sinker molds and equipment for pouring..

[beamie]

Originally Posted by fish raptor

My girlfriend gave me the lead melting pot that I have included in a pic but I measured it with water and it is only holds 4oz. I can only guess that this unit is too small ? If so, best to sell it and get something bigger/better ??

That's too funny.

Your comparing horseshoes to handgranades.

That ladel will hold close to 2 lbs of lead and do most everything you need. It is just a bit small so the replenishment phase waiting for the lead to melt will slow you down a bit. But is fine.

Did you try it....the element looks a bit old.?

If you were closer I would let you borrow my bank weight molds.

You can find some old cast iron sinker molds on fleabay. They really never go bad.

And as Skippy said Doit molds are great.

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by beamie

....You can find some old cast iron sinker molds on fleabay. They really never go bad....

I'm glad you said that they never "really go bad"....because they can.

In my personal experience, I've had molds get so hot due to mass production that the lead wasn't solidifying fast enough that I've opted to dip the mold into cold water to keep things moving along. (Keep in mind that I was using a large pot...you wouldn't have this problem with the pot in your picture)..This ended up warping the mold causing sinkers to not form correctly.
Meaning that the mold warped in such a way that the hole that you'd thread the line through no longer formed. I would have to drill and grind the hole clean after pouring. This would double the time it takes to make the product. So be careful buying used molds.

Buy a brand new Do-It mold and get on with it.
Be careful as water and lead do NOT play well together. Use a metal spoon to sift off the debris from the top. I've found that by leaving some melted lead in the pot, it helps to start the melting of newly introduced lead. Wear safety goggles.


Be safe and pour in a well ventilated work space.

[beamie]

Ok Bloocrab.....your right, they can go bad..............but that was your fault...

[fish raptor]

O.K. I read all replies and want to say thank you. It does appears the Do-it molds seem to be very good and popular so I will go with them. someone mentioned cast iron. I'm not sure but I thought watching the Do-it utube video that the rep said theres were aluminum ??

will probably get both size bank sinkers as I need them all and look at the egg mold with the wire going thru.

I saw in the Do-it video that the rep was using a fancy melting pot that poured from the bottom, very slick and fast. will have to check into seeing how much one of those goes for.

thanks again

Fish Raptor