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Thanks for the replies..... greatly appreciated...
I meant to say the sprue.. didn't know the wording...
I dont add anything to the pot... i skim the hard way.... i learned my lesson several years ago... a sight i will never forget... 30 lbs of lead in the air all from a passing august shower... that was not a good day..
as far as the temperature.. i know purple is too hot... i get my lead to purple.. then reduce to where it golds over after a stirring... I keep my molds on the top of the pot to warm up.. then i do a fast pour at first to heat them up a tad more... mostly molds bigger then 8oz..
I'm sure fluxing is the thing to do to help clean the lead... but I've had a few bad experiences with lead.... so the only thing that goes in the pot is lead and the ladle...
af far as layering goes... i just wanted to give an example of how slow i pour... but if i opend the mold after i just poured i'd have alot of liquid fall out... I've never had a sinker crumble/split after the second pour.
In all honesty... other then the extra work.. i've found "wheel weights" to be "less problematic"
thanks again
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