Quite a while back, I bought a Lee Pro 4 20# as a back up for my old Production Pot IV. Its been sitting on a shelf ever since I bought it. Lil Drippy finally got plugged and after cleaning, well its still plugged and needs more work but I had to get some jigs cast. So I broke out the new pot, plugged it in, filled it with lead, set the thermostat to 5 and walked away for a bit. Came back and lead was melting nicely so I added a fresh ingot to mostly fill the pot.
Ate lunch and came back to discover the pot leaked like a sieve (minor adjustment) no leaks. Put the drips back in the pot, yes, I put a catch pan in place before walking away... good habit from the PP-IV. So no big mess.
Started pouring jigs. Major learning curve it squirts out a lot of lead,, fast.
Nozzle is too big to fit into most of my pouring basins. But it does fit my Jacobs molds so I cast the run I hadda get done.
I think I'm going to like it. The 20# capacity makes for a lot higher metal pressure and thus far has been great for casting and I even cast some 1-1/2 oz spoons and have to admit, they have never looked that good.
If you are considering a new pot, it is worth considering this one over a PP IV the 16 dollar difference in price is IMO money well spent.
Ate lunch and came back to discover the pot leaked like a sieve (minor adjustment) no leaks. Put the drips back in the pot, yes, I put a catch pan in place before walking away... good habit from the PP-IV. So no big mess.
Started pouring jigs. Major learning curve it squirts out a lot of lead,, fast.
Nozzle is too big to fit into most of my pouring basins. But it does fit my Jacobs molds so I cast the run I hadda get done.
I think I'm going to like it. The 20# capacity makes for a lot higher metal pressure and thus far has been great for casting and I even cast some 1-1/2 oz spoons and have to admit, they have never looked that good.
If you are considering a new pot, it is worth considering this one over a PP IV the 16 dollar difference in price is IMO money well spent.
