I have cast probably thousand or more fishing jigs, so I am used to the casting process.
My question is . I have a new Lee six cavity 45cal 230 grn mold, I prepped it according to everything I could find. Started pouring this afternoon at around 75 bullets not 75 pours but 75 bullets the mold seemed to be real hot. Even started to smoke a little. I was at 600 degrees according to Lyman thermometer and was getting good pour and good bullets. Is it normal for a mold to get to hot that quick?
At what point di I need to stop? And If I wanted to keep pouring is the damp cloth a good way to cool a mold?
Using a bottom pour pot if that matters.
Thanks!
Curtis B