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I wonder if the mold was part of the issue. I use do it molds, and have one all aluminum Palmer mold. True that you can buy heads cheap, but the pouring thing is fun too. I poured about 150 this morning and things went well. The mold worked better the hotter it got, and that took a while. I'm no genius, and if I can figure it out I'm sure you can. Sometimes things just don't work and it's best to put them down and try later. This was told to me when I first started pouring and it is true. No 2 pouring sessions have been the same for me. Post a pic of the mold in the classified ads and it will go quick if you decide to give it up. I think you'll find it's something simple though.
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You are right but I do not have the time to play with it. The mold is already sold. I have to keep up with my holster business as it pays for all of my toys. i do not have the luxury of playing with problems. my time is just to valuable. MY concealed carry holsters take up too much of my time, it seems it is never ending. I am a NRA instructor and all the questions take up time and I ship holsters every day. Very time consuming. That is why when I sit down to the tying bench I do not want to waste any time.
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Tosser, I pour ball, minnow and barbed for plastic round heads. I don't have lots of time but if I can help you out just say the word. You just tying for yourself won't need too awful much and I could get that done. There's others too, so you won't be out of stock for long, one of us will hook you up. That was a bad pun, sorry. But you get the idea.....Tim.
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I use ladle a lot. Leave it in the lead between pours, not on the plate. I found there was a lot of heat loss when it was not kept in the melted lead. If your lead was not as hot as you thought, a cold ladle makes it less hot as well as much lower heat by the time you dip, transfer, then pour.
Charlie
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At the last I quit using the ladle and started using a teaspoon. The teaspoon was a lot better than the ladle.
