Reeder Custom Guns - Casting Melt Pots

~JM~
Casting Melt Pots
Tuesday, March 01, 2022, 16:42

I've been studying during my down time. The Lee Pro 4 20# pot seems to be well thought of. Must work well because it is sold out/back order status unless you want to pay a premium price on Amazon/eBay. The 220V versions are readily available.

I have one or two cast iron skillets with warped bottoms that I can use to melt for pouring ingots. I ordered a Lee ingot mold along with some sizing dies. I also have a Coleman camp stove. How well does a 2 burner Coleman & skillet perform?

Plan to hit some Goodwill/Salvation Army stores to look for spoons, ladles & a sifter scoop. Damned Covid is keeping me home surfing the 'net & watching YouTube videos on casting. Wide range of skills, equipment & safety protocols on display.

Casting Melt Pots - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 16:42
- Rusty Cast Iron Pot? - ~JM~, 2022-03-03, 13:31
- several years ago at a gun show I traded a fellow - gary reeder, 2022-03-02, 22:10
  - a lot of ladies like these scented candles that come in - gary reeder, 2022-03-02, 22:13
- cast pots - joepjs, 2022-03-02, 18:18
- STARTED WITH A CASRT IRON POT - JT, 2022-03-01, 18:02
- I cast bullet for many years using a skillet on the stove. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-01, 17:17
  - Working With What You Have. - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 19:22
    - We worked with what we had ... - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-01, 20:56
      - I Understand... - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 21:21
- I’ve made thousands with a Lee bottom pour (nm) - MTM, 2022-03-01, 17:02
  - Found One! - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 19:25
    - get you an old candle to use to flux the lead - Gary Reeder, 2022-03-02, 15:38
- You need a heat of 600-700 deg. F - WB, 2022-03-01, 17:00
  - Thermometers? - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 21:24
    - In 60 years of casting I have never used one. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 05:56
      - Drop Onto Cloth, Or Quench In Water? - ~JM~, 2022-03-02, 06:33
        I drop 'em on a folded-up towel .. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 06:36
        JIM'S METHOD WORKS FOR ME (nm) - JT, 2022-03-02, 08:29
        I tried the water trick. Dropping hot bullets in a - Gary Reeder, 2022-03-02, 17:01
        I cut foam rubber into small 2" x 2" peices .. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 17:41