shot making machine 400-450 lbs hour

New shot machine I built automatic temp controllers, 230volt operation, 350-400 lbs per hour capacity

[@nancybarnes29]

magnificent Terry, truly inspirational, thank you for sharing. makes me feel a bit insignificant though at 73 'times a wasting..........up and at 'em, back to work !

[@Don.E.63]

Looks like a very well designed and well built machine. I agree on the temperature, i think temperature control is a vital key to quality and output of the shot. Good job man!

[@rondalgliesh8732]

Can it make #2 shot ? I need 3 ton of #2 asap

[@jtucker310]

That was excellent. Great design taking everything into account. You must be a engineering major. Very cool thanks for sharing that with us.

[@GlockmanGG]

As a retired toolmaker / welder that's to damn cool !! Nice setup . I enjoyed the video ! We Hen I was working did a lot of small tig welding and ran two Mits EDM sinkers and Mits wire machine . I made some cool stuff , miss those machines but not the stress , I signed up to your channel ,I'll keep watching your progress and new ideas , great job !! Later GlockmanGG

[@keihinsdad]

thanks so much for the kind reply!!!

[@repalmore]

I really like your two stage heating system. Something a lot of DIYers miss is the importance of temperature control for a consistent product. I'm guessing you are using K thermocouple? I've seen some high volume production stuff that uses fire rods for direct heat. I think for my first setup I'll go with the band heaters. To say the least, thank you for the video.

[@MrJonnabob]

Wow! You sir, are an amazing inventor! Thanks for sharing!!

[@kenhadley6039]

Impressive machine. Well thought out in the design. Keep up the good work.

[@12gageshot]

You are one intelligent individual. I like the machine.

[@boatbuilder1]

Very well documented and educational. Thank you very much. Dale

[@Larnsdoon]

Wow! Fantastic machine. Always feels great for your inventions to succeed.

[@stevemarks3080]

Very nice... I couldn't stop watching to catch every detail. Just curious, did you ever sell it? or add to it in any way? I can't get over that you don't have to fool with it to keep it running as in some of the other videos where the operator is beating on the Ladle with his dipper to keep it running smoothly. Again, nicely done. Steve

[@keihinsdad]

thanks Steve

[@speedbuggy16v]

very impressive machine! Good work.

[@ruststar]

Outstanding, great machine.

[@keihinsdad]

thats how you get the shot polished up and coated with the graphite. You spray the ramp and parts allow to dry per directions on the can and tahts it dont rub or touch it, dont get oil on it !

[@СергейАнатольевич-з8к]

Hello! What kind of liquid is used to cool the shot? Where does the shot go? What is the pump for pumping liquid?

[@jeffgens4783]

Sir , a ballpark estimate how much this machine cost to build without labor? thank you

[@michaelgiles2274]

Do you ever have issues with the drippers clogging and if so how do you get around it?

[@garyb8486]

Hi, what a great way to make your own shot. Especially the way in which the temperature of the lead is maintained as well as the level of lead in the ladle. Top job. I'm gathering bits and pieces in slow time to start my own system. Currently experimenting with SSRs etc and the detail in your vid is invaluable. May I ask one question please about the thermocouple sensor mountings? On the ladle it looks like the sensor is set on the top edge of the front panel: is that correct? Makes sense as you don't have to worry about immersing into the lead. And may I ask to about how the thermo sensors are mounted on the pots? Thanks again and thanks for helping us all out.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

That's an amazing near-commercial system. Is it very difficult to change out the drippers to switch shot sizes?

[@stevemarks3080]

Hello again, does each heating band have it's own SSR plus a SSR for each of the the heaters on the ladle? Steve

[@avidwaterfowler7522]

Yes, each band need to be controlled via an SSR. These SSR’s maintain the selected temp via controller and I’m guessing a thermal coupler.

[@keihinsdad]

Steve each heating elements leg has a SSR so there are two SSR's per band, Also the Ladle heaters are all taken care of by one common SSR. Buy your SSR on Ebay and get the highest amperage possible, do not rate them by your amperage of the elements. OVER RATE THEM, you must heat sink them also!!!! and run cooling fans or you will blow them up!!!

[@stevemarks3080]

Pete, I have yet to finish one for myself as I've had some medical issues. I don't think I will be able to make one for sale for awhile. Also, this project is not an inexpensive undertaking. Please contact me later in the summer of 2015 maybe by then things will have settled down. Steve

[@RISENSHINE64]

+Steve Marks Did you ever finish your machine Sir

[@keihinsdad]

Spray on your ramp and the threads and nuts of your drippers. The powdered graphite is about 1 tea spoon to 100 lbs in your tumbler. Harbor Freight has a cheap concrete mixer that works well and is just over $100! I get my graphite from a farm supply store used in seed planters "EZ Slide brand.

[@krtichacek]

Bravo Zulu. An excellent piece of engineering. Curious as to what kind of lead works best?

[@derrickman83]

how did you right up the flow valves for the pots. I'm trying to come up with a good way to build a bottom pour lead smelting pot

[@rogermartin4104]

You sir have done some electrical work before. Nice work.

[@bgjb-r1499]

Dam near perfect setup. You’re quite a craftsman. Just curious, how much are you getting for a 25lbs bag.

[@KD4BAW]

Man, what a great piece of equipment. IT must be nice to have the ability and knowledge to do this!! Are you going to sell them or are you selling the shot? I have about 1200#'s of lead that I would like to make about 400 #'s of #4 and #9 shot. About 200#'s each! That would do me for a while!! How much would a unit like that sell for or can I get the shot from you? What a great piece of reloading equipment!! Would be great if you could do 00Buck and #4Buck too!!!

[@stevemarks3080]

Thanks for your reply, I'm trying to understand your SSR's. It looks like you have two heaters per pot equaling 5500 watts and 6ea SSR's total for your whole system. On mine I have 4 heater bands per pot equaling 6000 watts so I will need 8 SSR's per pot? Please advise Thanks a million Steve

[@RISENSHINE64]

Steve Marks Can you build one of these for me?

[@dwesson44]

Simply AWESOME!

[@TheIceBurglar]

Oh wow, looks about good enough to sell. Hefty electrical requirements for use at home, probably have to go with some gas burners to use something this scale at my house

[@keihinsdad]

No zinc will not work. I would assume that you are speaking of the new wheel weights. They will not melt at the 631 degrees that lead does so they are easy to spot!

[@nebojsastanisavljevic1039]

Hello Terry, do you supply Tin Shots machine?

[@aflatminor]

The whole lot could do with elevating on legs by around 30" so that removing the finished product would be easier, That is by not having to bend down to the floor to remove the tray :) Fantastic machine- Well done mate :)

[@keihinsdad]

stop and think about the reason for that......You want to dump lead into the pot blindly over your head??? you need to see into the pots and monitor their progress. Plus remove dross from pre melt pot periodically.

[@kennethjohnson4284]

wow that very well designed,,do u sell your shot? if so do u have #4 shot

[@enterpriseindian]

Absolutely genius! If you look at my videos, you solved the flaw in my system. Constant heat is by far the key. The delivery of heated lead to your mid as to not diminish the temp was a great idea. I find that variation in heat is my only enemy. My shot is not perfectly round, but shoots as well as any factory shot made. What is you percentage of waster per run? It looks like it is minimal. I am around 2%, but it is usually from the beginning of the run until the heat gets constant.

[@boblamkin225]

Just got Jimmys Maker. Worked great with his sample lead. I separated the zinc & stick ons than melted the rest into ingots. when I use my ingots I have to keep tapping the tray to make them drip whats wrong with my lead? Yes I fluxed it with wax.

[@stclairstclair]

Im a mechanic, I have sand casted a "littleton shot maker clone" out of aluminum that im pretty proud of, the only thing im not liking about your machine is the noise level, is that the harbor frieght pump, im going there soon for stuff and would use it, if not for that damned wine. oh and did you cut your own nozzels or have them done. good job and thanks much.

[@soisitimpossible]

I'm a few years late. But if this cast 30 to 40 caliber ball shot it would be great. Can it be set to do so?

[@robinsimmons3983]

How do you strain the drip pan under the pot

[@TheKentuckyWoodsman]

Best production shot maker I've seen so far by far! Not trying to be a Karen or a safety patrol here but do you have any precautions in mind to help you not breath in the lead vapors produced so you don't build up lead poisoning in your body? I mention this because I had a friend who cast bullets that almost did himself in with super high lead levels in his blood and his wife not directly but simply from her washing the clothes he wore while casting.

[@keihinsdad]

650F is way below lead vaporization point. The only way you will get lead poisoning would be to ingest it or some type of contact absorption through the skin or cuts.

[@JohnDoeEagle1]

@@keihinsdad It's a big myth and scare tactic the Left Wing anti-gun Communist Dumocrat nutjobs spew on how easily you can get lead poisoning. They like to scare people into submission and to never attempt to cast their own bullets or shot. It's like when they discover a old house with lead paint in the basement. They send out the entire hazmat team and tape off the surrounding area. You would think it was a murder scene or the location of a nuclear warhead manufacturing facility. Don't eat it, put it in your mouth and always wash your hands....don't hover over the pot and huff the fumes taking deep deliberate drags of the smoke....you will be FINE!!

[@JohnDoeEagle1]

Probably was casting in the house without ventilation if this is true. I don't do any casting in the house or basement. It's all out in the garage or outside where I can get clean fresh air and run a fan or use the wind. Remember these people smoke marijuana and drink and drive and think it is safe! Say NO to guns and YES to drugs! I'll take the lead bullet casting and shot making any day instead! They never tell you that you can pop Vitamin C tablets when you are doing a lot of work with lead to help it keep from binding to your bone-marrow through your bloodstream and also helps flush it out of your system BEFORE it becomes a problem. The common Vitamin C daily vitamins you can buy at Wal-Mart. I have been doing this for years and so does many other reloaders and bullet casters I know.

[@JohnDoeEagle1]

@@keihinsdad Article: In 1939, a remarkable study was published, entitled “Vitamin C treatment in lead poisoning,” in which 17 lead industry workers were given 100 mg of vitamin C a day, the amount found in one or two oranges, and “with practically all of them there was a marked gain in vigor, color of skin, cheerfulness, blood picture, appetite and ability to sleep well.” The 17 workers were chosen because they seemed to be in pretty bad shape and possibly even had scurvy, so it’s no wonder a little vitamin C helped. But vitamin C is an antioxidant, and oxidation is “an important mechanism underlying lead toxicity,” so it’s conceivable that it may have mediated some of the harm. But, the vitamin C didn’t appear to just reduce the damage from the lead-it also reduced the lead itself. As you can see from 1:43 in my video Can Vitamin C Help with Lead Poisoning?, the amount of lead in a painter’s urine over a period of a month after starting 200 mg of vitamin C a day exhibited a five-fold drop, suggesting he was absorbing less of the lead into his body. He was one of three painters researchers tried this on, and evidently all three painters’ levels dropped. The researchers concluded that those “exposed to lead…should be advised to include in their diet plenty of such rich sources of vitamin C as tomatoes (fresh or canned), raw cabbage, oranges or grapefruit, raw spinach (or even cooked, in very little water), raw turnips, green bell peppers, cantaloupe, etc.” Now, this drop in lead in the subjects’ urine was seen with only three painters, and the study didn’t have a control group of painters who didn’t take vitamin C, so perhaps everyone’s lead levels would have dropped for some other reason or perhaps it was just a coincidence. You don’t know…until you put it to the test.

[@Vatsek]

Nice piece of equipment, still running?

[@MrJamesconn]

How did you make the ladle did you make your own drippers or where did you got them what is the angle of the ladle and how many in till shot reaches cooliant what sizes does it drip

[@Vikrant-S-Khurmi]

Excellent. Where can I buy this . I need this for mass production of lead shots.

[@mitchlarue3594]

Thanks for the video. What are you using for an orifice?

[@stjoejoe]

very cool set up man,what are you using for coolant

[@SHOTGUNJIM1]

how did you make the drippers, are they just a hole drilled in pipe

[@stjoejoe]

very nice work,great control of the lead, only thing i see on the downside is,i would not want to pay for the electric bill ;-)

[@jonesborowoodworks5849]

Is there a tutorial out there on how to create one of these on a small scale? I can find everyone showing off their machines, but I cannot find a how to. Any help would be appreciated.

[@Napsmack]

Ingenuitive! Well done man!

[@LeadDada]

I am interested in setting up a lead shot manufacturing in India. Love your machine. Would appreciate if you could help.

[@keihinsdad]

pump whine sounds worse on video. i made everything I own a tool & die shop in central Illinois

[@markRTFGuns]

Hello sir. Will you please help me build one of these ? By giving me a list of components and details ? Please ! I will pay you for the information. Please contact me with a method to reach you and learn from you. I’m dead serious ! Thank you very much. Mark.

[@markrainford1219]

How "round" is the shot, compared to tower dropped shot?

[@keihinsdad]

Mark nothing is as round as true tower dropped shot

[@keihinsdad]

I thought this was more helpful than a write up. surplus heater bands on ebay, digital temp controllers and heat sinks on ebay,tube heaters from McMaster-Carr, rest of its machined parts and fabrication. video and you own imagination should get you there. i will not provide any engineering or parts and or material list. I only wish there was this much info when I started this project thats why I did it and the video but I dont have time to spoon feed info to guys who want to build one.

[@slc308]

Do you sell the lead shot. ? I'm looking for bulk shot. Like 100-159lbs worth.

[@troymoore7537]

can such a setup be used for aluminum and/or copper as well?

[@MrNopehaha]

Do you think you could make a Fine Silver shot maker (warning, you'll have to work with 1763+F° temps) if you could make a similar system for silver, you'd make some good money.

[@shotgunreloader4964]

the machine is a thing of beauty by the way. Hey taking the price of the machine out of equation - just lead graphite coolant electricity how low can you get the price down per pound of shot?

[@SuperGreyfox99]

I was wondering if your shot is nice and round. Thank you for making this video. It will really help myself out in getting my setup going properly have been working on it for quite sometime. But never getting round shot. Close but not like factory.

[@felipegomez1673]

Good day, I am wondering if it is possible that you can help me to fabricate or if you allow me to buy your machinery to produce aluminum shots. Thanks

[@mikesmith4468]

Nice job man .

[@Lvduggo69]

Do u reload or sell your shot ??? U have a sweet shop there bro. Best of luck !!

[@A3Kr0n]

I always thought you needed a 200 foot tower, but I guess technology has solved that.

[@HORTONGUNS]

Do you sell the blueprints?

[@jameskuehn5401]

Is there a way to contact you about building a machine for sale?

[@dennislloyd6464]

where did you get your lead pots?

[@randyatwood4434]

do you sell your shot and how much is it for 25 lbs. just asking !!!

[@kennethjohnson4284]

where do u get your lead at?

[@surinderhundal7182]

do u sell the pellets? if not what type of hardener do u use.

[@aburns1511]

I get everythingbutthe ladle How does it work Did yould or buy it?

[@rondalgliesh8732]

Can this machine make #2 shot ? in desperate need of 3 ton asap .

[@Armasdelsur]

@keihinsdad Hi !! I would like to know the power of the electrical resistance (of the heater that the oven has got). 1500 WATTs perhaps? Thank you for the video. Jose A. Garrido

[@jefftonna9746]

id be interested in buying one, can you convert to 240 V for aussie conditions?

[@harshitshah6662]

i want to know in which country this machine is made and how to contact the seller of the machine

[@johndough2028]

how much did the machine cost in USD?

[@jamesbillinger2654]

do you sell prints for this unit with list of components?

[@blythkd9017]

Wow, what a well thought out machine. Too bad the designer wasn't a little more helpful. I've done lots of projects and I know from experience that you have a ballpark idea of the cost of a project without sitting down and adding it all up. I just hope the good ol boys at home that want one don't think they can build it for $500.

[@keihinsdad]

how did I need to be more helpful?? Provide drawings and bill of material free of charge?? Lucky I even took the time to share what I have in a video.....

[@blythkd9017]

@@keihinsdad Might first try not being such a dick.

[@GunFunZS]

Do you sell shot?

[@mariusadam4429]

Good job!

[@jarrodchandler4534]

Can you show your valves for the pots?

[@fatemebehzadi4559]

Hello; I have a question in this area and I hope you help me to obtain a positive and applicable outcome. In order to supply the existing coolant fluid, i need information about the composition ratio of water and anything used in this composition in a cubic meter of volume. Please reply as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your guide.

[@Bassemdubai2001]

hi, pleas can you tell me know what kind of Liquid you are using? thanks..

[@floorpizza8074]

Explained @ 8:00 in the video

[@m.hmangli8046]

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[@sptsinc]

Will you share what you know about making shot? Please help! Many thanks

[@keihinsdad]

Tj you should be able to get plenty of info but would help all I can

[@rdgk1se3019]

Do you make # 12 shot?

[@baldassarretortora5251]

Quanto costa questa macchina

[@keihinsdad]

5/16 316 stainless bolts with 1/8 feed hole in the 5/16 dia and then a .026 dia drip hole intersecting through a hex flat on the head.

[@gunshooter26]

wow thats just cool... very impressive

[@abhishekmundhra4078]

ok but how to contact u for this lead shot machine.

[@goldwp2]

Do you have any for sale?

[@SethWilcox82]

Any updates on this machine?

[@mcm2108]

very cool, but seems a little overdone to me... you wouldn't happen to be german would you? that has got to be one hell of an expensive machine with all the electronic controls.

[@gracieladelgado6785]

donde puedo conseguir esta maquina estamos interesados

[@mayankbafna9856]

can these machine be used for aluminum

[@matthewk937]

Could but aluminum needs higher temps

[@dennislanthier8089]

Are you going to produce this machine for sale? If yes, when will it be on market and price. Thanks rockyert68

[@russhayes4882]

Amazing

[@robertblaze5549]

Nice hope you sale them

[@twintwo1429]

Are you sure you designed that control box? Looks seriously like a control box on a similar setup by a manufacturer. Come on , you can tell us.

[@keihinsdad]

Yes i designed and built all of it

[@andrewbottrell1048]

Nice

[@SHOTGUNJIM1]

SORRY I DID NOT GET BACK SOONER NEW TO THIS AND JUST FOUND WHERE MY COMMENT ARE PLACED, THANK FOR THE INPUT IN THE DRIPPER' CAN YOU MAKE 0 OR 00 BUCK THAT WHY. THANKS FOR REPLEY