Problem Mould #2 Video
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Ian
Notorious member
That was absolutely agonizing to watch in 1.2-second bursts with 2-second pause in between. Non-buffered video media is a frustrating format.
I tend to cast a little faster than you do with a six-cavity aluminum .45 mould, but I also end up having to use a fan to cool the sprue. Reason is I too use a tin-starved alloy and the choice is run the pot hotter or mould blocks faster/hotter, or both, it just depends on what I need the final size of the bullet to be or how fast and furious I want to run.
It amazes me how many people have trouble getting aluminum moulds to work, just goes to show they never learned the principles of what made their iron moulds work, so they have no frame of reference for adjustment of the factors involved.
I tend to cast a little faster than you do with a six-cavity aluminum .45 mould, but I also end up having to use a fan to cool the sprue. Reason is I too use a tin-starved alloy and the choice is run the pot hotter or mould blocks faster/hotter, or both, it just depends on what I need the final size of the bullet to be or how fast and furious I want to run.
It amazes me how many people have trouble getting aluminum moulds to work, just goes to show they never learned the principles of what made their iron moulds work, so they have no frame of reference for adjustment of the factors involved.
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Ian
Notorious member
I'm on a 2.6-2.8 Mbps internet connection, which may not be fast enough to run the video smoothly. Unlike the format from youtube, which buffers way ahead of real-time and allows for bumps in the connection, the format of the FB video has virtually no buffer zone, so there are constant stoppages and no way to let it sit and download a few seconds ahead so it will play smoothly. If I pause what's been played and rewind, it goes smoothly, but I have to let it play through almost to the end first, then drag back the progress bar and start over. Maybe it's just me, but my connection and computer will run youtube HD videos all day long with nary a hickey.
Ah need a pawt like thaaaat.
Video was fine for me, no buffering issues. I even got a good feel for the drawl. Nice to see a video that is well planned out and shows what is needed. Well done.
Nice bullets. All my MP moulds are 2 or 4 cav brass, never saw a 6 cav from him. That should make a heap of bullets in a hurry.
Video was fine for me, no buffering issues. I even got a good feel for the drawl. Nice to see a video that is well planned out and shows what is needed. Well done.
Nice bullets. All my MP moulds are 2 or 4 cav brass, never saw a 6 cav from him. That should make a heap of bullets in a hurry.
fiver
Well-Known Member
I kept telling you guy's the 40 lb pot was the way to go.
no drips no issues.
you can get a single orifice cap, a blank cap, or the double hole cap.
I even cast with 3 and 5 cavity molds using the double orifice cap.
I keep a little metal topped wooden box under the pot and just drag my molds under the spout then let go of them and count.
I only pick up the mold to empty it and close it, then set it right back down on the box.
no drips no issues.
you can get a single orifice cap, a blank cap, or the double hole cap.
I even cast with 3 and 5 cavity molds using the double orifice cap.
I keep a little metal topped wooden box under the pot and just drag my molds under the spout then let go of them and count.
I only pick up the mold to empty it and close it, then set it right back down on the box.
Guys, when fiver schools us on tech issues it is pretty bad. This guy has a hard time posting a photo.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Sounds like we were both dropped from the same mould.....just ask my wife.