Thank you Pete, I appreciate the kudos!! Good luck to you and your son for many fun clay shoots; and of course plenty of Lead Shot making!

Thank you, Noah! best luck for success to you!

Thanks, The name's Adam :) haha

You bet, Glad you enjoyed it!

michael makes it work yes sir that was my mistake in the video lol; whoops 😬

Hello Mr Adam, my son is in trapshooting and I decided to make Shot to cut the cost. I have my system I’m trying to get it going but I’m having an issue. My pump is not circulating well and it’s creating a lot of foam. What is your best suggestion? I heard on your video you did a aquaponics pump. I am trying and searching on the Internet to look for the same pump. But no luck. When you can pease let me know. Thank you!

Thanks Adam, lol, I'm in Arizona too; and my name is Adam :)

Thor's Axe Dave, thank you so much for the comment. I’m sorry I missed it coming in 3 weeks ago!! I’m honored to have gained your attention; I’ve enjoyed your videos and community contributions. So yes, it’s horrible paying so much for lead BBs, lol, on principle I spent $500+ to make my own to save $2/pound; but considering I shoot a box of shells (25oz) per shooting day; I’m hoping I live long enough to shoot $500 worth ROFL. I then started out searching for lead sources (Tire shops). Of course I kept stuffing 1lb ingots into the ladle, then later was shocked to find 7 lbs of shot; lol production fail! :)

I have made about 250 pounds so far of #8 and I'll be good for a while.. hehehe.. I do like the capability of shotmaking at home because it does save you big time over buying it. These machines would be used best as for a group of people who get together and make their shot for shooting sports. Maybe even a gun club if people wouldn't fight over it. or someone keeps it a secret and carts it away, that has happened to our gun club where assets of the club have been found in peoples garages and nobody knew about it. a couple of guys get the power to buy it and sneak it off someplace like the cub never had it. Enough about that. I shoot twice a week if I can and this is definitely a boon to my reloading assets. well, thank's for watching dude. Dave.

250 lbs? You beast! By the time you need to do it again, you'll need to re-watch videos to remember your process lol

Good luck, not impossible, but I found the Oasis Lead Shot maker well made and quite cost effective.

Thanks Dale!

Thank you, Woodsman; yes, that project is next. The PIDs look quite simple to construct; I just need to acquire all the compatible parts; and get going with that! :)

Look at Johnys Reloading bench his video on wiring up a PID inspired me Good Luck and keep the vids coming Woodsman

Yes, I've seen his video - it's great and quite detailed! I started to collect a parts list from his links in the video description, but I found some of the links are no longer valid or the parts have gone out of stock. :( I have to put some work into locating accurate replacements parts available for sale before I can proceed. Hopefully I wont take forever with that scavenger hunt lol

Nice work.. l would like make one.. what is the size of nozzel hole you use

@@ashrafyacuob3317 What size shot required determines the dripper hole size. For example #6 shot requires a 0.8mm hole, #10 requires a 0.35mm hole

I use Downey fabric softener; you could use water, but you really want to have something less likely to cause a steam explosion from having molten (700 degree) metal so close to it. The oily nature of fabric softer isn't going to have as low a boiling/steam point as straight water. Plus it has a pleasant smell when you're handling the finished product, and it rinses off clean, as opposed to something more oily which would need detergents to wash off. I hope that's helpful information for you.

Thanks for your reply, I'm sorry for the delayed response -- I've been moving to a new home! :) I love the idea of building one, you'll want to click below on Woodsman243's channel and check out his home-made shot maker with PID controllers. Pretty cool, and he's made all the mistake in making one. I decided for the cost it was just as reasonable to start with someone else's base model (found for under $400) and go from there. Does the shot shoot fine? Heck yes! Best of luck to you!

Yup, Tim that's next! I ran with 5 double-drippers in, but had a problem with my spray on graphite / lots of lead sticking going on. Woodsman243 answered a question of mine, and I've obtained some copper grease to help alleviate that problem. I haven't had a chance to run again since though!

David Emery I bought a spray on graphite paint I secured at Home Depot. Just whatever manufacturer version that had near the fencing construction/Lumber section.

Sorry, no. I can’t say that I have. But I’m sure after $500+ spent vs $80-$90/25lb bag of shot; you can figure out just how soon you can break even with setup costs.

HI William, congratulations on the decision to get a shot maker, and to help your son shoot more by reducing ammunition costs!! What you describe about foam in the coolant (fabric softener) was something I experienced also. I diluted my liquid by adding a small percentage of water; 10% by volume to start. So if your coolant tank consists of 5 Gallons of softener, try adding 1/2 gallon of water to dilute the mixture - You may have better results. As far as the aquaponics pump, this is just any ordinary aquarium pump; I believe the one I showed was a 15gallon/hour pump, pretty small but does the job. You should be able to find this at any local pet store that sells fish aquarium equipment -- or perhaps the easier route is to shop Amazon/Online for an aquarium pump of the same volume/hr. :) Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions.

AirsoftSlo thanks!!

I'd love to accomodate you, Ocean, but I recently have moved into a new home, and have scattered my setup from it's original location haha. My videos were lengthy on the process and should explain well how the oasis lead shot maker is setup. Please check the rest of my videos for that. Good luck, partner!

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عبدالملك السحيم Hello! As long as the coolant temp stays below 120 degrees Fahrenheit you should have great results.

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Hi Jim, I haven't yet tried to see how fast I can produce the shot, but the only thing holding me back would be how fast the element can melt the lead. I've seen guys pre-heat the lead and then run that through the ladle, but honestly the real restriction is how fast you can get the lead through the drippers. I'd guesstimate that 20 lbs per hours is probably doable. You know us reloaders have no concept of time well spent though lol

Dan Thomas the softener has the thickness and cooling properties of oil; without being flammable at the 600-800 degree temperature range that molten lead reaches

Dan Thomas the fabric softener mixture has the thickness and cooling properties of oil, but without the flammable tendencies. And it washes out cleaner too!

@@arizadam12 thanks bud

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Lead typically melts well at 600-700 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course if your lead isn't completely pure; meaning it has other elements in it; you could be affected adversely. For instance, make sure you don't have any mystery metals; like Zinc within your melting material. Good Luck, Mariano.

Review the prior comments. I’ve answered this question multiple times

CHanges the viscosity and fall rate of shot and smells better than diesel

Rustler223 dang that’s terrible!! Cost prohibitive!! Here in the U.S. it’s not that bad yet! Thank goodness

Now what you think about his invention

It’s called Fabric Softener. 😆

Hi Sebastian. I got my lead dripper from Oasis Leadshot Maker. www.oasisleadshotmaker.com/

John Walters hi there: I’m not exactly sure of the actual hole size - but it’s a 7.5 shot size dripper!

Woodsman243 I’m about 1/4” from the lip of the ladle to the coolant; should it be nearly in the coolant?

Mohammed Al zubaidy I use a mix of laundry fabric softener & water. 80% fabric softener or more.

Adam Dasuqi thank you very much

I didn’t ; the device is made by Oasis Shot Maker. If you’re talking about the drippers, they seem to be bolts drilled out, and then drilled again at the bolt heads

@@arizadam12 I was thank you

Hi Gene, I'm one of the lucky ones! I made contact with, and repeatedly return to pick up wheel weight trash from a tire shop in my area. They're a busier shop, with many dozen cars mounted a week, so every couple of months I show up and empty them of the tonnage. They can't throw it away, and letting me cart it off saves them Hazardous Waste reclamation fees. I think they love me, and I know I love them! Cost: FREE

Where did you get the pump, I have mine coming Thursday!

Hi Clks, I think depending on your application, either might work. I have lead of various hardness, but this was pure soft lead in the video.

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ابو أسامه ابو اسامه 650-750 degrees

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@@arizadam12 What is the correct way for the best results I am using size 018 020 I want a full explanation

Larios Larios sorry, no I do not. I make my own shot for competitive shooting here in AZ

tires2burn lol that’s exactly what I thought! You’ll see in earlier part of the lead bar remelting I inaccurately said I was putting in 1/2 lb bars, but they were actually 1 lb’ers lol. That’s how I created 7lbs out of 4! Haha sorry for the confusion.

Good job. Thanks for the clarification. I was loosing sleep. Ha.

? Three hundred dollars and I still have to grafite it no thanks

Thanks Jay. Enjoy your day.