Pouring Lead

BassinBandit · 01-13-08, 06:18 PM

I am making my own jigs and Weights but I am having a problem with my lead not always pouring good. Now I am using a Lee Production Melting pot and not sure if that may be the problem or if its me. Any advice at all would be great. Thanks,
P.S. Sorry for being gone so long but I am glad to be back.

3dkicker · 01-13-08, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BassinBandit

...but I am having a problem with my lead not always pouring good........and not sure if that may be the problem or if its me. .

Your lead is not pouring well and it must be you unless someone else is pouring your lead...stop blaming the equipment!!!

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pig n jig · 01-13-08, 07:25 PM

Are you pouring to a cold mold ? They pour better when the mold is heated up. Welcome back.

P N J

zooker · 01-13-08, 07:38 PM

depends on what shape your pouring.. the lee pot will do most of them. a cold mold will also hurt your pourin. i dead fill-no hooks,wires- my molds and leave them set a while letting the mold heat up.. the hotter the mold the better. the more worn out the mold the better-belive it or not-my guess is your fightin a new mold..try this put a tooth pick between the two parts of the mold -on the handle side-then pour the lead in. this gap it creates will allow you to pour the smaller stuff better. get used to sprune clipin it is a fact of life..

zooker

BassinBandit · 01-13-08, 07:52 PM

I also have problems with the pots pouring mechanism. It wont always pour good. It will not pour in a steady stream. I am not sure if the lead is to cold or to hot or what. I heat up the mold by placing it on top of the pot while the lead is melting, Thanks for the advice and the welcome back.

Jackl · 01-13-08, 09:06 PM

BANDIT,
Part of your problem may be your lead not being clean. Are you using scrap plumbers lead or old wheelweights? If you are using wheelweights, there is a certain amount of dirt on these weights that will settle to the bottom of your lead pot and plug up the pour spout. If you are using scrap plumbers lead, it sometimes contains traces of okum, which contain creasote and can cause you problems.
If you know someone that cast thier own lead bullets for re-loading, you might be able to buy cleaned lead from them. If not, it may be less problems if you would go to a hardware store or plumbing shop and buy new lead to mold your jigs. Actually, no more lures than you will use, it will be less problems to buy them already molded from a lure supply company like Netcraft or Cabelas.
There is nothing wrong with the Lee production pot, I have molded thousands of bullets with one of them. You just have to pre-melt and clean the lead or use new lead.
JackL

BassinBandit · 01-13-08, 09:29 PM

I have been using Lead ingots from bass pro are they good or should I look else where.

zooker · 01-13-08, 10:11 PM

i melt mine twice prior to using the lee pot..i use lead down spouts which have tar and dirtin them..i had the same problem as you..

i have poured alot of lead probly the worst one i have found to pour is my custom designed demon..

zooker

foolishone · 01-16-08, 11:18 AM

The pot we use pours from the top. The smaller jigs and tube head molds can be a pita. We use Owner hooks. We make small batches because everybody wants them and if they see a mess of them in your tackle it's hard to say NO, GET AWAY FROM THOSE !!!!

BigBassin144 · 01-20-08, 10:25 AM

Try using a laddle. It may help.

BB

01-13-08, 06:18 PM	#1
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	Pouring Lead I am making my own jigs and Weights but I am having a problem with my lead not always pouring good. Now I am using a Lee Production Melting pot and not sure if that may be the problem or if its me. Any advice at all would be great. Thanks, P.S. Sorry for being gone so long but I am glad to be back. __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

01-13-08, 07:38 PM	#4
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	depends on what shape your pouring.. the lee pot will do most of them. a cold mold will also hurt your pourin. i dead fill-no hooks,wires- my molds and leave them set a while letting the mold heat up.. the hotter the mold the better. the more worn out the mold the better-belive it or not-my guess is your fightin a new mold..try this put a tooth pick between the two parts of the mold -on the handle side-then pour the lead in. this gap it creates will allow you to pour the smaller stuff better. get used to sprune clipin it is a fact of life.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-13-08, 07:52 PM	#5
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	I also have problems with the pots pouring mechanism. It wont always pour good. It will not pour in a steady stream. I am not sure if the lead is to cold or to hot or what. I heat up the mold by placing it on top of the pot while the lead is melting, Thanks for the advice and the welcome back. __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

01-13-08, 09:06 PM	#6
Jackl BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Great Bend, KS Posts: 2,960	BANDIT, Part of your problem may be your lead not being clean. Are you using scrap plumbers lead or old wheelweights? If you are using wheelweights, there is a certain amount of dirt on these weights that will settle to the bottom of your lead pot and plug up the pour spout. If you are using scrap plumbers lead, it sometimes contains traces of okum, which contain creasote and can cause you problems. If you know someone that cast thier own lead bullets for re-loading, you might be able to buy cleaned lead from them. If not, it may be less problems if you would go to a hardware store or plumbing shop and buy new lead to mold your jigs. Actually, no more lures than you will use, it will be less problems to buy them already molded from a lure supply company like Netcraft or Cabelas. There is nothing wrong with the Lee production pot, I have molded thousands of bullets with one of them. You just have to pre-melt and clean the lead or use new lead. JackL __________________ There are two theories about argueing with women...........Neither one works!

01-13-08, 09:29 PM	#7
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	I have been using Lead ingots from bass pro are they good or should I look else where. __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

01-13-08, 07:25 PM	#3
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Are you pouring to a cold mold ? They pour better when the mold is heated up. Welcome back. P N J

01-13-08, 10:11 PM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i melt mine twice prior to using the lee pot..i use lead down spouts which have tar and dirtin them..i had the same problem as you.. i have poured alot of lead probly the worst one i have found to pour is my custom designed demon.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-16-08, 11:18 AM	#9
foolishone BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ottawa Ont, Canada Posts: 44	The pot we use pours from the top. The smaller jigs and tube head molds can be a pita. We use Owner hooks. We make small batches because everybody wants them and if they see a mess of them in your tackle it's hard to say NO, GET AWAY FROM THOSE !!!!

01-20-08, 10:25 AM	#10
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Try using a laddle. It may help. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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