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    Looks like I'm going to have to get a bottom feeder for pouring small jigs. My old pot I have worked great for pouring larger salt water sinkers but I'm not having much luck with these little ones. I'm heating the mold up quite a bit but I think what little slag that I can't keep out is causing the problems. What do you use?
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    The bottom pour furnaces are the trick for the smaller jigs. I had the exact same problem when I started pouring my own.

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    bottom pour is they way to go, make sure that when you heat the mold the hooks are not cold, the small passage in the smaller molds will not pour correctly
    if the hooks are cold, also on smaller jigs turn you heat up to at least 7 and place mold right under the spout and give it a quick bump of the handle

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    IBNFSHN; Here's what I use. I pour 1/32 and 1/16 oz and it does great. I have poured 1/64oz and didn't have any problem. It's the 10 lb production pot from barlows tackle. Couldn't find the price on their website, but the janns netcraft catalog has it for $49.95. I personally think it's worth every penny. I used a plain cast iron pot and ladle at first and it doesn't even come close.

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    same one I have,love it!

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    Looks like a trip to BPS for me. They have the same pot for $59 so by time I paid for shipping it would be about the same. Thanks for the quick responses.
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    The Lee 10# production is the one I use also and I put the mold on top to heat it up while the lead is heating up and on the do-it molds I pour lead on the side of it also to pre warm the mold and put the lead back when its cooled. A hot mold seems to work better for the small jigs. Just rember to let go of the handle it pours fast and clean great for production molds or the single pours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
    but I think what little slag that I can't keep out is causing the problems. What do you use?
    when I use wheel weights,I flux quite often with bees wax a and pull the dross out, I also scoup some of the tin and antimony out this way, as it floats to the top when it approaches 800 degress F. This in turn lowers the melting point as the lead gets purer, and aids in pouring.

    I find I have more of a problem with pure lead than with lead/tin mixture.

    I have the little lee production pot, but I have more luck with a ladle and a cast Iron pot, but I contribute that to the fact the the bottom of my lee pot leaks somewhat at the valve.
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    A friend told me I neede to use plumers lead which is softer. I had trouble with the head not pouring in the mold correctly.

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    You can turn out a couple hundred heads in an evening using high purity lead and a Lee production pot. I pour from 1/32 ounce heads to 3 ounce sinkers with no problems.
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