Want to start casting bullets

[Jericho]

Just a reminder, no matter how long or how good you become NEVER cast with rubber boots on especially from the sitting position with your pants tucked into the boots. Spru flying off the mold and bouncing down the inside of your boot is not an experience you need to have...do not ask how I know this.

Open snow boots casting in the garage is not recomended either...see final comment above.

+1 on the evils of sweat

Never cast in shorts, no matter how warm it is outside. See Ricks comments on lead and skin.


Take Care

Bob

I plan on coveralls and workboots, welding shield, welders gloves... at least until I get a little comfortable, maybe able to downscale the headgear a bit then. Going to be done inside a huge shed, full ventilation but roof to prevent precipitation from coming in. Hoping to get enough lead done so I won't have to worry about bugs in the summer. Not many big bugs in NL, but I don't know how a pot of molten lead will react to even a nipper...

Just heard my bro who works in a garage just got me 8 gallons of WW's,and I already have a gallon home, a lead plate and a huge hunk of pure lead about 20lbs... can't wait to start casting ingots!

 

[medicstimpy]

I plan on coveralls and workboots, welding shield, welders gloves... at least until I get a little comfortable, maybe able to downscale the headgear a bit then.

Coveralls over shorts in summer is a good idea... still cooler than thick jeans.

Welding shield? Just use a plastic face shield if you're worried. If not, just safety glasses or better yet goggles will do.

Like the other poster mentioned, make sure you lace up your boots.

Not me but a guy I worked with was using the cutting torch to remove an exhaust clamp and part of it fell into his boots. That was in the late 70's, early 80's when it was "kewl" to not lace up your work boots. He learned fast. At least they weren't laced so we were able to get his boot off and the piece out before it did more damage than it did.

 

[762shooter]

Chilling

Yeah, I plan on doing it that way... I got a LEE Ingot mould with 2 1/2 pound bar moulds and 2 1pound bar moulds. Get the messy part over with under cover outside. Cast Iron pot with a huge propane boiler hooked up to a propane tank should be good enough I guess. Going to go find more WW's and other lead before I start though.

A trick that works well if melting outside is to pack a mound of snow, then set you mold on it to chill fast so you can do another pour right away.