BLOCKED SPOUT

[oscarb]

After years of excellent service my Lee Production Pot's spout clogged up completely with what looks like fine yellow sand, kind of formed a plug wich I cannot remove from outside or inside, don't want to drill, might cause more bad than good. Is there a way, maybe some kind of solvent, or whatever to dissolve this plug & clear the spout?

 

[Titus]

Oscar, I have had the same from the Lee pot Heinrich and I are using. All I did was to take a panel pin and bend it according to the channel in the valve and carefully wriggled it in there. It still does that sometimes but it gets it open.

 

[oscarb]

Tx Titus,
Will try that. One bend only? approx. angle?
BTW Nicolas Yale has some old stock Lee moulds @ R 192.50 less 10% - .54 300gr REAL, .50 360gr Improved Minie, .45 200gr conical (for 44 pistol) .375 79gr RB

 

[Titus]

Thanks oscar. :thumbsup:

I cant remember but it was at a bit of an angle. Got it right trough trial and error. Go slow and steady, be carefull not to marr the inside of the channel. :nono: :thumbsup: :v

 

[oscarb]

Thanks oscar. :thumbsup:

.......... be carefull not to marr the inside of the channel. :nono: :thumbsup: :v

That was my concern in the first place.

 

[BrownBear]

It only works for me to clear the channel while the pot is hot. The occasional clog seems to be the price paid for a small channel, but I've used one in which a friend enlarged the channel. Yeah, it never clogs but the lead gushes out far too fast for my tastes. Probably great for casting 2-pound fishing sinkers such as he is doing, but it's a train wreck for casting bullets.

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Oscarb,

Like BrownBear, I can clear the spout on my pot while it's hot. I use a heavy needle and a pair of needle-nose pliers. The needle bends as needed to make it way up the channel. The lead makes it's way out and kinda clears out the crud. Wear gloves! I haven't drilled out either one of my pots but am considering it. Good luck......GW