Once again my buddy Bobby had to cancel out on shooting plans and I stayed home to work on the motorcycle, load some bullets, and play with my new electric lead melting pot.
$69 +tax at Sportsman's Warehouse.
Can I get a HOORHAH? This retirement biz is great. That lead in the pot I inherited from my dad, and it was about third of an ingot which I chiseled in half.
Yes, I figured this casting biz would be more fun with the right toys, and I am so happy about the way it worked out.
This thing really melts the lead and it heats up the Lee mold just fine, 1 top of the pot.
I put some insulation over the top of the boolitz mold as it was heating up, to make sure it got to a good uniform temperature.
It only took a couple minutes.
I fluxed the pot with candle wax, skimmed it, candled the mold with a Bic lighter, and poured two lovely .38 cal wad-cutters on my first try.
They mike out at .357" dia, but they have a few tiny blemishes.
Okay more than a few lol. When you magnify the picture it looks like a cratered lunar surface made of shiny metal.
I was just really pleased at how well they came out.