To Hot and Humid to Cast

[dragon813gt]

Here's an easy chart to read to see where the human body is most comfortable


I hate the psychometric chart but it contains a lot of information. Once the dew point is above 70 it's downright oppressive. Nowhere for the sweat to evaporate because the air is already saturated. You need a consistent breeze or a fan to stay somewhat comfortable. Dewpoint is already 68 this morning. Calling for a high of 95 and the humidity is currently at 94%. Can't wait to work on a roof all day

[bedbugbilly]

Hang Fire - only 111?

We have a place south of Tucson where we winter. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard . . "But it's a dry heat!" LOL

[rintinglen]

I cast when I can, but have to concur that there is darned little enjoyment in sitting on the stool with the back of your shirt wringing wet with sweat. My personal best (worst?) is 8 1/2 pounds of 429-421's in 97 degree, moist conditions. I cast for an hour and then had to give up.

[blikseme300]

Hang Fire - only 111?

We have a place south of Tucson where we winter. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard . . "But it's a dry heat!" LOL

So is a pizza oven!

[MilSurpFan]

You mean it's not normal to work outside in the 90s to the point your shirt is soaked and the sweat is dribbling off the edges onto the ground?

Wimps!

I did cast some Minies early the other evening about 7ish. Think it had dropped to about 90 by then. Lots of sweating but it's not going to stop me from trying out a new mould. I actually have more problems these days at lower temperatures. Either my hands are too cold and hurt or the gloves needed for warmth are too thick. Rather just sweat, at least it doesn't hurt just to move.

[NavyVet1959]

All in all, I prefer my clothes to get wet from the outside in instead of from the inside out. I was in France back in late April and was was caught in rainstorm. My wife was making a big deal about my getting wet, but I still smiling since even though the outside was wet, I was still dry under all the wet clothes. Even on a "dry" day here, I start out with sweaty underwear and it slowly seeps to the outer layers. It's just too humid for the sweat to evaporate and cool you down any around here.

[cajun shooter]

As all of my fellow southern brethren know, It's not hot!!, it's like sticking your head in an oven and then try to breathe. I have a huge problem as I only have my left lung working.
I wanted to cast some the other day as my cabin fever was high and I had my wife help put all of my casting gear on our back porch. Well, it was 98 with 90% humidity and my thought was that I could cast a 1/2 pot or so and then come inside to cool off before going back outside. I never made it as when I started to cast, I could no longer breathe and need to come inside and get some oxygen from my pump.
I have a 12x24 shop that has a 2 1/2 ton unit in it which provides both air and heat but it increases my bill by $150 a month when I use it to cool my shop but have to run the exhaust fans above my casting bench which remove the bad fumes but also the cold air that I'm paying for. Where is October? Later David

[popper]

Made a bunch of 180gr superhard 'ingots' last evening then refilled the pot. Even with the fan on I was soaked but stuff needs to get done.
I did one of those test as a youngster. TC in the rectum, into the sweat shop. One of the last 60% to get pulled out. About froze on the way back to the dorm - on a bright sunny warm day. Had chills for a few hours and took a day to really recover. Wasn't worth the $25 or so for the experiment.

[Shiloh]

111 here in this part of AZ on the Colorado River today, but with only 7% humidity, the swamp cooler in the garage brought the temp down to 76 degrees.

Folks in the humid climes, haven't a clue what a swamp cooler is. They think it may be some sort of adult beverage.

SHiloh

[Tom W.]

I learned of a "swamp cooler" from my late wife's mother, when we went to visit her in California. Wonderful thing, it was.....

[NavyVet1959]

Folks in the humid climes, haven't a clue what a swamp cooler is. They think it may be some sort of adult beverage.

Swamp coolers used around here would be something that would allow us to get our humidity levels OVER 100%.

[Jtarm]

Triple digits here in the Lone Star State.

And I'm too old to get up at 4:00 AM.

[NavyVet1959]

Triple digits here in the Lone Star State.

And I'm too old to get up at 4:00 AM.

At 04:00, I'm probably just getting in bed!

We need a small tropical storm to come through here and cool things off a bit.

[popper]

We dropped 2F today, ready for lawn mowing in the morning, should go fast, bermuda has just about gone heat dormant now.

[Blackwater]

Here on the coastal plain of SE Ga., it's famous for our humidity. The swamps are full of skeeters this year, too, due to the heavy rains early in the year. The worst are the little black ones that don't make a hum, and you don't know you've been bit 'till it starts itchin' like crazy! I just can't take the heat like I used to, and don't have a good venting hood to cast inside, but I'm seriously thinking on it for my new reloading room. Sure would be a boon in this climate!

I used to look forward to this time of the year. I could go to the river and I'd often have the whole run of it by myself. Rarely saw another fisherman. Nowadays, I'm one of those back at the house in the A/C! And glad of it, too! Yeah, these "Golden Years" are really sumthin'! Not being 10 ft. tall, bulletproof and immortal can be a real drag!

[mold maker]

My grass hasn't been mowed but once since the 4th. It sounds like potato chips when you walk on it. Tire tracks around the back left dead streaks.
In the Winter the cold hurts my bones, and the Summer is just intolerable.
Where did Spring go?
I sure hope we have a mild long Fall.

[jwber]

I'm basically out of 9mm booolits, I need them bad for next month. Just going to have to suck it up one night and do it.

It's been in 80's and decent humidity and I cast in my garage which is even hotter.

[Patrick L]

I too try to do all my casting for the year in the fall/early winter.

That said, since I made my indoor casting cabinet with vent hood it doesn't really matter. If I do cast in the summer the shop is fairly cool, and of course warm in winter. I do smelt either outdoors or in the open garage. In fact, I did do that two weeks ago, since the forecast was fairly cool(for us) and low humidity.

[izzyjoe]

No thanks, I'll do my casting in late Oct. I do enuff sweatin' at work! Now these last couple of mornings have been nice in the lower 70's, if I was tempted that would be the time to do it.

[Nocturnal Stumblebutt]

Lately I've been starting my casting, on the nights I'm able to, around 10 pm and going until midnight. I keep promising myself I'll heat the garage so that I can get all of next summer's casting done during the cold, dark, miserable winter months. But you know what they say, hope in one hand, poop in the other, see which one fills up first.