seeking advice on casting slugs

Here is a member Jwrabbit his name he gaves me very helpfull tips try to contct him.

Before you start casting you have to prepaire your mold for it

I have clean my mold with a toothbrush and soapwater after drying i have bake it in the oven for i think 30 or 40 minutes with 120 or 150 celsius

And this for 3 times before i have start to cast something

Never cool your hot mold with water , clean it just if its cooled out

If you cast some lead dont drop your hot bullets in a water bath, this hardened the soft lead.

I an give you only this basic tips to dont harm your mold from start or your barrel with too hard projectiles

I am a beginner in casting here are many other people with good experience 

airgunfans Do not heat up lead in your house it gives off poisionous gases & it will eventually effect your nervous system & anyone else in the general vicinity . Do it outside with a breeze to your back .

This one will have different opinions but here goes this is what I do (pouring lead sinkers ) My mold I blacking the inside with acetylene ( seems to help the castings to release better ) . My self I use a Lee melting pot ( comes in various sizes ) . First I put a 1x1 piece of paraffin ( what people put on there jam in glass jars when they make it ) in with the lead when I start to melt it This helps to bring the impurities to the top of the lead pot .If your temp. is to hot your molting lead will be blue on top turn down a little bit .I scrape the side of the pot with a small wood wedge to get the impurities off the side in which will float to the top - scrape off . I will preheat the mold before pouring & during the process let it cool down some while casting .(don't be in a hurry ) . Myself I wear welding gloves, long sleeve shirt , full face shield & a respirator . Remember if any water gets into the hot lead it will blow up into your face . Also I will put some oil on the hinges. Do not melt lead in a confined space . Best of luck Darell Remember safety first & keep the kids away .

Jorgo, Dont heat lead or bring it in contact with your kitchen appliances. Maintain a separate heater/oven for preheating your molds. Lead is a nasty substance when in a molten state. Its traces are hard to detect if it contaminates your home or kitchen area.

airgunfans, my advice to any one starting out casting is to start with a copy of 'Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook'.

airgunfans, my advice to any one starting out casting is to start with a copy of 'Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook'.

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Very good advice. Good to know what you are doing.

Funny thing about lead. A long time club member cast and sold literately millions of bullets in his basement for 50 years ..all the while smoking a cigar. Shot league in an indoor poorly ventilated range for nearly as long. He lived to be 88. He got a little loony in his final years, but still.........