siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Could i melt my lead for my spinnerbaits, ect (that dont fit under my lee pot) in a deepfryer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I seriously doubt it. Lead melts at 600+ degrees, a deep fryer probably won't go above 425 if that much. Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 OK i was thinking that but i saw the post on the coffee plate and wondered. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Mr. CJ I gather from your post that you do not have a Lee Prod, IV.........I pour alot of buzzer bodies for a customer of mine, and the mold, with the buzz wire sticking out of it, does not fit under my 20 pound pot. It does, however, fit under my 10 pound pot. So, do some cost justification, and buy yourself a 10 lb lee pot, too. Trust me. Jigmaster www.daimonlures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Just buy the little Lee Ladle, warm it up good in the pot and pour them with that. Holds 2 oz , not hard on the wrist and you can have mold sitting flat on the bench top, for safty. If the coffee pot warming thing got hot enough to melt lead it would boil out the pot in about 10 mins. :idea: But if you were to rigg it to run on ******, opps better shut up now before someone burns down their house and blames me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I have a 10 lb pot. So my other question is can i use a ladel in the this pot ( will it fit)? I have noticed that the bolts on the bottom of the base holding the pot together can be removed. I may just build a higher base for it. Will the pot i have be able to handle spinnerbaits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 No, stop do not continue on this path. It will get tippy, not good. You just stick the scoop part of the ladle in the lead till it warms, and the lead doesn't stick(harded) in it. Slag all the gunk off the top then get a scoop out and pour. Works good out of the 10, better out of the 20. I even do it out of the hot pots. Pre-heating the mold is a good habit to get it to also. Change that it is a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I do heat the molds. Thank you for the advice. I dont really want to buy a mold only to find that there is not enough clearence though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Rob, Do-it molds have it stated that any mold that has protrusions (wires)out side of there molds are to be ladle poured. Also you will not get a quick fill from the 10 lber and will get lots of shorts and flow lines. Been pouring lead for twenty years now and have got a few tricks and mistakes under my belt. A small Lee Ladle is like 3-5 bucks. They are made about thirty miles from here but they sell cheaper out of state. Just had my 10lber go down after 15 years of service, lead melted through the bottom of the pot. Trying to see if they will fix it or sell me a new pot liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 OK thanks. I knew i wasnt supposed to pour the wired baits like the spinners out of mmy pot and thought about getting a ladel to pour with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I pour both spinnerbaits and buzzbaits of all sizes out of three 10 lb Lee production pots. If you'll heat your mold and hold the mold at a slight angle you'll have no problems. If you get short pours make sure you smoke your mold. If it's still a problem, change the angle of your mold. I can pour them faster than my wife can take them out of the mold and load the wires.(I use more than one mold at a time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Hey Basskat I do the same thing. Have had no problems pouring buzzers and spinnerbaits from my 10 pounder. I now smoke the mold before I even start, eliminates the inevitable short pours. No problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 OK maybe i will get the mold and see how it works. I always smoke and pre-heat the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 To get more clearence you can remove the base, turn it around and bolt it back to the same holes. Now drill holes and bolt it down to your bench with the pot's spout sticking out over the edge of the bench. And yes you can pour most spinnerbaits with the ten pounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 That was how i was going to ajust it, like with my plastic pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Big slash, Cool, safty too, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I don't have a lead pot, but I have heard that some use a big cast iron pot on a turkey fryer base (actually heard of this on one of the two boards as an efficient way to melt a bunch of lead to clear the slag i.e. using wheel weights) Also, in Livingston's book, he mentions that the trick to doing spinnerbaits, etc with a production pot is to machine/drill the pour cavities of your mold to mate exactly with the pour spout of the production pot. As I said, I've not yet poured, so am unsure whether this would apply today...(it was an early edition of the book from 10 yrs or so ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I do the turkey /cast iron pot out side to get the lead from big chunks and pipes down to small bars and get it slagged out. Then I grade the bars, mark them hard or soft. I pour my spinner baits with the wires striaght so get all of them under the pot can be a pain. But I used to do-it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
