I just got my new 20# bottom spout melter from Widener's yesterday.
Of course, I had to try it out, so I heated it up last night, just to see how it's going to work.
I'm favorably impressed, so far. The spout does try to drip, but if you rotate the plunger, and make sure to "close" it with a little force at the end of your pour, it seems to work just fine.
I cast about 50 of my new (to me) .357 swc boolit. It made really nice, shiny boolits, with only one "cool" cast at the start. I preheated the mold on a hotplate, and was casting at right at 700 deg.
and the top edge of the pot turned such a NICE shade of purple/blue...
aesthetics are everything
It looks like the almost 40yr old Lyman 61 will have some help now.
Of course, I had to try it out, so I heated it up last night, just to see how it's going to work.
I'm favorably impressed, so far. The spout does try to drip, but if you rotate the plunger, and make sure to "close" it with a little force at the end of your pour, it seems to work just fine.
I cast about 50 of my new (to me) .357 swc boolit. It made really nice, shiny boolits, with only one "cool" cast at the start. I preheated the mold on a hotplate, and was casting at right at 700 deg.
and the top edge of the pot turned such a NICE shade of purple/blue...
aesthetics are everything
It looks like the almost 40yr old Lyman 61 will have some help now.
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