This is exactly what I have in mind to build. I have watched several of your videos on this and the progression of your designs as they go along. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing them with us. At $85+ shipping for a 25 pound bag of shot, this idea of yours is looking better and better all the time.
You are absolutely brilliant. loved the video. thank you. my question(s) is; where the shot comes out of the ladle, what is it that controls the shot size and what causes the shot to come out as spherical pellets of a specific size? Why isn't the lead pouring out in a stream? is the lead NOT coming out in a stream because of the lower temp of the ladle? I just don't understand why it comes out as round balls?
Keith that is a brilliant question and i will do my best to answer it for you. Firstly there are tiny holes drilled in the drippers which the molten lead forces its way through ,in actual fact the holes are very approximately a quarter of the size of the finished shot required for example a 20 thousands of and inch hole will produce approximately 2.4mm shot. Now the actual rate at which the lead is pushed out of the drippers depends upon the amount of lead or weight of lead or even pressure of lead behind them if you allow too much lead pressure to develop behind the drippers ie too much molten lead in the Ladle this will make the shot flow out faster and will eventually create a stream of lead instead of a drip. But that is not all if the temperature of the lead is too high it will also run out too fast hence the need for a form of temperature control with the unit. Basically if you turned the water tap on too fast you would get a flow of water instead of a drip Hope this clears it up for you all the best Woodsman243 (P.S check out my slow motion video of shot being formed)
Need to find a way to convert the lead shot into split shot for fly-fishing. Still trying to figure out how to create the slit in the shot. Any suggestions?
Just lock on a thin, hard blade blocking it do that you don't cut completely through the shot and drill divit in metal plate to keep shot centered them and one at a time! Lol Don't make the divit too deep or shot will stick because of expansion. The knife blade should move kind of like a paper cutter. Hinged at the tip by way of a hole with a bolt through and you could use a couple of bearings as a guide do the blade stays centered when pushing through the lead.
Hi Mate thanks for interest I originally used the set up with a burner under the front edge of the tray and it worked just fine, the electric set up gives me more control over the heat and lead temperature. A 1mm or 40 thou hole in the drippers will produce no4 or very close to it thanks again Woodsman
Please send me the link and nomenclature to buy these components so I can build one. or if I can get them direct from you, I will do business that way. Thank you. Dave.
Hi Mate thanks for your comments. The coolant believe it or not is cheap fabric conditioner from Lidl I always warm it up first as well to about 60 celcius this thins it a bit and doesnt shock the shot hope this helps , thanks again.
Hi Thanks for comment, The ladle is set at 30 degrees with the .75mm dripper ie number 6 shot. The smaller the hole in the dripper the steeper the angle needs to be as to increase lead pressure. The ramp is set to 90 degrees to the drippers. Thanks again
Thanks for interest. The coolant is 3 parts fabric conditioner to 1 part water. Preheated to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. he lip of the ramp is only about 5mm from coolant surface dont get any issues with splashing cheers Woodsman
hi woodsman just about to embark on making my own shot, have got the lead , antimony and tin have got some old cooker rings for the heat source. could you make me a casting for the ladel and if so what would the cost be ? where about in the country are you sounds like a staffs accent.
Hi Jon Thanks for your interest. I have a spare casting I could let you have for £30. It is pre drilled for three drippers. I can make you the double drippers for £8 pound each. How much lead have you got and have you made it into ingots yet ready for shot making. I am in staffordshire as you guessed .
hi woodsman I have 80 kilos of lead but not yet smelted it into ingots yet. if you could give me your mobile number, I'm in Shropshire so not far from you. so I could collect. would like casting with 3 drippers for no. 5 shot if that's possible. thanks again jon
Well done. Looks like an excellent setup. I'd be interested in discussing how I could get a ladle and also the plans for the thermocouples and heating elements. Do you have plans to sell the lead?
Hi mate thanks for interest in the video. Il be uploading a more indepth video soon on the build . All components are readily available on ebay or amazon. The trouble with selling lead is the weight and cost of postage . Although a ladle could be made available cheers
Brilliant. Very interested in grabbing a ladle. I assume any PID set up will work. What kind of element are you using under the ladle? I'll try and PM you to discuss the ladle in greater detail. Cheers
The element under the ladle is 1000watt 36inch bend to shape bought of ebay and bent in a type of W shape. This is sandwiched to the underside of the ladle with ceramic fibre blanket and an aluminium cover which I made. In actual fact the cover hardly gets hot and all the heat is directed to the bottom of the ladle.
@@woodsman2433 is that all you need? Does it just drip it? What attachments are needed? I might be interested depending on start up cost. Would like number 5 or 7. Clay loads.
Really enjoyed when ı watch it. I have some question what size you can get lead shot and what about thats round ? I mean if you want to can you get 4 mm size no : 1 lead shot ? by the way really good job
Hi thanks for your interest. The shot comes out nice and uniform, due primarily to the control of the actual lead temperature. The unit is still in its infancy at the moment and in actual fact originally had a gas burner under the ladle , but i had no way of reliably controlling the temperature. With a .75mm dripper it produces nice 2.7mm shot. About a British number 6 or American number 7 . The largest size dripper ive tried was 1mm which produced around number 3 or 3.5mm shot. Any larger than this seems hit and miss and shot looks abit out of round.
Sorry not sure what your asking. Do you want to make 2mm from 8.62mm. To produce 2mm shot or number 9 you will have to use a .5mm or 20thou dripper. High antimony content of around 5% which will reduce the leads relative density
Hi mate Thanks for your enquirey I have a ladle which is pre drilled for 3 drippers. I can make you a set of drippers for it as well if your interested if so what size shot were you thinking of
@@harrisontaylor4531 You could just simply get some sort of metal can and bob a couple of very small holes in one side. Then heat with a blow lamp until the lead dribbles out into some sort of container with water or fabric conditioner in.
@@amarissimus29 don't assume I would use it for shot rounds. I'm crazy, not stupid. I just figured having it in shot form would make later stages of refining easier for large quantities.
Thanks for your constructive comment. Was woundering when you will be uploading your video on how you "HOMEMAKE" your lead shot. looking forward to the video Woodsman
This is exactly what I have in mind to build. I have watched several of your videos on this and the progression of your designs as they go along. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing them with us. At $85+ shipping for a 25 pound bag of shot, this idea of yours is looking better and better all the time.
Awesome problem solving = well thought out and built tools. I salute your skills ! I just have to build one for myself ASAP
just brilliant. you brought the ammo machines out. love it. keep pushing them out. all the best and take care.👍
You are absolutely brilliant. loved the video. thank you. my question(s) is; where the shot comes out of the ladle, what is it that controls the shot size and what causes the shot to come out as spherical pellets of a specific size? Why isn't the lead pouring out in a stream? is the lead NOT coming out in a stream because of the lower temp of the ladle? I just don't understand why it comes out as round balls?
Keith that is a brilliant question and i will do my best to answer it for you. Firstly there are tiny holes drilled in the drippers which the molten lead forces its way through ,in actual fact the holes are very approximately a quarter of the size of the finished shot required for example a 20 thousands of and inch hole will produce approximately 2.4mm shot. Now the actual rate at which the lead is pushed out of the drippers depends upon the amount of lead or weight of lead or even pressure of lead behind them if you allow too much lead pressure to develop behind the drippers ie too much molten lead in the Ladle this will make the shot flow out faster and will eventually create a stream of lead instead of a drip. But that is not all if the temperature of the lead is too high it will also run out too fast hence the need for a form of temperature control with the unit. Basically if you turned the water tap on too fast you would get a flow of water instead of a drip
Hope this clears it up for you
all the best
Woodsman243
(P.S check out my slow motion video of shot being formed)
4:02 best homemade shot on UA-cam!
why thankyou kind sir
How to get the different calibers?
Like .17, .22 & .25?
What's the size of the droping hole?
Need to find a way to convert the lead shot into split shot for fly-fishing. Still trying to figure out how to create the slit in the shot. Any suggestions?
That would be good, only problem with that lead split shot any bigger than #8 is banned in the UK for fishing so no point here. Thanks for watching
Just lock on a thin, hard blade blocking it do that you don't cut completely through the shot and drill divit in metal plate to keep shot centered them and one at a time! Lol
Don't make the divit too deep or shot will stick because of expansion. The knife blade should move kind of like a paper cutter. Hinged at the tip by way of a hole with a bolt through and you could use a couple of bearings as a guide do the blade stays centered when pushing through the lead.
what size hole for to make no.4? would a tray with a gas burner underneath work? or will it flow to much if the nozzles and tray are heated?
Hi Mate thanks for interest
I originally used the set up with a burner under the front edge of the tray and it worked just
fine, the electric set up gives me more control over the heat and lead temperature.
A 1mm or 40 thou hole in the drippers will produce no4 or very close to it
thanks again
Woodsman
Please send me the link and nomenclature to buy these components so I can build one. or if I can get them direct from you, I will do business that way. Thank you. Dave.
Brilliant !! Guess there is no chance to get one of your molded dripper pans sent to the US ?
Nice job Sir , does anyone know what the hole size in the nozzle are thanks
#9 shot = 0.016 inch., #8 shot = 0.018, #71/2 =0.020, #7 = 0.024, #6 = 0.032
hope this helps
Impressive
Could you use this with copper?
what kind of water use for tahr sir
I'm very impressed.
Hola buen dia..me interesa una maquina de esa que yo pueda hacer municiones 22.20..25 de esos tres calibres gracias
I would love to build a shot maker like yours. Do you have plans? Also how and what did you make the metering device out of? Thank you.
Would like to purchase
Can you help me out with the mold for the ladle?
How do they come out round without a tower to drop from?
Shot made using this system is never perfect. But is more than good enough for game or clay
What is your recipe for the coolant. Great series of video, I really enjoyed the making harden lead.
Hi Mate thanks for your comments. The coolant believe it or not is cheap fabric conditioner from Lidl
I always warm it up first as well to about 60 celcius this thins it a bit and doesnt shock the shot
hope this helps , thanks again.
Great video! Can you tell me what angle the ladle is sitting at? Is the ramp the shot runs down at 90 degrees from the dripper face?
Hi Thanks for comment,
The ladle is set at 30 degrees with the .75mm dripper ie number 6 shot. The smaller the hole in the dripper the steeper the angle needs to be as to increase lead pressure. The ramp is set to 90 degrees to the drippers.
Thanks again
What kind of liquid are you using?
Can I use battery led for this?
Hi, do you still make these ladles. I've not squires any materials yet but interested in making my own lead shot.
Hi Matthew Ladle and Dripper sets available
for details woodsman243.info@gmail.com
Hi are you still building the ladles ? would`nt mind one with to make 5s many thanks
Hey, what do you add to the water to stop splashing?
Thanks for interest.
The coolant is 3 parts fabric conditioner to 1 part water. Preheated to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
he lip of the ramp is only about 5mm from coolant surface dont get any issues with splashing
cheers
Woodsman
How large can you get the shot to drop? Would B or BB be able to be done like this?
Hi Mate any shot above a number 4 or 5 with a dripper system isnt very practicle . Better to cast larger shot
sizes
That's kind of what I was thinking. Having trouble finding any molds for shot smaller than #4 buck atm though. Thanks for the reply
What liquid is that where lead drops after melting?
Fabric Conditioner
Brilliant! Well done sir!
Great sir! Pls show me how to get ball round like you do in this video. thanks in advance
hi woodsman
just about to embark on making my own shot, have got the lead , antimony and tin have got some old cooker rings for the heat source. could you make me a casting for the ladel and if so what would the cost be ? where about in the country are you sounds like a staffs accent.
Hi Jon
Thanks for your interest. I have a spare casting I could let you have for £30. It is pre drilled for three drippers. I can make you the double drippers for £8 pound each. How much lead have you got and have you made it into ingots yet ready for shot making. I am in staffordshire as you guessed .
hi woodsman
I have 80 kilos of lead but not yet smelted it into ingots yet. if you could give me your mobile number, I'm in Shropshire so not far from you. so I could collect. would like casting with 3 drippers for no. 5 shot if that's possible. thanks again
jon
send me a private message to my youtube account ( my channel - about tab - message icon) with you number and il give you a ring
cheers
woodsman
Very nice job 👏
Outstanding
This is awesome are you selling anything for this or can you explain how exactly it works
Ladles and dripper sets available
contact me Woodsman243.info@gmail.com
Well done. Looks like an excellent setup. I'd be interested in discussing how I could get a ladle and also the plans for the thermocouples and heating elements. Do you have plans to sell the lead?
Hi mate thanks for interest in the video. Il be uploading a more indepth video soon on the
build . All components are readily available on ebay or amazon. The trouble with selling lead is the weight and cost of
postage . Although a ladle could be made available
cheers
Brilliant. Very interested in grabbing a ladle. I assume any PID set up will work. What kind of element are you using under the ladle? I'll try and PM you to discuss the ladle in greater detail. Cheers
The element under the ladle is 1000watt 36inch bend to shape bought of ebay and bent in
a type of W shape. This is sandwiched to the underside of the ladle with ceramic fibre blanket and an aluminium cover which I made. In actual fact the cover hardly gets hot and all the heat is directed to the bottom of
the ladle.
£40 for ladle. £10 each for a double dripper
No problem mate always nice to talk to a fellow man
Hello, how small of shot have you been able to make with this?
One of my videos shows #12 shot ive successfully made.
for this you need a 0.008 inch dripper (.2mm)
Any chance you want to cast and sell some of them shot maker ladles?
Thanks for asking available @
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274528425558
@@woodsman2433 is that all you need? Does it just drip it? What attachments are needed? I might be interested depending on start up cost. Would like number 5 or 7. Clay loads.
Hello please i need to know what is the Chemical substance with the water ?? Thanks
Hello Ali, The liquid used is fabric conditioner used in washing machines, cheap stuff will do
thanks for watching
Woodsman243
Great job!!
Ingenious system. 👍
What's the thing where the shot is dripping out of?
Dripper nozzle
@@woodsman2433 I thought you may have drilled holes in something, I'm assuming you had to buy that part
@@sykoslim8851 Make my own drippers and ladles cast out of aluminium
Hi, just wondering what is the important of the coolant used here
Really enjoyed when ı watch it. I have some question what size you can get lead shot and what about thats round ? I mean if you want to can you get 4 mm size no : 1 lead shot ? by the way really good job
Hi thanks for your interest. The shot comes out nice and uniform, due primarily to the control
of the actual lead temperature. The unit is still in its infancy at the moment and in actual fact originally had a gas burner under the ladle , but i had no way of reliably controlling the temperature. With a .75mm dripper it produces nice 2.7mm shot. About a British number 6 or American number 7 . The largest size dripper ive tried was 1mm which produced around number 3 or 3.5mm shot. Any larger than this seems hit and miss and shot looks abit out of round.
Thank for reply. Have you ever try with argon gas ? And have you ever try selling your lead shot . Thank for your interested
And ı m sorry if ı ask to much but ı really curious about it. How can ı product 8.62mm(buckshot) to 2.00 mm ? Thank for ur help
Sorry not sure what your asking. Do you want to make 2mm from 8.62mm. To produce 2mm shot or number 9 you will have to use a .5mm or 20thou dripper. High antimony content of around 5% which will reduce the leads relative density
Hi mate Thanks for your enquirey
I have a ladle which is pre drilled for 3 drippers.
I can make you a set of drippers for it as well if your interested
if so what size shot were you thinking of
Hi guys just to let you know hand made shot making ladles are now available at Russianslugmould.com
P.S. that's great💪🏻👍🏻
I'm guessing you sell your shot, how do I contact you for buying some please m8?
Wo kann ich so eine Grußform beziehen?
brilliant another project for me to make ammo for my right hand man shortie the shotie.👍
That's pretty ingenious. Thanx
Nice job!!
Do you have to have all this set up to make shot ? Looks very expensive lol
Didn't cost me a lot at all, just time and some head scratching
Thanks for watching
Is there any other way of making shot ?
@@harrisontaylor4531 You could just simply get some sort of metal can and bob a couple of very small holes in one side. Then heat with a blow lamp until the lead dribbles out into some sort of container with water or fabric conditioner in.
Hi Woodsman243, great videos. Do you have any contact information?
Very good friend.
Glad you enjoyed it
Please send me information and price for dripper,s please
Hi Scott thanks for your support
ladles with drippers are available @
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274528425558.
many thanks
Woodsman243
Awesome!!
Ples tel me the kined of liqud you yose?
Fabric conditioner
@@woodsman2433
Wher it use?
OWWWWW MY GOD thats smart
how easily could this setup be used for other metals? gold and silver for example.
Hahahahahahahaha. Exactly how many kg of precious metal do you have?
Silver buckshot would be good for Vampires, lol
@@amarissimus29 don't assume I would use it for shot rounds. I'm crazy, not stupid. I just figured having it in shot form would make later stages of refining easier for large quantities.
@@78Bonne as long as it's packed with garlic too!!
Congratulations sir
This is far from easy.
Unfortunately I think I’ll take the price dive on the shot haha
I have around 1,000 lbs of high antimony lead, if someone is really interested in some.
Ask on The Reloader's Network. I am sure a lot of us would want some.
You still have it?
What state are you in
Yep
👍👍👍🙋
Nice
Well Done mate good job can I get your contact details because I want that same setup
Any news?
Glub glub glub!
Eh Johnno!
Glub glub all the way mate.
Homemade?
Listen pal, you brought the factory home. It doesn't make it "homemade"!!!!!!
Thanks for your constructive comment. Was woundering when you will be uploading your video
on how you "HOMEMAKE" your lead shot. looking forward to the video
Woodsman
hi woodsman
message sent
thanks
jon
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