marksman45b
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Registered: 10/02/09
Posts: 74
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| | 10/09/09 at 08:30 AM | Reply with quote | #10 |
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Most people cast in the colder months for lack of any other reason, I too do most of it at that time, when I set up for a casting session I`ll select 3 to 5 molds that I want I cast in the cellar in front of a sliding glass door with the wood stove 10 feet from that I preheat the molds on the wood stove doing this I get good casts faster and that's good production.
The 20lb unit will keep your metal hot enough that you can add ingots and not have to wait for the furnace to "catch up" so you can continue right on casting.
A small note on casting safety, DO IT ALONE NO ONE "HELPING" saves some ouches in the long run.
When a mold starts to get too hot swap for another keep on casting you will be pleasantly surprised when your done that you`ve made hundreds in every little time.
Another good tip is Frankfort mold drop its a spray you apply to the cold mold and it reduces lead build up between the mold and sprue cutter good stuff.
I drop my casts on a old pizza box on an angle slight but its there they roll a little enough to get out of the way of the next one.
A thermometer is good to have keeps the metal from getting too hot, pure lead melts at 612 degrees tin antimony and zinc melt at lower temps I like to run about 700 -730 to keep it hot enough to melt ingots and keep going 1 to 1 1/2 lb ingot brings the temp down 30 -50 degrees not enough to stop you.
Then after all that you set to size and lube every one!
Mark and store until use, which by the way could be a good number of years.
Isn`t $20.00 per 500 sounding better all the time?
Good luck have fun
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