Melting lead

[ar15barrels]

Beware the safety hoses on new fryers. 15 minute run time. Save all of the old hoses that you can find.

mine is old.
No safeties on it.

[pacrat]

Some say Hollow points in smaller calibers intended for hunting or expansion should have 2% sn and 2% sb. Clip on Wheel Weights only have .5% tin (sn) on average. I personally don't have much experience with hp moulds. 1.5% sn works well for me but personally I believe the temperature of you lead, the temperature of your mould, and the material of which your mould is made, has a bigger influence on mould fill.

BOLDED .... Your beliefs, coincide with my experience. Which began in the mid 1970s. I use steel, brass, and aluminum moulds.

Alloying is done in a cast iron sauce pan on side burner of gas BBQ. Casting is done on an old Lyman MouldMaster 10# I bought new in 1974 IIRC.

While heating the pot, my mould is sitting across the top of pot, at the rear. Also during breaks, or adding matl and fluxing. I also never let the pot get much more than 1/2 empty. The time to [smoothly] hurry is when casting, not when adding matl, and fluxing.

I cast HOT enough for a slight frosty appearance. Because that assures a good fill and sharp corners.

Never got into powder coat, because I was set up with my Lachmiller LubeRsizer and HI dies/top punches for all the cals I cast for before it came along.

[pacrat]

Originally Posted by TKM View Post
Beware the safety hoses on new fryers. 15 minute run time. Save all of the old hoses that you can find.

mine is old.
No safeties on it.

OK, I know those outdoor turkey fryers are quicker than grandma's oven. But how the hell do you cook a turkey in under 15 minutes?

[ar15barrels]

OK, I know those outdoor turkey fryers are quicker than grandma's oven. But how the hell do you cook a turkey in under 15 minutes?

You dont.
The timer is probably just to make sure you are keeping watch on the turkey.

[pacrat]

You dont.
The timer is probably just to make sure you are keeping watch on the turkey.

Google is my friend, cause I'm codgerfied. Never saw/heard of such before. You can still buy just a hose and regulator at Home Depot.

I don't need a turkey fryer. I gots me a wife, and she gots her an oven that works just fine.

[BIGOX]

Just use a zip tie to hold the time switch in place.

[ar15barrels]

I don't need a turkey fryer. I gots me a wife, and she gots her an oven that works just fine.

I grew up with turkeys that were baked just like you.
Then I got a big green egg and I smoked a turkey.
The first year, my wife was unsure how it would end up so we did 2 turkeys, one the old way in the oven and one in the big green egg.
After that year, she stopped doing them in the oven and only wants me to smoke a turkey.

The turkeys done in the big green egg come out so much more moist than they do in the oven.
I have never fried a turkey, but due to the turkey being encased in oil while cooking, I suspect that the fried turkey is also more moist than a baked turkey.

[CVShooter]

Lee has a cast iron melting pot that works fine for a stove burner. Just watch your temps on the stove. I use the ladle with a pour spout. I'm only casting roundball though.