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   Message 214,923 of 215,319   
   Snag to Bob La Londe   
   Re: dripping lead pot and evaporust   
   27 Oct 25 15:42:47   
   
   From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 10/27/2025 11:21 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > On 10/26/2025 6:29 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> but I gotta figure out the angle first because I don't know how much   
   >> meat there is and I don't want to cut too much and ruin the unit .   
   >   
   >   
   > Lee has parts available for these I am pretty sure.  I replaced the   
   > control and heating coil on mine some time back.   
   >   
   > Yes they do fail.  If you think about what it is with a much lower   
   > production number than a cooking appliance, they are pretty cheap   
   > devices.  I used to be a Lee dealer some years back, but I decided I   
   > only wanted to sell my own products.  Sorry, I sold all my inventory a   
   > long time ago.   
   >   
   > Scheels may have the lowest retail price on them today.  You can get   
   > parts direct from Lee.   
   >   
   > There is nothing complicated about them.   
   >   
      
      It's a Lyman . And it's old enough that the base is cast iron instead   
   of stamped sheet metal . I need to get the plug and socket for the cord   
   cleaned up , I noticed today it's getting hot and that means a high   
   resistance connection .   
   --   
   Snag   
      I appreciated foreign cultures more   
   when they stayed foreign ...   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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