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I cleaned my lead pot back to newish condition. Loaded it half way with bright silvery ingots at a #7 setting. I added a small bit of wax and flux the set-up. Played around with making a few lead heads. After about 1/2 hour, I noticed some crud floating on top. What is it and how can I avoid getting this? I was wondering if the setting was to high or to low. Any suggestions?
I wouldn't worry about it buddy, no matter how much you flux you're gonna have some stuff in it. Just part of melting
Fatman
If it bothers you,just scoop it with a teaspoon and it should get gone after a couple more times.
Thanks, I thought I was doing something wrong.
What other have said ... Ditto ... Seems that the crud keeps on being made ... I like a full pot and when it gets down about a 3rd I start adding some more ... you get a better "Head" pressure which = a better pour ..
Just 2 cents worth
JSC
sounds like all you guys hit it on the head
Nothing much to add here. They pretty much covered everything.
X2 except to add they tell me pot U can smoke, lead-well it don't smoke too well.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bronson
ya lead will have trash in it regardless of how much u flux it just give it 20mins and I can almost promise there will be trash on the top I've heard about people using bees wax but I found it makes more of a mess than canning wax aka gulf wax so that's what I use is gulf wax it's cheap and works great and after pouring for a while I'll flux it again especially after adding lead to the pot and when you get done pouring to keep your pot looking good (this is what I do for my hot pot 2) I'll empty the excess lead in to my ingot mold and then I take a wire parts brush and scrub the inside of the pot down to try to get the left over trash off the inside of the pot I do all of this before I unplug my pot. I also found a replacement coil for my hot pot2 on jannsnetcraft.com web site for $19.00 but I'm thinking about replacing my cord to my hot pot