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riverwalker76 · July 27, 2011, 08:02 AM

I have four ingot molds, and I keep a piece of 4X4 plywood on the ground next to me. By the time I've filled the last one I dump the first. Then move on down the line until I'm done. It takes about 5 minutes for an ingot to cool where you can comfortably handle it with gloved hands. At that point, it's cool enough to throw in a 5 gallon bucket without a risk of melting it. Assuming, of course, you aren't smelting your lead to 1000 degrees.

July 27, 2011, 08:02 AM	#7
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	I have four ingot molds, and I keep a piece of 4X4 plywood on the ground next to me. By the time I've filled the last one I dump the first. Then move on down the line until I'm done. It takes about 5 minutes for an ingot to cool where you can comfortably handle it with gloved hands. At that point, it's cool enough to throw in a 5 gallon bucket without a risk of melting it. Assuming, of course, you aren't smelting your lead to 1000 degrees. __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”