Re: 09/16 - Cast Bullet Designations
Posted: 04 Sep 2016 06:47
I good probably pull this casting stuff out for a stand alone topic?
Home for the "Low Life Lee Lovers! The Forum for the Lee Precision Enthusiast! This site is not associated with Lee Precision nor is Lee Precision responsible for this site's content.
http://lee-loader.com/
Yep! your knowledge and expertise would benefit all of us. I'd vote for a sticky on your advice on the how to of casting. Starting with the basics, tools, setup and layout. Then on to alloys, ladle versus bottom pour, mold types, casting temps, and temp control of pot and molds. Also the care and maintenance of the whole shebang.Ranch Dog wrote:I could probably pull this casting stuff out for a stand alone topic?
Maybe that would be something I will work on this winter as I'm in the process of casting. I really have not done much casting this year. I simply vowed to shoot up all my inventory of older bullets, anything that has been around for over three years and it has worked remarkably well. I done this with one exception and that was to cast for the 303 British. I was simply amazing how many bullet I have stockpiled and there really no reason for it.daboone wrote:Yep! your knowledge and expertise would benefit all of us. I'd vote for a sticky on your advice on the how to of casting. Starting with the basics, tools, setup and layout. Then on to alloys, ladle versus bottom pour, mold types, casting temps, and temp control of pot and molds. Also the care and maintenance of the whole shebang.Ranch Dog wrote:I could probably pull this casting stuff out for a stand alone topic?
Ranch Dog wrote:As a task, I place it right in line with cleaning toilets. Not your average home toilets but the ones like those at the gas station that I worked at as a teen or those I encountered in the US Army. That kind of task.
Oh you are going to love this! It is the tailgate of my truck! I cut three plywood panels to fit it, that's it. Oh, I've had a couple of different benches in different locations and hated them. The ventilation has always bothered me and I got tired of blowers and fans. I have several huge, open carports that have electricity and decided that I could better serve my lungs by being mobile to accommodate the breeze.daboone wrote:Ranch Dog wrote:As a task, I place it right in line with cleaning toilets. Not your average home toilets but the ones like those at the gas station that I worked at as a teen or those I encountered in the US Army. That kind of task.
Please post pictures of your casting bench when you have the time. I will soon be "building" a new casting station as soon as the Phoenix weather cools down.
I was wondering why some of the cast bullets go thru the sizer much easier than others... And it was not one cavity versus the other... the mold temp makes sense!Ranch Dog wrote:Old Scribe wrote: One thing that me haven't mentioned is casting temperature with the aluminum mold. If you consider your alloy as fixed, your not going to add anything else, and your bullets are under diameter; add heat until the aluminum expands enough to give you the desired diameter. If your bullets are dropping too large in diameter, operate the mold at a minimum temperature for smooth operation to decrease the molds expansion. The beauty of an aluminum mold.
Did you mean 'mold" temperature?jloader wrote:... the die temp makes sense!
What a gaff!!! I had to edit my post.Ranch Dog wrote:Did you mean 'mold" temperature?