My New Waage Melting Pot Is A Dud !

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Sat May 08, 2004 4:24 pm

The shelf was on mine when it came. I just figured it was standard.

If you ever need to calibrate yours, the adjustment screw is located by pulling the big knob off the thermostat and looking into the exposed hollow shaft. the adjustment screw is int there. I calibrated mine by melting a full pot of allow and sticking two good thermometers into the melt, then setting the knob dial on 8, pulling the knob off being careful not to disturd the position of the shaft and then adjusting the temperature of the melt to 800 degreess using the little adjustment screw in the center of the shaft. Once I had a constant and stable 800 I put the knob back on and snugged it down. So now if I set the knob on 8, the pot will hold the melt on 800 degrees + or - a small amount. If I set the knob on 8.5, the pot will hold on 850 degrees and so on.

I like the pot, but I don't understand why yours doesn't have the mould heating shelf on it.

Dave Shaw · Post by **Dave Shaw** » Sat May 08, 2004 5:04 pm

Lee,

My pot does not have a shelf on it for the mold to sit on, having said that I rest the mold on the side untill the melt is up to temp. then pour a few to bring the mold up to final temp.
The biggest problem is once I've started a run I want to keep going.

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Sat May 08, 2004 5:14 pm

Dave,

I find it very inconvenient to run while I'm casting. The danged mould gets cold before I can circle back to the pot.

Dave Shaw · Post by **Dave Shaw** » Sat May 08, 2004 5:28 pm

Lee,

Its pure murder when your onto a good casting run and you need to stop for that call of nature

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Sat May 08, 2004 6:09 pm

Man, isn't it the truth! And I cannot convince anyone else in the house how convenient a chamber pot would be in the kitchen.

(I cast on top of my stove because I have a very strong exhaust hood over the stove that is vented to the out side, and casting outside in our hot humid summers is out of the question for me.)

crazeyiven · Post by **crazeyiven** » Wed May 12, 2004 3:40 pm

Lee-

Thanks for the info. Have not had a chance to get back to it.

Hey! Does your wife give lesson to get other wives to allow casting in the kitchen?!

Thanks again.

Ken Hartlein · Post by **Ken Hartlein** » Wed May 12, 2004 7:03 pm

In Lee's house, Lee is da man!!! HE is the boss!!

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Wed May 12, 2004 7:20 pm

yeah, right.

Ken Hartlein · Post by **Ken Hartlein** » Wed May 12, 2004 7:29 pm

I was lying about Lee being the boss. Actually Tigger and Pooh Bear are in total control!!

crazeyiven · Post by **crazeyiven** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:10 pm

Oh, well....there goes my last hope of casting in the kitchen.

Guess its back to the basement!

crazeyiven · Post by **crazeyiven** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:16 pm

Too bad we cannot re-name this post....like drop the "is a dud" part! I have found this pot to be exceptional. It seems like everyone else does too!

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:35 am

That's OK David. The title gets attenion and invites comment. We all need a little levity in our day.

And Ken is absolute correct. Tigger and PoohBear rule the roost.