I got out the NOE again today and made much better friends with it this time. A little dab of MP lube on the pins made the bullets just jump right off. I had to touch the pins again with a Qtip (very lightly dampened) with sprue plate lube about every 150 bullets and it made casting just so much more enjoyable.
I haven't counted em, but it's over 15# of lead, so it's gotta be over 600 bullets in the pan. A 4-banger really dumps out the bullets when it's working like it was designed to! (this is the as-cast pic, so I'm sure you might spot a cull or two in the picture. Sorting comes tonight.)
And I had a few minutes left before I had to start some chores, so I did play with the turtle buster for just a bit. Being a 1-cav, it is very slow going. I want to make some more of them, maybe tomorrow. The weather here is supposed to be superb for tomorrow and Saturday. (around 70°).
(This is as-cast as well, and I already see a round base or two that will go back through the mold tomorrow.)
I haven't counted em, but it's over 15# of lead, so it's gotta be over 600 bullets in the pan. A 4-banger really dumps out the bullets when it's working like it was designed to! (this is the as-cast pic, so I'm sure you might spot a cull or two in the picture. Sorting comes tonight.)
And I had a few minutes left before I had to start some chores, so I did play with the turtle buster for just a bit. Being a 1-cav, it is very slow going. I want to make some more of them, maybe tomorrow. The weather here is supposed to be superb for tomorrow and Saturday. (around 70°).
(This is as-cast as well, and I already see a round base or two that will go back through the mold tomorrow.)