Drop a little bit of beeswax in your lead or you could use candle wax. Also with my lee lead pot I use a paper clip to unplug the discharge hole 🕳.
@owsleyhunter27572 жыл бұрын
Might have to hit those bolts with a little bit of fire to heat them up a bit more
@ranjanranjan-hv5wx3 жыл бұрын
what is the ramp angle and drippers hole size for #4 shot size pls.
@robertrandin95683 жыл бұрын
You have to grab a torch and heat the orifices in the front that'll help all the stuff you got clogged in there come out
@joehunter59143 жыл бұрын
Nice work I need me one
@kimberlyspence85683 жыл бұрын
if you take a small torch like a benz o matic and preheat the driping bolt heads as you melt the lead you should not have any problems, hot lead and water can be very dangerous . be safe and happy new year,,
@hidhshsj1233 жыл бұрын
I would like to buy one please or release the specs so I can make one
@butchhays3 жыл бұрын
This was an experiment that didn’t go well, and I retired it. All I was making was lead popcorn. I’ve gotten a lot of good ideas from viewers of my shot-dripping trial but so far I haven’t had the itch to try again. Mebbe when it gets colder. As to specs ... I used a #70 drill bit. I used a caliper to measure the tiny drill bit. It was .028” as best as I could determine. Tough drilling ... very easy to break ... I went through several dozen before I got six holes made in the brass bolts.
@Ririe19694 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you have it figured out by now. Nice looking machine. A few things that might help, clean lead ingots, won't plug up the holes as bad. Drip deflector needs to be baby butt smooth and lubricated. I use soap stone (used for marking metal while welding) as a lubricant for the deflector. Coolant should be very close to the bottom of the drip deflector. some people use a pump to circulate the fluid to keep it cool and full to the rim of your container. your drip container placed inside a bigger container so overflow will run out and be caught by larger container. (which also keeps the deflector to coolant distance the same throughout entire batch). I use a tall ammo can inside a shorter wider one. The tall can lets the lead cool before it hits the bottom so it doesn't clump together. (Then I use them to store the components in while not in use). I believe they are 30mm and 60mm. water cools it down too fast causes pitting and bubbles on each lead ball. a few choices of coolant include undiluted RV antifreeze, automatic transmission fluid, or my favorite liquid laundry softener undiluted of course. It is water soluble, cleans up easy, and smells good. I buy it at the dollar store. I have had real good luck using these methods.
@lannahays40424 жыл бұрын
GOOOOOOD JOBBB
@arclight454 жыл бұрын
Graphite from the feed store on your drip plate.
@arclight454 жыл бұрын
Please do an update. Please.
@arclight454 жыл бұрын
Great job! Maybe try using fabric softener as your cooling medium so it doesn't slash. But I love the design of the shot maker. You could patent it and sell those. Amazing!
@stevenrush98624 жыл бұрын
Hey Butch , be still with the camera
@karmakittenz694 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you got it figured out by now. Higher heat and more lead to make pool deeper. Leave the oxide alone. Once it films over the lead underneath stays clean and flows smooth.
@cal30m14 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen some really scary things happen when molten lead comes into contact with water...
@chuckallen97784 жыл бұрын
You are correct that when water is dropped onto a sizable quantity of molten lead = explosive force. However when BB sized droplets of molten lead come into contact with water all you get is a soft sizzle. It has to do with the ratio of mass to heat.
@TheStuartYork4 жыл бұрын
Copper grease instead of silicone on the plate will solve the problem.
@user-nb8qc6ob7i4 жыл бұрын
Оксидную пленку целый день будеш снимать лутше не трогай в закрой крышкой от кислорода
@edwardporter59054 жыл бұрын
Ive been using rv coolant. Like you would use to winterize a rv pink stuff works well
@gabrielvidigal41164 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, nice setup! Which diameter have you drilled the drippers and what's the resulting shot #?
@hamygray4 жыл бұрын
Can I suggest melting lead in a separate pot and filling up your tray that way you can skim the dirt off and have nice clean lead for pouring. works for me making slingshot ammo for moulds.
@dudleylitz73694 жыл бұрын
SCIENCE!!!!
@playsportfun33565 жыл бұрын
Think he knows it's progressive?
@growfoodathome31825 жыл бұрын
Much easy and quick way to make lead balls at home: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atl3hcyV1q3cdI0.html
@jefersonguilcapi95815 жыл бұрын
Hola me puedes ayudar con las medidas de los agujeros en las tuercas
ive seen high temp copper grease used on the ramp/deflector....also fabric conditioner used as a coolant as it doesnt splash
@marcincieslak19615 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. Safety first hey?! Melting lead with a single glove for PPE. No face shield, eye protection or respirator mask. At least you’re wearing shoes but it’s not a great idea for a pregnant woman to be inhaling the fumes of melting lead... it’s not the best product to have in your system.
@RickRendo5 жыл бұрын
You must really enjoy punishing yourself.
@butchhays5 жыл бұрын
Bet you didn’t know I could move this fast.
@anzaal5 жыл бұрын
Hey Butch..can you shed any light on drill size as relating to shot size ? For example which drill size to use.
@butchhays5 жыл бұрын
Yes ...Drill bit Maker was Triumph (American Made) size #74 type T2. As I remember it's .072" but cudda been .074" And thass for 8 shot size.
@staffordshires2 Жыл бұрын
I was under the impression for 7 1/2 shot, use a #75 drill bit or .021" drill bit.
@butchhays5 жыл бұрын
Ha, sorry about not paying attention to some recent comments, but I posted this four years ago and haven't tried to drip lead since. I still have the dripper ... somewhere. Mebbe I get it back out and try again. I've gotten some good advice. Later.
@102232205 жыл бұрын
You could tell us what your are doing by narrating
@DieselRamcharger3 жыл бұрын
he is drilling a hole in a bolt.
@sblack485 жыл бұрын
Do the dripper nozzles have to be brass or can they be regular steel bolts?
@butchhays5 жыл бұрын
Brass is preferred 'cause it's softer than steel and easier to drill w/the *tiny* drill bit.
@rwongspilleng94475 жыл бұрын
Is that pure water only you've use a coolant?
@jamesbowen61446 жыл бұрын
chalk for a black board on ramp , lead needs to be over drip bolts ,, and stop hitting it ....
@morganpauley5726 жыл бұрын
What make is this aka the manufacturer
@siliquaesid7036 жыл бұрын
Add a little Borax to the lead, it will stop the slag buildup and keep the nozzles clear.
@Kamal_AL-Hinai5 жыл бұрын
NO!
@Kamal_AL-Hinai5 жыл бұрын
Wood shavings for lead
@hifly786 жыл бұрын
It's a progressive. Why aren't you loading a shell after every pull. Are you just checking setup or something??
@syldelellis48937 жыл бұрын
What is your email address? I need more detailed information. I don't understand how you arrived at the numbers you mention at the very beginning of part one.
@KC9UDX7 жыл бұрын
I did this so that I could cut shorten the height of a drawer without disassembling it. But I put the blade behind the fence and cut through the fence, using it like a table saw to do the actual cutting. What were you doing this for?
@ethang67357 жыл бұрын
ive heard of people coating with copper grease
@mikecunningham34237 жыл бұрын
take a graphite pencil and full coat the drip lip it will keep the lead from sticking
@SCUDFORCE17 жыл бұрын
you really should be wearing masks
@nonyadamnbusiness98877 жыл бұрын
Why? The mild steel pan would melt before the lead would evaporate.
@2011hemiram6 жыл бұрын
Yes you do. Guess you love the smell of lead
@gustavthemagician5 жыл бұрын
Hey come on, they are not thát ugly.
@graywolf20787 жыл бұрын
You need a tube for overflow of the soap as the lead fills the bucket. I used a round colander to rinse the lead and to sort the shot. Perfect shot will easily pass through the colander (spaghetti strainer) but any little imperfection will not pass through. We bought wheel weights by the 55 gal barrel and used two weed burners for heat. Melting pot held about 400 to 500 pounds a time. A 55 gal barrel will give you two 5 gal buckets of the steel part of the wheel weights and the occasional valve stem (really stinks). A chunk of bees wax was used for fluxing. You flux and clean the lead BEFORE the lead hits the shotmaker or real problems if you plug the drip holes. Your heat source in the shot maker is NOT producing enough heat.
@graywolf20787 жыл бұрын
Gantz4 was pretty much right on. 1. angle of drip is too steep 2. cover the drip pan with soapstone. 3. Much too high of a drop. 4. Drop should be about 1/2". 5. Use liquid soap to drop the hot shot into. 6. We used copper tubing coiled in the soap hooked to cold water. It helps remove the heat from the soap.
@Mascotal8 жыл бұрын
You can make the lead run faster if you heat the drippers with a propane torch. Use soapstone on the ramp so lead won't stick to it. Use hot water (not too hot) in your collection bucket to get round shot.
@johngiff29788 жыл бұрын
great work guys, you're going to get there don't give up!
@The42Petes8 жыл бұрын
you need a primary heating pot , so you can flux it and pull the dross. then into your awesome dripper.