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Will a little bit of frosting on a bullet affect it any?? Thanks

Not a problem.
If you wish to eliminate the issue, slow down the pour rate.
Keep on hav'n fun!
MikeT

Hi too much moisture in the air will cause it as well if the humidity is to high they will come out chalky

Thanks. I’m still getting a very slight line to from we’re the mold comes together. I’m thinking maybe mold not hot enough?? Thanks

Frosting is too hot of melt and mould.

Drop temp 10° slow casting rate also.

Kenny W.

If you have that on the edge of the bands of the bullet it may not be frosting that you are looking at. If the bands don't have sharp edges, not completely filled out, looking at it without magnification it can fool you. With magnification you can see the bands have rounded edges. Happened to me a couple of times.

It on the nose of bullet sometimes on side. The bands look good. The line I see is were mold comes together. It’s not bad but noticeable. Thanks.

Kenny Wasserburger wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:47 pm Frosting is too hot of melt and mould.

Drop temp 10° slow casting rate also.

Kenny W.

I agree with this. IMO, the high temperature of the melt and mould is causing the line on the bullet because the lead is too thin, too fluid.
Robert

HI a ? for you lol Have you checked the diameter of the bullet where you say it is frosted compared to one that is not frosted ?

Graybeard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:31 pm It on the nose of bullet sometimes on side. The bands look good. The line I see is were mold comes together. It’s not bad but noticeable. Thanks.

Can you feel the line or is it just visible?

I’ll check about line Thanks for responding.

Sorry took so long to check this. Yes you can feel the line. I have a Lee melting pot and hand pouring them temp on number 7 on pot. Thanks.

Graybeard wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:08 pm Sorry took so long to check this. Yes you can feel the line. I have a Lee melting pot and hand pouring them temp on number 7 on pot. Thanks.

You need to get a thermometer
The dial numbers mean nut'n.

I have a temperature gun it jumps around a lot. Is there a good thermometer to get Thats accurate??

The Lee pot will get hotter as the amount of lead lessens. When my lead and mould are to hot I get a line there also that I can feel. The BEST way to control your temps is with a PID controller that your Lee pot will plug into. With that you can precisely control and maintain your lead temps. Thermometer will work also but you will have to keep adjusting your pot temp where the pid does all of that for you. When I started casting between 680 and 700 degrees my bullets started looking a lot better and there is no line or finning where the mould comes together