Depending on the amount of crud my Lee pot drips a bit. Never been a real headache but been off for the summer I decided to tackle it from a different angle.
Background: I cast standing up so my pot's base is about at eye level. I built a wooden box for the pot to sit on to get it this high. The box sits on a rolling table so I can cast outside where there is air :grin:
Rather than messing with the pot I built a shelf just under the top of the box, drilled a 1/2" hole in the top and now I was ready to attack the pot.
Marked where the lead drippings hit the base, took the 6 screws out of the bottom and drilled a 1/2" hole in the base. I used a cheapy hole cutter and used oil as I cut through from the bottom. That way got to back it with a piece of wood for a smoother edged cut. Used a bit of 3 in 1 oil for lubercation and wore "ears" as this does make a racket!
Did a bit of clean up on the top of the base when I was done, put it back together and now when the pot drips it goes through the base, the top of the box and into an old lead pot--the kind you had to put over a fire to heat. When I take a break I empty the catch-pot's contents back into the Lee and back to work.
Took about an hour to do this and didn't hurt myself which is a first :grin:
Cheyenne
