Jump to content
KBear

Spin Cast Machine Help

Recommended Posts

Does anyone here own a spin cast machine.  I am having problems.  I have built lots of molds but now have built molds for tube inserts (3/4 and 1 ounce)(Lake Trout up in Canada)and cant get them to go.  I am thinking my lead mixture could be wrong.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Also what mixture of hard/soft lead do you use.  I have been using 95% soft lead and think that could be a problem.

 

Thanks so much.

 

KBear

Link to comment
Share on other sites

whats the other 5% ?  I use 94 lead 5% antimony. 

It could be the lead;

more info would help. a pic of the mold showing the problem. I'm not sure what a tube insert is, but I am assuming it has a hook in it. do you have other molds that pour with the same lead? what percent of rejects are you getting? with my experience it could be any one of these things or a combination of, lead temp, rpms, spin direction,  gate location, the speed the way you pour the lead in, etc....  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

OK sorry for the late reply.  I have been plowing snow and then rebuilding my furnace in the shop. What a pain in the butt. of course.  Thanks for your interest in my post.

 

I have attached pictures of the molds and the jigs I am making.  These jigs are for 4-6" tube bodies with a 4/0 410 Eagle Claw hook,  used for lake trout in the lakes in NW Ontario.  (I am in Kenora, Ontario at the head of Lake of the Woods). 

 

I mix my lead about 90-95 percent soft lead and 5-10 percent hard lead from wheel weights.  I was told that the hard lead would help it flow in the molds.  I have no source for new lead and travel 120 miles to buy scrap lead to use.  I melt it all in a big pot and make my own bars for the lead pot.  It is clean when it goes into the big pot. I have tried pouring the lead into the spin cast fast, slow and in between.  I have spun right from 5-10 on the machine.  I have not however spun in the opposite direction. I have vented the molds. I keep my lead at about 750 degrees.

 

I do pour other jigs and get about a 95% success rate.

 

After thinking about this I wonder if my gates are too short.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

I cannot post pictures but if you send me your e mail I will forward them

 

Bruce

Edited by KBear
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...


×
×
  • Create New...
Top