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gatsby
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Re: Casting problems
      25/02/08 10:42 AM

beleg2
Try casting at a higher temp. It can be a bit of a balancing act keeping the mold/lead at the proper temperatures for good casting. I have a sponge handy to cool my molds a bit if the get too hot. I also use a casting thermometer and try to keep the pot at the same temperature thru out the casting session once I determine a good casting temperature for the mold/alloy I am using. It is not as easy to cast with pure lead as it is with alloy. I do not use bullets which cast with major flaws but I know others that do. I actually weigh each bullet and discard any that greatly deviate from the "mean" bullet weight of that session.

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Edited by gatsby (25/02/08 10:50 AM)

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* Casting problems beleg2 25/02/08 10:27 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems Dphariss   25/02/08 04:18 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   26/02/08 01:11 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   26/02/08 02:00 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems Dphariss   29/02/08 02:54 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   29/02/08 04:16 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   29/02/08 01:27 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems Tatume   29/02/08 11:06 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   01/03/08 02:30 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems Dphariss   29/02/08 11:13 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   29/02/08 08:27 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   29/02/08 08:51 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   26/02/08 04:38 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems Dphariss   29/02/08 02:49 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   26/02/08 05:18 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   26/02/08 10:29 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   26/02/08 09:21 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   27/02/08 01:52 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   27/02/08 04:46 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   27/02/08 01:15 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   28/02/08 12:36 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems CptCurlAdministrator   28/02/08 05:00 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   28/02/08 11:09 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems DarylSModerator   28/02/08 12:45 PM
. * * Re: Casting problems gatsby   25/02/08 10:42 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems szihn   25/02/08 11:35 AM
. * * Re: Casting problems beleg2   25/02/08 11:44 AM

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