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    Just getting started pouring. What do you guys set your pot on once it heats up? I've been turning it wide open to start and then backing it down to about 7. Sometimes the barb doesn't fill in all the way on the jigs. It's a 16/32 do it round head. Also poured some eggs. They came out ok except it is hard to read the size on the larger sinkers. Thanks for info!!!

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    I use a 10 lb and keep it about 9 and even my tiny jigs fill out nice once the mold is hot.
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    I run just under 800 degrees F on my pot. Not sure were that falls in on Lee.
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    It really depends on what type of lead you are using. Is it pure 100% soft lead or does it contain alloys such as wheel weights?

    Are you pouring 10000 jigs at a time? If so, leave her up on max power and pour as fast as you can.

    If it is pure lead, let it get hot until it starts burning the lead at the top and then back it down. All the pots run a little different however, 7-8 was a good setting for pure lead.

    With alloys, they take more heat to produce it's melting point. Leave it up on max power for best results.

    Make sure you keep your molds HOT. I put mine on top of the pot while it is heating up. I will then pour a minimum of 3 to 5 blank runs before ever pouring a jig. I make sure that all of them will pour without issue before continueing.
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    Thanks y'all!! I think my mold was just not warm enough and the heat was a tad low. Turned it up a notch and preheated my mold and things went a lot smother. Thanks again for the info!!

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