Metal Casting Zone

Hello Folks,
My name is "TJ" and I am new to this site. I have been pouring lead fishing lures for over thirty years now. I pour from an RCBS bottom pour pot into aluminum lure molds. I recently purchased a spincast machine with a 640 pound furnace. I am anciously waithing for it to arrive. I understand the process, but I have never done it. I hope to learn from all the knowledgable folks here and find some sources for supplies and equipment on th west coast.

Thanks

TJ

Hi Basseducer

Good luck with the spin caster ,,there great fun. I'll have to transfer all your moulds to rubber over the next few years.. Did you get a valcanizer.? Good luck

Thanks John,
I hope to have fun with it. I'll be looking for sources to make my molds in the near future as I don't have a valcanizer. At the monent I am having the equipment vendor make the molds. I am trying to gather inforation to determine the pro/cons of having a valcanizer as well as the cost savings if any. I gather from your post that you make the molds. Where are you located?

Hi Basseducer

Bit of a pitty I am many many miles away in Australia ,www.orncastings.com If you were closer I would only be too happy to arrange possible manufacture of your moulds for you. The shippment of rubber moulds to US i think would run into a large postage bill. See how things work out to start with ,thats what I did when I started, I had moulds made for me, as I learn't more and more and sold more model parts ,some of the items I was doing needed some finer considerations in the mould manufacture I decided to save and get a valcanizer and do things for myself. Most important to me I just wanted to learn how to do the moulds. I must of done over 100 moulds or more and loved every minute of the process. Still learning. Look around in ebay and one may come up for sale. Good luck
JOHNCAST