Lead pot useful parts

Why pay 11$ for something that will eat more $ to keep it warm when the pot is already hot. More than that, covering the pot helps maintaining the heat inside the pot while working outside. Also makes the pot use less electricity so less $ used. Just sayin.
 
Made mine from old computer cases (nice sheet of steel). Everyone must have lots. Cut, grind, drill, FREE. Cut a hole at the front large enough to drop in the LYMAN ingots and snippets; Act as both a heat and splatter shield.

Whole idea of casting is to save money.
 
Moose_Master said:
Why pay 11$ for something that will eat more $ to keep it warm when the pot is already hot. More than that, covering the pot helps maintaining the heat inside the pot while working outside. Also makes the pot use less electricity so less $ used. Just sayin.
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For the electricity burned by the plate, I don't even notice it on my power bill.

You don't need to spend dollars on fancy brand name items either. Want a cover? Make one.

And if we are arguing electricity consumption - it will take your furnace longer to heat both lead and the mold - and will kick in more if there's more in it ie:mold.

Since I got a hot plate, I never looked back. To each their own.
 
I never argue. We are just exchanging ideas and try to help each other with our common passion. Is up to everyone to act the way they want. Some people will find that place useful while other useless. As you said, to each their own.
 
I use a second pot to preheat (pre-melt) the ingots. This keeps the temperature much more moderate and allows steady casting with no breaks.

About the cost of electricity - just yesterday, I divided the total for my Ontario bills into my KW hours and found that the last three bills were anywhere from 21 cents to 30 cents per KWH. At one time, I didn't consider power use - but I do now. That included taxes and other delivery charges and other nonsense. News is coming out that Wynn plans to force home owners to stop heating with natural gas - which will increase the use of and price of electricity. Learning how to conserve is a good thing - though insulating our hot-water lines or some such thing would no doubt be more beneficial than insulating a short-term appliance like our lead pot.
 
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