I feel anything smaller than a 20 pound pot is wasting my time as you are constantly adding lead and waiting for the lead to come up to temperature and you then have to warm up the mold also before getting back to casting. I have also used cast iron on a Coleman stove, cast cooking pots on a Brinkman stove and other devices. I keep a bit of 2 cycle oil on my casting bench and lube the lift handle where it goes around the pour spout on the Lee, this really helps with the tools smoothness.

New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . as far as the 110/220 thing, unless the pot uses more than 15 amps at 110 volts I see no reason why to use 220 volt. I'd be using Hornady, Lyman, or one of those Super, High Dollar, single stage presses with sub micron adjustments.Less temperature swing and no casting thermometer to dip in and out of pot is the biggest advantage. Our range of Lee melting pots includes bottom-pour pots and standard lead melting pots for use with ladles. I now make several caliber of bullets, many different shapes and sizes ofsinkers some up to 4 pound each and also some bigger things such as downrigger balls. Lead poisoning symptoms in adults include fatigue, muscle aches, insomnia, constipation, depression, headaches, and memory loss. Just remember, never reuse a cast iron cooking item that has cast lead for food preparation again as it can poison the food.

Keep a screw driver on hand to settle the seat and if you have any major issue a little vale grinding compound on the seat does the trick. It also provides good safety information when dealing with hot lead and how to prevent inhalation of lead fumes. I'm thinking of going with the 10lb 110v lee, but I am wondering if I should go with the 220v as I do not own a propane torch to melt it faster with. If you remove the pintle and grind/polish it to a sharp point exactly like a pencil, it won't leak unless you let slag accumulate on the bottom. Who hasn't dreamed one day of being able to modify this or that commercial lure, by adding a very vibrant shad tail, to make it bigger, smaller, of his favorite color, with or without reflection, with or without rattle, lighter, heavier, more floating, fast sinking ?

Lead does not adhere well to other metals, so you’ll have no problem opening the mold and removing the lead. If your cast iron skillet has a spout built into its lip, pour the metal directly into your chosen mold.