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Bullet casting guestion (Read 3321 times)

rugerfishhuntnut Participating Member Offline Posts: 10 Location: Florida Joined: May 21^st, 2020	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #15 - Apr 5^th, 2025 at 3:03pm	Print Post
	I pulled 9000 lbs of 85/10/5 out of a basement where the guy had smelted it into 35 lb ingots. Sent it to a refiner in ST Louis and they separated the lead from the tin and antimony, at that time antimony was 12 a lb. Curious, what is it now???


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Pentz Senior Forum Member Offline Funf und Zwanzig mit den Hut Posts: 435 Location: Vancouver, WA Joined: Sep 4^th, 2014	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #16 - Apr 6^th, 2025 at 10:22am	Print Post
	Interesting discussion. I tend to flux when surface scum and my dipper get nasty. It interferes with dipping. I am still puzzled about the composition of the surface scum as I use certified 20/1.

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nuclearcricket Oldtimer Offline Posts: 812 Joined: Oct 15^th, 2008	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #17 - Apr 6^th, 2025 at 11:57am	Print Post
	an inexpensive solution to your dipper getting nasty with the skim is to go and get one of the cheap Lee dippers and use that for your skim. I flux mostly with carnuba wax chips, works well and smells good but does make a bit of a mess on the dipper. The cheap lee dipper isn't really big enough for my casting needs but makes for a great skimmer. Sam


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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1086 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #18 - Apr 6^th, 2025 at 12:09pm	Print Post
	I'm cheap. I simply use an old stainless steel spoon from an old silverware set as a skimmer for the casting pot.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3537 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #19 - Apr 6^th, 2025 at 12:47pm	Print Post
	I use the wax chips/flakes like Sam. Walt from NEI told me that I should try them. I get mine from eBay. I use an old spoon wired onto a piece of wood for initial skimming but use my Lyman dipper upside down to skim during casting and return all that dross to the pot at the end of the session.

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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1647 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Bullet casting guestion Reply #20 - Apr 6^th, 2025 at 5:16pm	Print Post
	Sure shot wrote on Apr 6^th, 2025 at 12:09pm: I'm cheap. I simply use an old stainless steel spoon from an old silverware set as a skimmer for the casting pot. There is no stainless steel in a silverware set.

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