I think the older I get the dumber I get.
Got a new mold a couple of months ago. A "gift" from my Chiropractor buddy so "we" would always have a goodly supply of bullets for his Cowboy Shooting. A LYMAN #429667 in the newly discontinued 4cavity. It's the cal/wt he shoots. Between being sick & the Santa Ana's/heat/firesmoke I ain't been able to cast until last Monday. Started to prep the mold by boiling it in real soapy water, rinsed heck out it in HOTTEST water I could stand then set it on the diffuser plate on the stove tops warmer burner. FACE UP,. Ten minutes later I came back to find the cavities & mold faces covered in RUST!
Spent 15min cleaning the Rust off with Ballistol, bronze brush & quad ought steel wool. I was so disgusted with myself that I stopped right there. Figured my luck was bad for the day & I shouldn't touch anything else related to guns, reloading or casting. And now the next free day I have it'll be 90+degrees.
And I got another new mold coming this week. I'm praying I just had the bad juju that day.
Long time Caster/Reloader, Getting back into it after almost 10yrs. Life Member NRA 40+yrs, Life S.A.S.S. #375. Does this mean a description of me as a fumble-fingered knuckle-draggin' baboon. I also drool in my sleep. I firmly believe that true happiness is a warm gun. Did I mention how much I HATE auto-correct on this blasted tablet.