Floating Chamber Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) to all. looking to start to make one of these pots but before i start i need to know if it is possible to purchase a set of drippers. looking to make No.6 shot or No.6.5 and require a set of sixThere are several enthusiasts on here who will make and sell you a set of drippers. Someone is soon to PM you.Just out of interest, I made 20 kg of lovely skeet shot today from old and new lead flashing and using a diluted fabcon/water coolant at a high temperature. Graded dried, graphited, polished and ready in an hour. You will love this hobby. Plenty of good advice on these pages. Edited April 23, 2015 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 i am a massive lead head as it is. i do fishing weights divers belt weights boat keals and buttlet heads and so on, i have also done loads of other metal castings too. shot making is just the next step as i do loads of reloading any way. the thing is at the moment i am unable to resolve the drippers so i need to buy them before agreeing to organise the rest of the shot maker items. you are right someone did call and we are all go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 i am a massive lead head as it is. i do fishing weights divers belt weights boat keals and buttlet heads and so on, i have also done loads of other metal castings too. shot making is just the next step as i do loads of reloading any way. the thing is at the moment i am unable to resolve the drippers so i need to buy them before agreeing to organise the rest of the shot maker items. you are right someone did call and we are all go now Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 i was curroupted at a young age. lol my uncle was a dive club lead head and metal caster and taught me to work the metals when used to have a class one i used to use lead as my main head choice as i used to run so much of it. must admit i keep it soft and dont usually harden it. easier on the gun and my shoulder when they are light loads. i was also looking at doing larger shots to, whats the sort of limit to a shot maker before casting into single moulds instead, i was looking to pigeon loads so number 5 shot was my ideal with either side 4 and 6 ok too. i can get free hulls from the clay ground and free shoot from the garage, that just leaves me powder and primers and wads to buy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Get in touch with deer shooter he makes dipper tell him I put you I touch.snow white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 for others reading but not wanting you can buy collected/cleaned and graphated shot from a ground for £1.50 a kilo off ebay from doncaster. on avarage i should think its No.7/8 shot, not a bad price if your local or passing through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 i was curroupted at a young age. lol my uncle was a dive club lead head and metal caster and taught me to work the metals when used to have a class one i used to use lead as my main head choice as i used to run so much of it. must admit i keep it soft and dont usually harden it. easier on the gun and my shoulder when they are light loads. i was also looking at doing larger shots to, whats the sort of limit to a shot maker before casting into single moulds instead, i was looking to pigeon loads so number 5 shot was my ideal with either side 4 and 6 ok too. i can get free hulls from the clay ground and free shoot from the garage, that just leaves me powder and primers and wads to buy, A 1mm dripper will make about size 4.5 shot and is about the limit for shotmaking this way because it is on the verge of streaming rather than dripping. Keep the lead level lowish and not too hot. It gets thru a lot of lead quickly and I only use 5 drippers instead of 7 to be able to keep up. for others reading but not wanting you can buy collected/cleaned and graphated shot from a ground for £1.50 a kilo off ebay from doncaster. on avarage i should think its No.7/8 shot, not a bad price if your local or passing through The shot from Doncaster is cheap but the package I bought was thick with lead oxide, very toxic and not the stuff you want spreading around your workshop or breathing in. I melted it down and redropped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 A 1mm dripper will make about size 4.5 shot and is about the limit for shotmaking this way because it is on the verge of streaming rather than dripping. Keep the lead level lowish and not too hot. It gets thru a lot of lead quickly and I only use 5 drippers instead of 7 to be able to keep up. The shot from Doncaster is cheap but the package I bought was thick with lead oxide, very toxic and not the stuff you want spreading around your workshop or breathing in. I melted it down and redropped it. i was thinking if i brought it to wash it and re-clean it, seemed good value at £1.50 a kilo. its the drive and fuel that kills it for me and the fact i have just spent £20 on electrics and £30 on drippers and a £10 for the steel welder to do the pot i like the idea of making drippers myself but for now i dont have the tools or the areas to do it so i just want one set as a starter set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Because of the smaller sized drills small shot drippers are harder to make and broken drills are commonplace. I have found the best way is to use standard set screws rather than stainless and anneal them first by heating to cherry red and leaving to cool, they seem much softer that way. HSS-Co drills are best but very dear in sub mm sizes. I get my drills from Richon tools now and the M35 steel seems to work quite well http://richontools.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=35_86 I use 3.2mm cobalt drills down the length and 1mm cobalt drills for larger shot can both be bought cheaply from Toolstation Edited April 24, 2015 by sitsinhedges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 All sorted any one else want a set please contact me I do not keep stock but can turn a set round in about 4 days from order £37 posted for a set of 6 Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john vicey Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Mine are stainless steel with copper washer the drills are £10 each one might do 20 droppers the next one 1 it's a lottery but hss are next to useless mine are cobalt Deershooter I have 4 already to go just need to make 2 more Deershooter can i buy a set of your drippers please shot size 6 now going build a shotmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Anyone know where i can purchase a lead shot maker? Considering getting one to help keep my costs down can get lead for free off a mate of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Anyone know where i can purchase a lead shot maker? Considering getting one to help keep my costs down can get lead for free off a mate of mine Just make one, it's not hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I would but im not very good with working with metal work or i would pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyfow26 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Is anyone selling a maker/dropper before I attempt making one badly lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simuk Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 A big thank you to fruitloop for the shot maker and the big bottle of lead shot. Very well made product and from a genuinely nice guy. Highly recommend unless your handy with a welder (which i am not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simuk Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) So for anyone that is interested here is a picture of the second batch of shot produced on my fuitloop made shot maker to the plans on this thread (i assume). First batch yesterday was a joke, drips kept sticking to the ramp. I did some more reading on the forums last night and got up today with renewed enthusiasm. First thing i did was put the heat on in my insulated shed, then when shed was toasty i switched my PID controlled shot maker on and got her up to 350 degrees centigrade. I used a decent mask for breathing purposes as i had all the windows and door shut to avoid drafts. low and behold the two drippers i was using both started to drip at a good rate and no sticking to the ramp. after a few minutes the drips would start sticking but a swipe or two with the copper grease and they where running again. to say i'm pleased is an understatement, my only slight gripe is the shot is slightly smaller than 7.5 so 8-9 at a guess. Edited January 8, 2017 by Simuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitloop Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 So for anyone that is interested here is a picture of the second batch of shot produced on my fuitloop made shot maker to the plans on this thread (i assume). First batch yesterday was a joke, drips kept sticking to the ramp. I did some more reading on the forums last night and got up today with renewed enthusiasm. First thing i did was put the heat on in my insulated shed, then when shed was toasty i switched my PID controlled shot maker on and got her up to 350 degrees centigrade. I used a decent mask for breathing purposes as i had all the windows and door shut to avoid drafts. low and behold the two drippers i was using both started to drip at a good rate and no sticking to the ramp. after a few minutes the drips would start sticking but a swipe or two with the copper grease and they where running again. to say i'm pleased is an understatement, my only slight gripe is the shot is slightly smaller than 7.5 so 8-9 at a guess. hi sim glad to see you are up and running . to get the drippers to produce larger shot try a little less lead in the pan to reduce the head pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakapiken Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Here is my homemade shotmaker. PID controll and 2000w boiling ring for heating. 0.8mm drippers making perfect 6 shot (4% antimony). https://youtu.be/lZI_l--JdNM J.A. Edited January 26, 2018 by hakapiken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Monster Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 What did you us as a coolant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakapiken Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 21 hours ago, Honey Monster said: What did you us as a coolant? Pure antifreeze. J.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi lads i have had to buy a new rex c100 pid but i have for got how to set the think up the instrucios are usless get it to turn on but thats is help needed thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakapiken Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 On 20/05/2018 at 16:59, snow white said: Hi lads i have had to buy a new rex c100 pid but i have for got how to set the think up the instrucios are usless get it to turn on but thats is help needed thanks for looking Hi, take A look at this. J.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Hi hapapiken i managed to get it sorted after a lot of cusing and swearing the thermo coupling was not working and the sight i got info from was giving wrong details now sorted just got to find time to make some shot. Thank you for video very helpful.tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboster Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 im selling these if any body wants to make me an offer ! ( no wee-wee extractors please) one in steel and one in aluminium with drippers and i got a couple spare drippers lieing about somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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