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I have a weedless poisontail mold and I was pouring a few tonight, all was going good and then all a sudden I couldn't get a complete pour... The bottom half of the mold wasn't filling w lead, I didn't change the temp or anything... I tried 20ish straight that wouldn't completely fill... Any ideas what im doing? I have my bottom pour pot at level 7 setting.
You can preheat the mold with a heat gun and smoke the cavities of the mold also
Pot needs to be on highest temp, clean spout for a faster pour, Make sure the mold is vented good at the hook.
Sorry guys... Still fairly new at this... I preheat the mold but smoke it?? Hold an open flame to the mold? How do I vent the mold by the hook?
Take a candle and let it smoke the cavities...the soot will coat the cavities of the mold.
If you were getting a complete pour for a while, and now it is not pouring well, then we know the mold is hot enough because you were getting a complete pour at first. I have had the same issue, and one thing that I try to do is keep the mold directly against the spout of the pot. Sometimes the lead will cool too much by the time it gets to the collar/keeper part of the mold. Try this, and let us know how it goes.
Lead not hot enough
What kind of lead are you using? If its tire weights that could be the problem
The smoke from a candle did the trick wonderfully!!! Thanks guys!
Glad it helped!