bonza
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OK, after a many year hiatus I dragged my Lee 20lb bottom pour lead pot out of hibernation this afternoon. The reason being is I shoot 95% muzzleloaders with pure lead, which I ladle cast with a cast iron pot over a propane ring. However, I wanted to cast a batch of alloy bullets & figured I'd use the Lee. Now I remember why it was in hibernation!!
First thing I did was melt the lead & empty the pot. Then I cleaned out all the scale & debris from the pot, cleaned up the stem & adjusting screws & reassembled. Now, no matter what I do, I cannot keep it from dripping. It goes from a medium-fast drip to an outright pour no matter how I twist the stem or raise/higher it. What exactly is the purpose of the screw on the top that locates in the groove on the stem? It seems to control the travel of the stem.
Please, give me some tips.....anything I might have missed? I don't think the pot wants to be banished from my bench again!
First thing I did was melt the lead & empty the pot. Then I cleaned out all the scale & debris from the pot, cleaned up the stem & adjusting screws & reassembled. Now, no matter what I do, I cannot keep it from dripping. It goes from a medium-fast drip to an outright pour no matter how I twist the stem or raise/higher it. What exactly is the purpose of the screw on the top that locates in the groove on the stem? It seems to control the travel of the stem.
Please, give me some tips.....anything I might have missed? I don't think the pot wants to be banished from my bench again!
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