looking to buy a new melting pot

I let my dad use my melting equipment ( lee hot pot 2) and while he had it his shop caught fire and burnt half of the shop down and my pot was damaged in the process it had chemicals and who knows what else in it when mom and dad was cleaning up the mess so I'm thinking about just replacing it due to the fact of not knowing what was actually spilled in the pot. but I'm look to buy a drop bottom pot anyone know where I can get a good deal on one? and what is the temperature range on the drop bottom furnaces thanks


Josh

Josh

Get the Lee Production Pot IV, 10 lb bottom pour. You don't have to buy direct from Lee - just search around to find the best price. They WILL back up their product. I had two of the old style IV's one I had for 27 yrs. the other 24 yrs. I just sent them back under the 1/2 price rehab program and instead of fixing them up = they determined it was cheaper to send me 2 brand new model IV's. cost me 1/2 the cost of a brand new one x 2. and they paid the shipping.

You might get a drip now and then, but I've cleaned lead in them and poured LOTS of jigs over the years I've had them. Can't go wrong IMO.

can u change the spout to pour larger jigs and weights or am I stuck with the same spout ? and do h know what the temp range is on the production pot IV?


Josh

I've poured up to 1 ounce sinkers using it, how big you looking to pour??? and the dial on top goes from 1-9 each number is a 100 degrees, so up to 900 degrees. I keep it around 625 and no problems.

I believe the spout is the same on all of them but you could check that with LEE.

I pour up to a 6 oz bank weight for cat-fishing for a buddy and he also uses them for hybrid fishing as well that's the biggest thing I pour


Josh

I'll probably get it from bps since my wife is currently employed there it's hard to beat the diccount ;)


Josh

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Originally Posted by crappie josh

I'll probably get it from bps since my wife is currently employed there it's hard to beat the diccount ;)


Josh

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Oh God! I would stay broke.RoflCF

I have a 10 lb Lee Production pot and I pour up to 3 oz. egg sinkers. They work but you get a lot of pour lines in the bigger egg sinkers. We used to pour bank sinkers up to 16 oz. but we melted our lead in an old pan on a fish cooker and used a large ladle that would make the whole pour at once. Made nice looking bank sinkers.

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Originally Posted by crappiefarmer

Oh God! I would stay broke.RoflCF

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lol ya by the time I use my wife's discount and my reward points and my $10.00 gift certificate that 72.00 production pot IV will cost me about 40.00 or so ;) I usually save my point up and get something that I want once a year or so 1/2 price lol and since I live less than 5 miles from BPS they just about know me by name there I've spent hours and hours just walking around looking at all the cool stuff there and never seems to get boring :)


Josh

I have poured 4 and 5 oz sinkers in an old iron mold that my Dad left me with good results. Leather gauntlets helped with the no handles on the mold.

Josh,

If you can get it for that price I'd add a cast iron pot and ladle for the really big stuff, and you can also use the cast iron pot to clean all the lead and always have clean stuff ready to go. If you have a grill with a side burner you're all set.

Yeah and I'd be broke to if my wife worked there.

well I let me dad use my hot pot 2 and while he had it his shop caught fire and I had chemicals spilled in it and I'm not sure if it would be ok to use or not


Josh