rovercoupe Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I have made a shotmaker but had nothing but problems with it so I decided to have a go with the pan with a hole punched in it onto a wooden ramp to conditioner and it resulted in a full bottle of 6-8 shot mostly round and not too bad for a prototype bodge! waste was approx 1/4 kg to what must be 10kg of shot. http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 That's going to throw some interesting patterns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Be great in my muzzle loaders :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 1/2 asleep I thought it was Shot putter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Load and shoot. Repeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Had another go today and got a new pan as the pie dish had burnt though! not bad results and got some really nice round shot. only difficult bit was drilling the hole which is a 0.75mm and it puts out shot sizes from 8-6 depending on temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Looks good to me. You're sorted for shot now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 You're lass will kill you for drilling a hole in her pan s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ssshhh! it was from asda, £3 each so inluding the heating ring and simmerstat was all done for under £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I'd be really interested to see how that set up works, I have a pile of lead I need to use up up but don't want to spend a fortune to make shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK fowler Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) great cheep shotmaker like it . Edited April 12, 2015 by UK fowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Well done best idea yet, if you now punch holes in a biscuit tin you can sort out the sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Looking good that easy and cheap. What was you using as the ramp ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Aldi had some sieves for sale last week with about four grades of mesh. I haven't measured the mesh size, but just a thought if you are near one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Being serious that's great and cheep and the shot looks spot in well done there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks for the positive comments, the ramp is a offcut of pine, I also used a bit of laminate floor but it went up in flames as it was a bit close to the ring! I tried steel, non stick baking tray and copper slipped steel and they all sticked I think due to them having no heat in them which is why I think in the rusian vid he used hot water to keep the ramp warm but not tried that out yet. The wood does not even need too be fine sanded or matter if its wet or dry, you can splash conditioner all over it and it makes no difference! I will have a look in aldi this week, I was going to get some drill bits and make some sorters but if these might work it will save a bit of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) If you Google Bliemeister Patent 2,978,742 you will see that the adjustable wooden 'ramp' is slightly UNDER the coolant at the point where the molten globules fall. All hole sizes, ramp angles, water temperature and so on, are listed in the patent. The globules are dropped from the horizontal through two countersunk plates that are laminated. Enjoy. A friend of mine, Fred Francis, from Rushden, Northants, also patented a simple method of shotmaking in 1975. Find this by Googling Francis patent 4108927 shot making apparatus. Edited April 13, 2015 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I love those old drawings! I tried with the ramp under the conditioner and found it was cooling too quick and not forming round balls, when it had about a inch to roll down the ramp to form and then into the conditioner seemed to work best for me. The adjustable flow is very interesting and something I want to work on for a mk2 big dropper but thats a way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Have you added anything to the lead when you made the ingots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 What was it you used for heat? U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I too would be interested in the answers to the two above questions. Think you have done a fantastic job. I like simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Ihave added some pewter to the lead which helped it flow. The heat comes from a 7" boiling ring and simmerstat or energy regulator to control it, really simple to wire up and works spot on. The heating element was placed in a bored out thermalite block so the pan sits firm and gets maximum heat into the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 ring, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121507564610?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT control, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131110630217?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Got some lead in my shed might make one at weekend looks to work great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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