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Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:28 pm
by TomEnfield
Does any one have for sale equipment for casting bullets?
Looking for:
stove/burner
Cast iron pots
Ingot moulds
Mould handles
Ladles
Flux
Lead
Tin
Copper wire
Etc etc
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:07 pm
by dromia
Car boot sales are your friend here Tom.
Yorkshire pudding trays make good ingot moulds.
Old cooking utensils are good for stirring, scooping and ladling.
A 3/32" hole drilled in a soup ladle just up from the base makes a good pourer.
Dry wood/sawdust is all you need for flux.
Lead is the area of contest, friendships have been eternally broken and violence contemplated and exercised in the quest for good casting alloy.
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:19 pm
by Dahonis
TomEnfield wrote:Does any one have for sale equipment for casting bullets?
Looking for:
stove/burner.....ebay around £8-19 depending on what you want.
Cast iron pots......4ltr Dutch Oven £27.99 (Ronnie Sunshines)
Ingot moulds....... as Adam says £3 (Tesco)
Mould handles..... Kranks £13.30 or included with some Lee moulds.
Ladles...... I use a soup ladle with a small hole drilled in.
Flux
Lead.....Churches, ebay, b&q. Going rate on ebay for 10kg of used lead flashing inc delivery is £23.00
Tin..... ebay
Copper wire
Etc etc
I use all the above stuff and it works really well.
Cheers
Chris
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:47 am
by FredB
You don't need a cast iron pot---I have one and never use it these days. The steel tins which DIY stores sell for mixing paint in work better.
Fred
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:48 am
by TomEnfield
Thank you for your advice.
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:39 am
by 25Pdr
Don't forget Safety Glasses and a full face mask.
A few drops of water on the surface of molten lead is not a problem but if you introduce even a small amount of water under the molten lead it will turn to steam and will eject the contents of the pot in your face.
This can be done by dropping scrap lead with water in it into the mix and even water remaining in your ladle if you happen to dunk it in water to cool it.
Re: Bullet casting equipment.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:00 pm
by River
I also use a Yorkshire Pudding tray, from a car boot, also got a great, cheep, stainless steel saucepan. As Dromia said car boots are your friend - also, look out for old knackered pewter mugs to ad to your lead, I generally pay 50p for a pint mug!