Re: Bought a shotmaker
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:22 pm
That is EXACTLY what I wanted to get....!!!!
I have an idea that I have been pushing around, if you had that shotmaker pan sitting on an electric hot plate letting it warm up, THEN sit your bottom pour furnace over it and fix the valve to stay on, you should be able to get that to work.
Thought: You may have to start with a lead ingot or two to get an amount of lead at the drippers ( Head pressure is important )
I have heard of people heating up the lip under the drippers up with a torch just to get it making shot, when it all comes up to temp, it should make good shot with your bottom pour on full blast????
I saw a few youtube videos like that, but the guy did not explain much about the setup and how he got it working.
I just have my old small shotmaker to draw any ideas from.
Also, a lot of guys say that using regular chalk board chalk on the ramp helps the lead grab the ramp and "Roll" to form round shot better.
KEEP ME/US INFORMED of your progress. I am VERY interested.....!!!
Let me know if you need any info I may have.
I have shotmaker info saved up from years of hoarding info from the inet.
I love all that tinkering stuff.
Don2
I have an idea that I have been pushing around, if you had that shotmaker pan sitting on an electric hot plate letting it warm up, THEN sit your bottom pour furnace over it and fix the valve to stay on, you should be able to get that to work.
Thought: You may have to start with a lead ingot or two to get an amount of lead at the drippers ( Head pressure is important )
I have heard of people heating up the lip under the drippers up with a torch just to get it making shot, when it all comes up to temp, it should make good shot with your bottom pour on full blast????
I saw a few youtube videos like that, but the guy did not explain much about the setup and how he got it working.
I just have my old small shotmaker to draw any ideas from.
Also, a lot of guys say that using regular chalk board chalk on the ramp helps the lead grab the ramp and "Roll" to form round shot better.
KEEP ME/US INFORMED of your progress. I am VERY interested.....!!!
Let me know if you need any info I may have.
I have shotmaker info saved up from years of hoarding info from the inet.
I love all that tinkering stuff.
Don2