Mr_Scrogg Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Well, had my first and last little accident. Nothing major. Missed the stand the hotpot sits on, and spilled some lead. Luckily Its all in a cast iron skillet. The pour went well. Got some release spray. Still a pain to wiggle out. But, a friend said Brush jigs are always a pain to get out. I got a smaller brush jig mold, and a finesse mold coming Saturday. I'll be a pouring fool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Well, it looks like you're on your way. I have both brush jig molds, and from day one, I have had a hard time to get the jigs to release from the mold. I have found that it is the way the mold is made. They are not all alike. I have found the release spray to help some but still a lot of issues. Then I took an electric eraser and polished out the inside cavities of all the mold halves as well as the edges. 100% better. The abrasive in the eraser smoothed out a lot of minor imperfections. Finally, the more you use it the better the mold seems to get. So now I'm only 50% upset whenever I have to pour these. Good Luck and happy pouring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I use a candle and heavily smoke the mold... I have never needed any mold release agent no matter the mold. Yes, I have the brush jig mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Stick with the mold release it is 100% better than candle soot and 100% less messy. I've gone both routes and the latter is no comparison to mold release. I've done the tests and done trials, if you don't believe me try it for yourself. There is no comparison between the two. They use it in molds for bullets when they use really hard lead. You will find many guys this day and age using mold release, just for ease of use and it plainly just works. Edited October 10, 2014 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 One tip for you, keep your hot-pot for melting scrap lead and making ingots. For pouring, either get a small ladle and the 4lb precision melter or the LEE IV production pot which is 10lbs, it is much easier to pour either way. I had a Hot-Pot I used when my production pot went bad, I grabbed it as I wasn't sure how long it would take to get my bottom pour fixed and I can tell you it was pretty tough trying to pour while holding 2lbs of lead as I would only fill it half way and then add ingots as I went. I now have the 4lb precision pot for making ingots and 2 production pots in case one goes bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWJigs Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I have the same issue with the Brush mold, POURS GREAT, but getting it out sometimes sucks ... And I agree with small jaw, I have a 4 pound pouring pot and didnt like it cause it was so heavy to try to pour with. I had a 10 pound pot and it got stolen and now I have the 20 but I have more problems out of the 20 pound pot and I cant get in a good grove like I could with the 10 pound pot ... Glad to see you on your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
