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Snuffy,
Try pressure casting, with your bottom-pour pot. Hold the mould against the pot's spout, open the valve, fill the cavity, remove the mould from the spout, repeat with the next cavity, then pour a sprue to cover the cavities.
I thought of that long after turning the pot off yesterday.:x I suspect I would end up with fins from the vent lines with a full 20 # lee. At least that's what I got the last time I tried pressure casting. That would certainly speed things up. I really hate the mess with a ladle. Spills, splashes, and the irregular sprue give me fits![smilie=b: I realize that contact ladle casting IS pressure casting, just the pressure is far less than 20# of lead can create.