RE: Weighing Balls Again
 

It sure did Cayugad. Usually both balls dropped right out. Every now and then the one closest to the handle would not drop without a very light tap to the hinge. Those balls sure are pretty - no casting line and a nice flat sprue cut.

I had hoped to do some shooting today but after spendingmost of the day Friday doing yard work and a small outdoors construction project Iabout had my fill of sweating. The ninety-five degree prediction for today cooled my enthusiasm for a shooting session.

RE: Weighing Balls Again
 

Basicly the hotter the mold the bigger the ball, the lead tempture when it is to hot will cause a real thin flange around the ball.
For best effect I used to hold the corner of the mold [just a corner and away from where the blocks join] in the melted lead to preheat the mold. After you flux and skim watch the color on the top of the lead you can see a slight color change at different temptures. Don't pour to fast once you get every thing right try and keep the tempture tha same. Its like loading you need every thing the same for best results. Lee

RE: Weighing Balls Again
 

Maybe....no way to tell. Close enough in any case for my purposes.
Pete