, and a heavy duty handle. You’ll find over 90,000 products including unique gun parts, accessories, gunsmithing tools, ammunition and other products to maintain, repair, and upgrade your guns. You'd have to get an electrician to put in a 220v outlet to use the 220v pot, unless you randomly have an available 220 outlet. If you want to cast a lot of bullets get a big dip pot and a big burner such as one of those turkey friers and put a 10" steel wok or pot on it.I have come across some used pots and moulds that really needed a good cleaning most likely because such a procedure was not used.

EASY TO USE - Designed to be easy to use, the Hot Pot 2 is great for both full-scale production and hobbyists. That will probably be a majority of what I pour so I think the precision aspect of the lee will do good and fits my wants. None left in pot would greatly reduce pot's direct contact with new ingots or pieces and greatly increases the initial melt time. MADE IN THE USA - All Hot Pot 2 lead melting pots are made in the USA using local materials and labor.

Continue stirring for another 1-2 minutes until the smoke and flames die down, then use your slotted spoon to remove the skim the dross off the surface of the molten lead. From reading the comments here, I think I'll go with my initial plan and get one of the smaller Lee Pots. My main use is to make fishing weights and I have a selection of Do-It moulds I imported from the states.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. If you do not require the tilting mechanism on the melting pot, then our Type TE might be right for you. Wear safety gear, including a respirator and heat-resistant clothes, to protect yourself from lead dust and molten metal.I'm still running my original 4-20 from over 20 years ago and it has cast, no lie, over a ton of lead alloy for me with not a single malfunction. So I am wanting to get into lead pouring so I can make jig heads to tie on mostly and I was wondering what kind of pots everyone uses?