First brass mold and first hollow point begginers help needed

Was lucky today to purchase a brass 2 cavity NOE 360477 mold with pin sets from a member here today with only a couple hundred cast in it and would like to get some info on how to make it work correctly.
From what i have read they like to be hotter but i don't want to warp it.
Also how do the boolets drop out with pins holding them ?
I have other NOE aluminum molds and RCBS molds and have no problems useing them but this seems to be a new ball game to me. I have a hot plate and i'm useing a Lee Pro 4 pot
Thanks, Steve

Steve;
Mihec has a video that shows correct usage of his hollow point mold - it is slightly different than NOE's but the same technique will work with the NOE:

http://www.mp-molds.com/index.php?pr=Cramer_style_casting

I pre-heat my molds on a steel top hot plate. If you have an open Calrod burner, place an old circular saw blade on it to spread the heat evenly. Mine works best on medium. The first time or two you use it, kind of sneak up on the heat. You don't want to overheat the mold. I prefer to heat mine up to the point that I only need one or two casts before it is running well.

FWIW
Dale53

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