So, you will be casting and loading twice as much.
WOW !!!!!!
I think you have that one figured out.
Ben
Wadcutter Casting Day
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WOW !!!!!!
I think you have that one figured out.
Ben
Ian
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this...
and this....
yep. But I don't picture him ever losing interest or appreciation for guns, responsible enjoyment of same, or for the times spent with Grampa learning to carry the torch.
and this....
yep. But I don't picture him ever losing interest or appreciation for guns, responsible enjoyment of same, or for the times spent with Grampa learning to carry the torch.
oscarflytyer
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Nope! Never! Just maybe not in that exact order! And, I always tell my wife, be VERY glad I go after guns and not cars! If you think GUNS are expensive.....
oscarflytyer
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CWLONGSHOT
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fiver
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that little sizzle sound in a cavity will sure get your attention though.
many of us keep a damp rag or sponge in a small dish to wipe our sprue plates on from time to time and even the bottom of the mold if needed.
you just want to remove a little heat and not have the mold temp roller coastering on you, or you lose your weight consistency.
I do remember one or two guys going to the extreme and plunging a whole mold under water for a few seconds for some reason.
not one of my recommended procedures.
but using a rag to remove a little heat is efficient and harmless.
if you don't get your glove wet in the process... jus sayin,,, not that you know [shrug] I've flung a hot partially wet glove across the shop before or nuthin when a sudden attack of jazz hand set in.
many of us keep a damp rag or sponge in a small dish to wipe our sprue plates on from time to time and even the bottom of the mold if needed.
you just want to remove a little heat and not have the mold temp roller coastering on you, or you lose your weight consistency.
I do remember one or two guys going to the extreme and plunging a whole mold under water for a few seconds for some reason.
not one of my recommended procedures.
but using a rag to remove a little heat is efficient and harmless.
if you don't get your glove wet in the process... jus sayin,,, not that you know [shrug] I've flung a hot partially wet glove across the shop before or nuthin when a sudden attack of jazz hand set in.
Mitty38
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Bet it's kinda the same effect we get, when we get a newbee throw a half empty aluminum can into our pre staged scrap pile.Yes, that is fine.
Just be certain no water gets into an empty mould cavity that you're about to pour alloy into.
Hits the furnace and 2 seconds later BOOM it's raining molten metal.
After working in a melt shop, you aught to see the way I gussy up before making Ingots or casting.
I probable go way over board.
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Mitty38
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Yep been a victim of the jazz hand syndrome several times in my life.
Seems I will never learn
CWLONGSHOT
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Im a welder... Burns go with the territory.
I dont welcome them Mind ya... I just know that they are inevitable.
CW
I dont welcome them Mind ya... I just know that they are inevitable.
CW
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
This is what I do. I'm not in a hurry. Anything with water involved is not around my casting bench. Might have had a bad experience at one time. If I quench the pail has a towel with a slot cut in for bullets to drop into the water. Don't like surprises..