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mikld · July 20, 2011, 02:24 PM

If you want to use muffin pans, don't use any that are soldered together, you'll just be "tinning" the pan with melted lead and it won't come out. Some of the things I've seen or heard about for ingot molds; aluminum muffin tins, alum. mess kit sides, cast alum. corn pone pans, 2" cast alum fence post caps, s.s. camp coffee mug, s.s. or alum. tubing or angle, cut in half clamped between two pieces hardwood, etc. Teflon will burn and emit toxic fumes if a non-stick pan is used. Cast iron muffin pans may need "seasoning" or rusting. Use your inmagination and find something that won't crack (or melt) when you pour molten lead into it. I don't use the commercial ingot molds (Lyman, RCBS, Lee) because I want my ingots to be different and not have their name on them...

Hmmm, I guess I'm gonna hafta go to Walmart for condiment cups!

July 20, 2011, 02:24 PM	#20
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 2,891	If you want to use muffin pans, don't use any that are soldered together, you'll just be "tinning" the pan with melted lead and it won't come out. Some of the things I've seen or heard about for ingot molds; aluminum muffin tins, alum. mess kit sides, cast alum. corn pone pans, 2" cast alum fence post caps, s.s. camp coffee mug, s.s. or alum. tubing or angle, cut in half clamped between two pieces hardwood, etc. Teflon will burn and emit toxic fumes if a non-stick pan is used. Cast iron muffin pans may need "seasoning" or rusting. Use your inmagination and find something that won't crack (or melt) when you pour molten lead into it. I don't use the commercial ingot molds (Lyman, RCBS, Lee) because I want my ingots to be different and not have their name on them... Hmmm, I guess I'm gonna hafta go to Walmart for condiment cups! __________________ My Anchor is holding fast! I've learned how to stand on my own two knees...