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After making a few adjustments that you all had suggested i've managed to get it done. Takes me alittle longer but pouring real slow one hole at a time and not filling the hole completely i'm getting almost all of them to turn out perfect now or at least good enough the better half aint throwin em all back at me when shes breakin em off. Thanks and once again you guys are a wealth of info.
One of my molds, 1/8 oz barbed, is super finicky. If I don't angle it correctly and don't pour directly into the gate the barb NEVER pours correctly. What it comes down to (in my case) is the fact that the air cannot escape the cavities. For whatever reason this mold does not have the very thin channel off the tip of the barb to vent it. If you are getting a mis-pour on that same side of every cavitiy it may be coming down to the angle the mold is when the lead enters the mold.
You've got some great advice so far. I will second what skeetbum said re: the bottom pour pot. They make pouring sooooo much easier. Another thing you might want to do is flux your lead to remove impurities. I use Marvelux flux from Brownell's MARVELUX® BULLET CASTING FLUX - Brownells
or CleanCast from Midway USA CleanCast Lead Fluxing Compound 1 lb
Clean lead makes a world of difference when casting, especially very small stuff.
Tom
One of things that I have done to a couple of Do-It molds that I have that didn't poured right is that. Is #1 drill the pour hole or sprue hole out a little larger. #2 tilt the mold a little when pouring. #3 very hot and clean lead and have the mold as warm as you can get it while working with it.
Hope that this helps you with your mold. It is frustrating when the dang thing don't pour right.
Redman
it sounds like its a dirty lead problem.. Flux the lead
If you are getting brittle pours with wheel weights you may have mixed some zink wheel weights in your lead. A lot of wheel weights are zink now days. Dump your pot out and start over. Shooting has been up there with fishing all my life so i've cast thousands of bullets in the last forty years. If you add a little 50/50 soulder in with your lead your jigs will fill out in the mold better. Always flux the lead, stir and skim off the scum on top but don't skim to much or you will take all the soulder out. The tin helps fill out in the mold. You will have to cast quite a few before your mold starts throwing nice formed jigs most of the time. Also smoking the mold with a wooden match helps fill out and release. Plain old candle wax is the best flux to use.
I use candle wax too but be ready for it to catch fire when you do. If you didn't know it would do this, it might make you think you've messed up. In reality, this is what you want it to do because it helps condense the junk on top making it easy to scoop out. The flame will quickly burn out.
People at Do It Corp told me to try it so I figured it must be okay but have to admit, I wasn't comfortable watching the melting pot I paid good money for catch fire.
From time to time, you may also need to clean the spout at the bottom. I use a paper clip and hold it with some pliers and ease it up underneath. This warms it up, I then roll it on a piece of candle wax and repeat. Usually pours much better after that.