I bought one about 3 years ago and made a deal with a friend to supply lead and the machine if he would make the shot.He made great shot with it.Tragically he died about a year ago.Great friend Bill McNeer.
Anyway when I picked up the machine from his widow we could not find the manual.I have asked Mr. Stewart 3 times for another manual and still have not received it.My conclusion is a good machine and not so good service.
Would one of you print out the manual and post it here or Utube or something. By reading it I'd then know what it takes to operate the machine along with the upkeep and related costs associated with using the darn thing. That, or maybe take the time to write a brief 'outline' of what it takes. Thanks, Jim Price
HERE IS JIMMY STEWERT'S EMAIL jstewart1934@hotmail.com
sorry for the caps. i just talked to him. email him and he will send you out the info. his wife works the emails and will not be home till this afternoon.
The machine melts the lead, which then drips out of 7 drippers which have small holes drilled into them. The droplets of lead then fall onto a small lip attached to the machine and roll into a coolant of your choice (I use hydraulic fluid). Thats pretty much it, besides cleaning and sifting the shot. Its a very simple process but takes some experimentation to figure out what works best for you. Other costs associated with the machine are coolant, which varies depending on what you use, a container to drop the shot into (ammo can works great), and a stand for your machine. My shotmaker is on a wooden table ontop of a patio stone, I then have the ammo can with coolant on top of two cinder blocks in front of the machine. My setup is quite primitive compared to others but gets the job done.
As others have said, search through the old threads on here, there is some pretty good information. The Stewart Shotmaker is an excellent machine with excellent service.
DARR:
I sent you a private message on TS.com or like the fella above said-email me at jstewart1934@hotmail.com
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