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Offline Eric N.

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Lead Melter
« on: July 23, 2015, 08:55:07 AM »
New to casting bullets.So what melter should I get?   Maybe 100pc a year. So a small one,120 volts.   Thanks!!!
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 09:05:05 AM »
Hi Eric N., I like using a top Lee lead melting pot. I just don't shoot that much myself.

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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 09:16:41 AM »
We've carried the electric Lee melter for a while. It is great for lead in small batches, but you will probably want something a little hotter and/or bigger later on.
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015, 11:38:41 AM »
I have the small Lee lead pot and it works fine for casting several hundred in a batch.
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2015, 12:31:26 PM »
Thank you one and all.   Lee it is.
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2015, 12:37:15 PM »
Quote from: Eric N. on July 23, 2015, 12:31:26 PM
Thank you one and all.   Lee it is.

For the small batches you are talking about casting, I would probably advise getting one without the bottom pour spout and getting a good ladle.
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 10:43:17 PM »
Ya,that bottom pour thing makes me nervous.   Thanks all!   
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Re: Lead Melter
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2015, 01:46:51 PM »
I started out with a small cast iron casting pot, maybe 4" deep and 6" in diameter, and a Lyman ladle. Being a lefty I brazed a nut on the opposite side of the ladle and screwed the handle on that side. Used any heat source, mostly a hot plate or gas camping stove. For ease of use and convenience, I now have Lee and RCBS bottom pour pots, with the Lee 20 pound pot getting the most use. The original little pot still gets used on occasion at rendezvous, over coals, to demonstrate casting ball or to supplement my supply. I know some people say that the bottom pour pots don't deliver lead fast enough for the larger balls or bullets, but I have had no trouble with casting 500+ grain bullets. Just make sure your lead and mold are both hot enough.
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