Quote Originally Posted by Graysmoke View Post
I've ordered a melting pot, just waiting for it to come in... At the time I was using an iron pot and a camping stove, so I didn't really have much control or know how hot the lead was getting

Moulds were pretty clean, other than the beeswax I had put in them whilst I was doing it. I think its probably a combination of the beeswax and the mould was too cold, although at one stage I had the mould smoking as I opened it up and I was still getting wrinklys... I think this was the wax burning off... The bubbling was also probably the excess of wax...

- Tom
Where did you learn about putting beeswax in the mould? A thumbnail-sized piece can be used a a flux in the lead, to get the dross up to the surface, but I've never heard of putting ANYTHING into a mould before.

tac