largecaliberman wrote: Stimp wrote: Hello,
I've been casting for a while and finally used up my one supply of ww ingots. I just melt a new batch of wheel weights. I checked everyone and they were all lead. I am trying to pour bullets and keep getting little pits in the bullets. Not sure if it is a mold problem or an alloy problem or what. I've fluxed with parafin and its a straigh ww alloy.
Thanks
I had a similar problem just like this when I used up my OLD WWs and only AFTER I made a new batch this kind of problem was occuring. I suspected that some of the dreaded zinc contaminated the mix. After some repeated fluxing, dipping a 50/50 soldering bar as I cast seemed to help.
When you say dipping the soldering bar.. Actually dip or are you adding?
I usually add ~1% tin to the ww for added strength, better appearance and mold fill out.
I also started a new batch of wheel weights that I picked out by hand to ensure were lead and still getting the same results?!