Lead Pot Problem

[Fatman]

I use old candle wax for my fluxing, pieces about the size of my pinkie nail :D I know sounds bad LOL After you put it in if it doesn't catch fire light it with a long nose grill lighter. It helps clean the lead by bringing any oxidation or impurities to the top of the pot where they can be scraped out. And it seems the lead flows better and I'm just gonna throw the wax away anyway so it isn't costing me anything.

If you refill you pot for a second batch re-flux!! I think all bottom pours leak they get old.

I don't know if they're still doing it but at one time you could send your pot back and for half the cost of a new one you could get yours all fixed up. I did it once along time ago before I bought my second one and at that time it only cost me about $27. I may email them and find out if they're still doing this.

Fatman

[GrouseFly]

To my knowledge there is nothing no more aggravating than a dripping pot..lol. I have one in the shop right now I have to fix for a bullet pouring buddy of mine. Here's my method for reworking a pot...I melt the lead that is in it. You can use the warm-up chambers on the bottom of most molds to catch your lead in to remelt. After the pot is empty and COOLS COMPLETELY, you can start the process. I take the screws out that holds the lifter arm in place and set them all to the side. I take some light sandpaper and sand the pin, paying close attention to the bottom that fits in the pouring channel. I then take a round chainsaw file and clean out the pour hole. You may have to use a old knife to get the sides, once you use it for this , keep it for this, don't start peeling apples with it again...lol. Then use the knife to scrap all the junk of the sides and anywhere else you see something that doesn't belong. After you get all the junk out and have it as clean as you can possibly get it, put it all back together and begin melting lead again. If it starts to drip while you are pouring always keep a screw driver handy to twist the plunger rod back and forth and this will usually cure the drippin' for the moment. The wire from the bottom will work too, BUT BE CAREFUL, cause it goes everywhere, and as you know, once it hits yea, YOU ARE BURNT!!!! SO BE CAREFUL and GOOD LUCK....