Do It Hot Pot 2 | Electric Melting Pot for Lead | Melts Lead Ingots Quickly | 4 Pound Capacity | Lead Melting Pot for Fishing Weight Molds & Bullet Casting Molds | Made in The USA

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Some friends are borrowing my cannonball molds 1-16oz right now, and paying back with 20-24oz cannon balls. i use the pans off pressure cookers you can get a fair bit of lead in them ive usually got two on the go at a time also use two ladles one for scraping the slag off and the other for pouring the lead with.

That 10 lb has cast a ton of lead and depending on what I’m doing I still use it more than the 20 lb. Cast iron or aluminum molds are readily available as used by the firearms industries for casting ingots and bullets. I have come across some used pots and moulds that really needed a good cleaning most likely because such a procedure was not used. my experience as far as the dripping has not been so bad that when I unplug the pot with it still full of molten lead it does not leak out or anything like that. I updated it with a PID and is as happy as a pig in mud every time i switch it on to cast some slugs.I now make several caliber of bullets, many different shapes and sizes ofsinkers some up to 4 pound each and also some bigger things such as downrigger balls. You can use old, large cast iron skillets to melt and purify the lead (skimming the surface 'dross' off and putting it in recyclable metal container) and then either pour into ingot mold (Lee Precision, RCBS, and others) or a bullet mold (same suppliers). For the small pours such as bullets and the smaller sinkers you need fine control pouring small amounts of clean lead. An old cast iron pan is good if you've got a good hot heat source, I use an old aluminium plant pot as it heats up quickly. I find that after the 1/2 full pot is hot, newly added ingots melt pretty fast if you don't add a whole bunch at 1 time.

If your cast iron skillet has a spout built into its lip, pour the metal directly into your chosen mold. I haven't gotten into casting my own yet, but I've been collecting parts and pieces, especially lead. For some of the larger pours you need to get a lot of lead into the mold much more quickly to avoid layering. of clearance under the spout is high enough to accept all brands of bullet molds and most sinker molds.With being blacklisted from all ad networks like Adsense or should I say Ad NOSense due to our pro 2nd Amendment stance and topic of this commmunity we rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. I keep a bit of 2 cycle oil on my casting bench and lube the lift handle where it goes around the pour spout on the Lee, this really helps with the tools smoothness. Minie balls and skirted slugs like the lead a little hotter (more fluid) and round balls a little cooler (750 or so) so the moulds don't overheat.

If you want to cast a lot of bullets get a big dip pot and a big burner such as one of those turkey friers and put a 10" steel wok or pot on it.

So the consensus seems to be if you can find a used Pro Melt, that's the best you can get, and if you can't, Lyman's Mag 20 is the best thing in current production? I find putting a screw driver in the slot at the top of the stopper and spinning back and forth with a bit of pressure normally stops it. Continue stirring for another 1-2 minutes until the smoke and flames die down, then use your slotted spoon to remove the skim the dross off the surface of the molten lead.