BADUNAME47
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Don't Forget: After Casting; Wash Your Hands!
(1) Only cast in a WELL VENTILATED AREA, remember that some strange fumes can come off of molten lead. You don't want to breathe in those fumes!
(2) Whenever you handle lead, either when loading your gun or casting bullets be sure to wash your hands before eating, drinking or smoking to remove the minute amounts of "lead dust" from your hands.
(3) Keep water well away from molten lead. Back in 1986 I had a 25 pound pot of lead literally blow up on me because one drop of water got in the pot! My clothes were ruined, I had burns on my face, neck and hands. Fortunately I was wearing safety glasses.
While there was no permanent damage to me-I gained a healthy respect for following ALL the Safety Rules regarding casting after that!
Now, Casting is FUN plus you SAVE A LOT OF MONEY and of course, there is a lot of satisfaction making your own bullets!
(1) Only cast in a WELL VENTILATED AREA, remember that some strange fumes can come off of molten lead. You don't want to breathe in those fumes!
(2) Whenever you handle lead, either when loading your gun or casting bullets be sure to wash your hands before eating, drinking or smoking to remove the minute amounts of "lead dust" from your hands.
(3) Keep water well away from molten lead. Back in 1986 I had a 25 pound pot of lead literally blow up on me because one drop of water got in the pot! My clothes were ruined, I had burns on my face, neck and hands. Fortunately I was wearing safety glasses.
While there was no permanent damage to me-I gained a healthy respect for following ALL the Safety Rules regarding casting after that!
Now, Casting is FUN plus you SAVE A LOT OF MONEY and of course, there is a lot of satisfaction making your own bullets!