snow white Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 ag12g thanks for info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I have an eye operation next Thursday but as soon as I am right I will get back in the workshop and try the new drills I have found on the net .my old supplier packed up Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) hi salting think I will try the brass bolts can you explain a little more about fluxing, this lead shot making is new to me. ta hi fluxing the same if you are soldering copper tube gets the dross out of your lead ideally melt and flux your lead into ingots first (cupcake tray) then you may have to add a little flux to your melting pot while dripping shot as the mix can generate some crud and block the drippers or slow the flow of lead I used to use normal plumbers solder flux you can use candle wax in the mix then the dross floats to the top stirring the lead from time to time helps as well Edited January 20, 2017 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 hi all, had a go at making some lead ingots, got the lead to a molten stage scraped of any crud that was on the top put some dry saw dust in and a round candle to flux it let that burn away cleared any debri of the top then poured into cup cake tray the only problem I seen was the underside formed with crater like texture is this the norm or am I doing something wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Only thing i can think of is if there was still some contaminants in there from the fluxing or could there be some zinc in the mix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfred69 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Was the mould cold before you poured the lead in,I remember when we used to empty the dip pans at work the same would happen if the ingot mould was cold.try heating them up a bit before you pour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 DONT PUT MOLTEN LEAD into a cold mold ie backing tray as the condensation will make the lead blow out all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 thanks for the reply the tray was cold so that was probably the cause thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag12g Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 hi all had some misfired cartridges I went to re prime and reload them stripped the contents of the shell had a spent case of the same cartridge put the components back in the re primed case same powder same over powder card and wad and same lead I then noticed that the lead was sitting a little low in the case tried to crimp but it inverted and had to strip again repeated the process and adding a filler card to raise the lead it crimped up fine, anyone know why this is?? do the cases stretch when fired?? ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thay swell up thats why you have to resize them when reloading dont think thay would swell that much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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