Lead pouring question

[skeetbum]

If the smoke is filling the garage you aren't ventilating properly. IMHO The lead fumes are toxic and will give you major problems, and the smoke is an indicator that you need to vent better. We want to see you doing this for a long time.

[PBUG2009]

the flux they sell is a powder its ok to a point but it makes black stuff everywhere and what touches the pot. Sorta like a thick coating of smoke or sout...

[jigtosser]

Skeetbum I have since put in an exhaust fan. I only smoked up the whole garage one time.

[Fatman]

If you're pouring from a ladle take a small triangled file and file a small groove in the pour spout of your ladle. When you pour this will make for a very fine stream of lead when you pour. I'd also pour a little slower with a ladle, don't know your experience level but I started out slow with a ladle.

As was also asked are you indoors or out?? Heated space or not???

Makes for a lot of varialbes, if you're outside with no heat make sure to warm everything up with a hot air dryer, any moisture as it warms up in the space and you could get a lead pop and you sure don't want that.

If you need any more info let us know and we'll help you out.

Fatman

[jigtosser]

I am indoors, use a hot plate to heat mold and ladle and grove has already been put in lip on ladle. Oddly enough a teaspoon works very well for pouring lead. Did not have problems the time before this. All this happened the second time I went to pour the next batch. Nothing has been changed.

[Fatman]

Wow, if nothing has changed then it's weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only 2 other things I can think of is did you use a batch of really hard lead instead of pure??? other than that I got nothing.

[jigtosser]

Same batch of lead was still in the pot. I will go out again this evening and let you know what happened.

[jigtosser]

OK, tonight I went out and tried again and turned up the heat on the hot plate. Same results, did not get one useable jig. I thought what the heck and turned the mold upside down to where the gate was on the bottom and used a teaspoon. Worked ok. Got out a dozen and that was all I needed. They were not perfect, the lead did not go completely around the hook which is ok for me. Long story short I am going to sell the mold and put it on E Bay this next week and get it out of here, too bad as it was only used 2 times. I can buy cheaper than I can mess with this. I am falling behind on leather work.

[PBUG2009]

what size is the mold you pouring?

[jigtosser]

I just sent you a PM> 1/16 and 1/32 3 each