Melting lead in ladel ?

[kyron4]

Hello, I pour jigs for myself and make maybe 10-15 at a time for use. I'm useing a Lee's 2 oz. steel ladel with wood handle to melt clean pure lead in and pour. I use a propane torch under the ladel that sits on a stand. At first it melts and is nice and silver and clean, after a few pours and more lead added I get a scaley build up around the bowl and spout. The lead starts to turn a goldish scaley color on top but pour cleand and silver from underneth. When I'm don e and dump the lead out I'm left with a rusts/mud like residue that has to be scraped out. Any advice you can give ? -Thanks

[PBUG2009]

we have it in our pots as well. My self i just scoop it out and go on. No matter how clean and pure it is you will get it, I guess its like oxidation. And i flux my lead alot everytime i add new lead. I think we actually discussed this a week or so ago.

[Fatman]

Like Bug said no matter how much you flux or clean you'll still get it. Use an old spoon and skim it off, it's just part of pouring.

[Bronson]

Yours may be tougher because you are working in such a small area. Fluxing with a small amount of candle way will make it easier to pull together. Be careful because it could flame up on you. Not a bad idea to invest in a small Lee pot if you're going to do very many.