When casting bullets,do you insert the dipper in the sprue hole and rotate the mold to pour or just pour a puddle on the sprue plate?
Find I can get a slightly heavier bullet by twisting (tenths),but get a more consistent weight by puddling.
Chuck

I put the ladle to the hole in the sprue plate and rotate. I hold  the ladle there for maybe 4 or 5 seconds, and then  I roll the ladle away from the hole in the sprue plate leaving a puddle on top of the sprue plate and leaving the ladle sitting on the sprue plate to the side of the hole until the sprue hardens. At that time I put the ladle back into the melt, and then push open the sprue plate and open the mold. So, I guess that would be a twister......

Terry

Twister. I'm left handed and it's the only way I can be consistent. 
I use the mold and dipper the way right handed folks do- but the steady paw is not the one doing the pouring. It's a good way, producing very even weights for me.

I insert the ladle in to the countersink, rotate, crack the ladle and let the rest of the lead run out agitating the puddle and driving out bubbles

40 Rod

I twist the mold and ladle up, then count to 7, and then leave a small puddle. I have a bench vise next to my furnace where I have a piece of hardwood clamped, and then I hook the sprue plate on the wood and slowly pull it open. That way I get a smooth cutoff. 

I had my Grandsons here last week 13 and 15. They wanted to see me make Bullets. So last Thursday we found time. I went thru the procedure dry run with them explaining right and wrong things to do with HOT lead. Talked about safety, Gloves
Eye Protection, Long Sleeved shirts. Long Pants, Etc. Showed them the Mold Sideways, full dipper, Dipper to Mold in sprue,
held tight, then turn upright ninety degrees held tight, pull Dipper away slowly, create sprue puddle, let cool solid, break sprue, turn Mold upside down and drop off sprue, look at base, turn Mold upright, and open over towel on bench, tap Mold Handle to dislodge Bullet if needed to drop bullet on towel. This whole process took about 20 minutes for each one. And they were casting really nice bullets with only a few that need to go back in the Pot. I had them cast a quantity to take home with them. Total time about two Hours including the pot melt. SOoooooo this is not Rocket Science, just takes a little patience
and attention to detail. I am 75 Yrs Old, have been casting since I was 15 yrs old. The things I had to learn thru experience was Alloy hardness methods and good molds. still have my first Lyman dipper and .22 Hornet mold. REgards, FITZ.  

calledflyer, the way it went the older one asked about it when they first got here. I told him I would make time. He asked more than a few times. So when we had some unscheduled time I said we can Cast some bullets today. So lit off the Pot,
had some lunch while it melted. Then went out and sat down and went thru the basics, no rush, quiet. Then I cast a few as
a demonstration. Then I had him go thru the motions, no lead.
Then I let him cast a few. And as always with teaching he did a couple of motions wrong, pointed them out to him and we practiced until he got the handling right. At that point he started cast nice clean bullets, good base, well filled out, and his technique was constant. So then the younger one showed up and wanted to try also. By now I had the lesson plan well organized. So it went better with this one and he progressed faster than the first guy. Primarily because I had got the bugs out of the directions. So they both took home a zip lock bag of bullets. By the way, they are both Home schooled so we should not have an uproar over them bringing "BULLETS" to school. 
Remember Safety is upmost. Eye protection, good gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants to the shoes, full coverage. Good luck with your effort. Regards, FITZ.