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ok i have lee production pot to cast bullets with.... i got it goin and have about 4 lbs of good lead in it fluxed and ready to go but the thing won't pour........... i took a wire a dug at it for awhile but it won't come...... any good tricks to get it to flow?? damn i'm pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for any suggestions......... jjb LIFE IS SHORT..... | ||
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A ladle is the answer!  | |||
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Hi the nozzle with a propane torch to get it warmer. Open the valve and wire it ... WEAR LONG HEAVY GLOVES! Lead burns are painful ;( Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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What He said. Plug in the pot for a while and see if it "thaws" it self out. If not use the torch. Go easy on the torch. Go easy with the torch DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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The least expensive, to your emotional well being is buy a Lyman or RCBS pot. Lee pots are junk. Jim "Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." --Thomas Jefferson | |||
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As above, but I also attacked it from the "end" using a nail, held by vice grips and a glove. Peter. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Yup, that always did the trick for me. The problem I usually had with the Lee pot was the thing would piddle lead out of the spout when it wasn't supposed to be flowing. __________________________________________________ The AR series of rounds, ridding the world of 7mm rem mags, one gun at a time. | |||
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Bend a paper clip so you can insert it "up" the sprout from the bottom. Get it hot too. I turn my thermostat to max and let it get really hot. Once you get it unplugged, drain the whole pot, cool it off and really clean out the pot. Removed the two screws on the top/back and remove the metal plug to get the accumlated crud/lead off the tip of the plug. Repeat as necessary. I have! Alan  | |||
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take a propane torch and heat the nozzle and then try the pick in it. | |||
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I agree with both these guys! I have one of them pos's and when ever it got plugged I would use a finishing nail and a pair of pliers. I would crank it to max and lift the plunger and then jam the finishing nail in and wiggle it around and bounce it up and down. Really get into it and inshore its clean.
Know anyone with a sand blaster? That should help you out allot! Save you a shit ton of time! Personally I got fed up with the lee pot's and what I ended up doing was buying a propane camp heater, hooked up to a 20lbs tank, and bought a iron melting pot and a ladle. I found it easier and faster to do my bullets. Saved me a lot of cash on the power bill too! Much cheaper to run the propane! And remember do not jam anything cold into the pot! BOOOOM!! I sill have marks from a mistake last winter. (-45*F in a unheated shop!) This year has yet to get that cold again! Disabled Vet(non-combat) - US Army NRA LIFE MEMBER Hunter, trapper, machinest, gamer, angler, and all around do it your selfer. Build my own CNC router from scratch. I installed the hight wrong. My hight moves but the rails blocks 3/4 of the hight..... | |||
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A bbq lighter or long nose lighter is enough heat to melt things. | |||
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I use a Lee pot for ladle casting and it works very well, at least as good as a much more expensive Lyman or RCBS. The Lee bottom pour pots are noted as dribbler but, if the melt is kept clean and is run hot enough it will function quite reliably. Fixes for the dribbles include extra weight on the valve rod or using a spring to provide extra downward force on the rod to help it seal. There have been interminable discussions of Lee pots on the Cast Boolet site that should prove helpful. By the way all bottom pour pots run much better full than almost empty and 4lbs of melt is almost empty. my 2 cents Jerry Liles | |||
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