okiefarmer
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Slamfire,
Why are you melting ingots to make more ingots? Are you trying to homogenize some varying hardness WW?
and Tripstiker,
As long as what one strikes the sprue plate with is softer than the spru plate (steel) you will be OK. One winter when our little plastic mallet shattered, I used an old TEXAN shot bushing, held it over the mallet stud, and made a little leadhead end. Worked for about 2 or 3 evenings of casting, then melt it off and make a new one. Lead is soft, will not damage sprue plate.
Why are you melting ingots to make more ingots? Are you trying to homogenize some varying hardness WW?
and Tripstiker,
As long as what one strikes the sprue plate with is softer than the spru plate (steel) you will be OK. One winter when our little plastic mallet shattered, I used an old TEXAN shot bushing, held it over the mallet stud, and made a little leadhead end. Worked for about 2 or 3 evenings of casting, then melt it off and make a new one. Lead is soft, will not damage sprue plate.
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