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Excellent post, CLP.
D.B. Cooper,
I understand your wanting to do this on the cheap, but you're setting yourself up for a lot of angst and frustration by doing so. And it will be such a PITA that you will give up on it. That you have a fish fryer is excellent, now here is what else you need to get.
If you are going to pick up lead from various sources that are not in ingot form:
10# cast iron pot
Ingot mould
Using your fish fryer, melt the lead in the pot and pour it in the mould to create ingots that will later on go into your furnace for casting bullets. Keep your various types of lead separate (i.e. don't melt different types of lead such as pure, wheel weights, etc. together).
Then get the various other items previously mentioned, such as the Lee bottom pour furnace, Lee moulds, etc. You can get into this relatively inexpensively, but forget about the outdoor fire scenario.
Don
D.B. Cooper,
I understand your wanting to do this on the cheap, but you're setting yourself up for a lot of angst and frustration by doing so. And it will be such a PITA that you will give up on it. That you have a fish fryer is excellent, now here is what else you need to get.
If you are going to pick up lead from various sources that are not in ingot form:
10# cast iron pot
Ingot mould
Using your fish fryer, melt the lead in the pot and pour it in the mould to create ingots that will later on go into your furnace for casting bullets. Keep your various types of lead separate (i.e. don't melt different types of lead such as pure, wheel weights, etc. together).
Then get the various other items previously mentioned, such as the Lee bottom pour furnace, Lee moulds, etc. You can get into this relatively inexpensively, but forget about the outdoor fire scenario.
Don