Help! My balls are blue....

[KeithB]

I knocked up 30 x 16oz cannonball sinkers with my DO-IT mould.

All the sinkers have a blue tinge, I would normally associate this with the lead and mould being too hot, but even the first few poured are like that.

Cannonball sinkers made with the smaller moulds are fine, I know it doesn't really matter, the sinkers are the right weight and shape but I was wondering why it's happening? Any ideas?

Cheers!

[Norman]

you need a proper mould keith , what shape would you like

norm

[D.D.]

It's the eisenberg effect

[KeithB]

you need a proper mould keith , what shape would you like

norm

1-off each at 8oz, 10oz, 12oz & 16oz of these:



1-off at 12oz of this



Just if you have time

[Tadpoleman]

Expensive gas ? :d

[KeithB]

Could be mate, it doesn't work as well as the free stuff.

ps

Get that machine rigged up I NEED the moulds above

[Tadpoleman]

16oz balls? are you trying to get to the bottom quicker than the skipper

[Tadpoleman]

Its a propper miller that you need ! you never know there may be one on here somewhere !

[KeithB]

16oz balls? are you trying to get to the bottom quicker than the skipper

Got some 2lb bombs for that, they were for one of JFK lads.

[big_sean]

Hi Keith

It will be to do with the cooling on the inside of the cast ball, also there could be another element in the lead you are using. some types of lead has small additions to make cooling slower.

Sean

[Norman]

How about this? hot off the press , available with bespoke boat name/Logo engraved in mould .... fully machined CNC mould (no drop forge or castings)

(available on ebay soon )











norm

[big_sean]

Norman

I will have some, Can you also do a 8oz and 10oz whitby fast drop?

Cash is here waiting

Sean

[KeithB]

Class Norman, can you glue 4 together, speeds things up a bit.

[Wornchaser]

Boat Molulds

Where can I get the moulds for weights, (not the cannonball one) as I have been looking for a double 10oz and 12 oz weight mould? Any advice and costs appreciated.

[Codfather]

Hope you charged more for the extra colour Keith

Mould porn that Norman

Put me down for a 10oz & 12oz, same in cannon ball and yellow reef