Casting my own, any advice?

[uk_biker99]

Thanks for all of your replies gents (and ladies?).
This place really is the fountain of all knowledge!
Troddenmasses, will nip over at some point and get a few lessons from you and keep my eye out for some cheap kit (though on reflection space is a bit of an issue at the moment, shed is rammed with summer kids toys).

Thanks again everyone,
Keith

[thibben]

Keith,

Also found using a carpenters pencil to 'crayon' the top of the mold and both sides of the spruce plate (including the feed cone) helps the sprue drop off.

If you're using scrap it might be better to also smelt down all your base lead, flxuing it to get all the crap out (Marvelux is ideal for this, no smoke or smells) then cast it inot ingots. this way, when you add new lead to your casting pot you do not change the consistency of the mix.

Just a thought.

T