weedsnager Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have the lee 10lb production pot. I have it set on #7. After I add my lead,and it melts, I scape off the junk that's floating on top and everything if fine for about 10 minutes, then it starts to produce a brown crud on the top, I scape it away and it returns. When I was using the hot pot melter 2, I never had this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 A couple of questions: Is your pot rusty? Do you flux your lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedsnager Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Pot is brand new. Yes I flux. The lead is melted duck decoy weights i made with the old lee hot pot melter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Your lead may be too hot. Check it w/ a digital pyrometer. Personally ,I prefer temps in the 750 degree range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Turn it back to 6 and see what happens because it sounds like it is too hot. You never had the problem with the hot pot because it was designed not to go over a certain temp but the Lee pot allows you to control the temp becaus harder leads require more heat so you have more options. I bet that your lead has a copper like tone before the crud starts building up, if that is the case than you neeed to cut the heat back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
