well, ive had my 20 pound pot for ever 3 years, and im still using it to this day ,,, people,, you have to FLUX,, your pot and clean it right out from time to time.. and you will have no problems. and i have made thousands of jigs and even lead weights for fishing nets
Absolutely, positively 100% correct. Been using a Lee Production pot 10 lb since the 70's. The pot on it has almost no gunk buildup on it. To remove the small amout it has I use a wire wheel on an electric drill and do this outside, wind at my back....takes seconds. One should always put a light coating of oil or wax on the steel parts, after it has cooled, if you don't use it for awhile---it will then stay rust free.
Guys I completely agree with both of you but it also depends on the quality of lead that you put in your pots. Again I found a huge stash of soft lead in an old shower liner from the 70's, it has a ton of impurities. For me this was the best option. I can't use flux since I'm using my pots inside my house in a small vented enclosure. I'm not cool with a flux fireball inside my house, lol. The parts are cheap and easy to replace. That was the point of the video. If flux works for you, keep rocking on bros!
How do you get the old pot out? I took out the screws and lead got the pin removed. But the pot won't even wiggle. I don't want to use a screw driver to deform the tin holder. Thanks
Ive been using my melter for years and have never had it look that bad. Do you flux your lead. Every thousand bullets i cast i drain the pot and use steel wool to clean it. Biggest issue i have is the thermostat goung bad.
It's because I have alot of impurities in the lead I found and use for now. Can't flux inside my vent box made of wood. Rather not burn the house down lol.
I have been using lee pots since i was 15 im now 34. If ya damn flux with beeswax or saw dust you wont have this problem. Along with skimming dross and disposing it accordingly.... This is absolutely ridiculous Ive made thousands of bullets and my oldest casting pot is still going strong with no replacement parts......
@michaelkaminsky9914 as I've explained before, I'm using this inside a small vented box, I cannot use flux and burn the house down. I skim the lead all the time and don't do this that often, like every couple years. If I could flux I would. This is also a video on how to replace if you had to, not shooting down what anyone does. Get off your soap box bro. I'm not offending anyone in here and you have your own opinions.
@nightguy4163 occasionally yes it does, you need to clean it out from time to time, sometimes I use a long piece of wire to shove in the hole from the bottom to clean it out, just be careful. You can also just run a bunch of hot lead through it, sometimes this works.
