For the new casters, realize that if you put 10 pounds of ready to cast alloy in your pot, you will not be able to cast all 10 pounds of it. There will always be some left you can't get to with the ladle or won't go through the spout.
I have a 20lb Lee electric pot and I I find when I get below about an inch from the bottom, my alloy get weird. Like it's not as hot any longer. My thermometer says I'm still hot but the bullets just don't seem right. So I stop and load up more alloy at that point.
My point is don't count on exactly a certain number of bullets from a certain amount of alloy ingots.
Reading back that sounds negative. Wasn't meant to be though. Carry on.
I have a 20lb Lee electric pot and I I find when I get below about an inch from the bottom, my alloy get weird. Like it's not as hot any longer. My thermometer says I'm still hot but the bullets just don't seem right. So I stop and load up more alloy at that point.
My point is don't count on exactly a certain number of bullets from a certain amount of alloy ingots.
Reading back that sounds negative. Wasn't meant to be though. Carry on.