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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 404 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Lead Melting Furnaces Dec 18^th, 2015 at 6:57pm	Print Post
	I've decided to give up the Coleman Stove and iron pot for making cast bullets. I want to get a good electric furnace. I saw where some like the Lyman Mag 25 unit. Anyone have a good recommendation on a good furnace to buy? Thanks, Mike.


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kcajeel Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Location: Manistee, Mi. Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2010	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #1 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	I'd say the first thing is to decide what type of casting you are going to do. Seems like when I pour into single cavity moulds I generally use a ladle. When I use a multiple cavity mould I use a bottom pour pot. I have three pots, a Lyman 20lb Magdipper for ladle casting. A 20 lb RCBS bottom pour furnace for multiple cavity work. A Lee 20 lb bottom pour (leaker) for soft lead work. My Lyman gets worked about 75% of the time. I hope this helped some.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #2 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	I'm happy with my Lyman 20#. I suppose I would be happy with the other brands too. I hand dip.

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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 404 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 7:52pm	Print Post
	Thanks. I plan to cast mostly single cavity 45 and 38 cal rifle bullets. Mike.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3043 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #4 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 8:09pm	Print Post
	I recently had my 18 yr old Rapine pot die on me. Really liked it. I plan on getting one of the 20lb pots that Buffalo Arms sells, but picked up a Lyman Mag Dipper to use in the meantime. Just barely holds 11 lbs, but by using a thermometer in the melt, it is doing a fine job for a $50 furnace. I only ladle pour. Jack

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2932 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #5 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 9:46pm	Print Post
	Lee 20# pot with microprocessor controls will run about $125 and make you life easy.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11674 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #6 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 10:37pm	Print Post
	I bought a Lyman 20 pound mag dipper for 80.00 dollars back in 1986. It died prematurely in 2008. It didn't last long but I really liked it. Using a Lee 20 pounder now. Makes a lot of weird noises but works good and was a lot less money than the new Lyman mag dipper with the over inflated price tag. Lyman said they would repair it for free but the shipping was more than a new Lee pot. Joe.

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shovel80 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Sonora,CA Joined: Jun 6^th, 2011	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #7 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 10:47pm	Print Post
	I'm using the Lee "Magnum Melter" 20 pound pot... works fine. Terry

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2088 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #8 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 10:53pm	Print Post
	Waage 22 Pound Lead Furnace;


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jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1088 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #9 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 11:00pm	Print Post
	+1 on the Wagge. Here's a pretty good review on pots: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Regards, Joe


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Ray_Newman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 274 Location: Washington State Joined: Jul 13^th, 2004	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #10 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 11:00pm	Print Post
	'Nudder vote for the Wagge

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Myers Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 384 Joined: Mar 5^th, 2013	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #11 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 11:14pm	Print Post
	I just replaced my furnace with the New Mag 25 with digital controls. Very happy with the its performance. Optics Planet has the best price with free shipping.


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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #12 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 11:27pm	Print Post
	Both my neighbor and I bought the Lyman pot. They're inexpensive and so far working well. Be prepared to adjust the thermostat, they don't do it correctly at the factory in China. Other than that, I have no complaints. JS


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #13 - Dec 19^th, 2015 at 12:25am	Print Post
	JS47 wrote on Dec 18^th, 2015 at 11:27pm: Both my neighbor and I bought the Lyman pot. They're inexpensive and so far working well. Be prepared to adjust the thermostat, they don't do it correctly at the factory in China. Other than that, I have no complaints. JS Do the current models still have an adjustment under the temp setting knob?

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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: Lead Melting Furnaces Reply #14 - Dec 19^th, 2015 at 1:40am	Print Post
	Yep, that's where ours were located. JS


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