scored 200 lbs of unsorted wheel weights at a reasonable price. selling 100 as this will probably turn in to a monthly thing and I already have 125 pound of processed lead I bought several years ago. my old big pot was a cast iron dutch oven that held about 40 pounds of liquid lead when half full. used a cast iron water heater burner and tubing to build a stable tripod. it has now been gone for 30 years.
as these buckets contain all types of weights, I am making a few assumptions.
the flat weights segmented into squares appear to be pure lead, soft and pliable. good for muzzle loader balls and minis, fishing stuff.
obvious steel clips are the hard WW lead.
what are the zinc like? will they have a certain shape? One post I read stated that lead's melting point was about 100 deg F below zinc so control the temp and the zinc will float to the top. I used bees wax to bring impurities to the top and have a couple of new toilet seal rings that are pure bees wax. picking up bent up frame turkey fryer burner Saturday and will get the Frame rebuilt to suport 60 lbs or so.
Bought a cast iron dutch oven at a garage sale a while back for cheap. it is in perfect shape so hesitant to use it for lead. I do have a big SS pot, maybe 16" dia by 12" tall. heavy bottom. it got burnt with hot oil and finish inside is not good. any one used SS pot to melt lead?
Looking for other suggestions. Aware that moisture dropped into the molten lead can cause flying hot lead and is dangerous. moisture can be hiding in clips on weights. lead fumes are not good to breath. other methods? searched posts but most were 5 plus years old so started a new post
as these buckets contain all types of weights, I am making a few assumptions.
the flat weights segmented into squares appear to be pure lead, soft and pliable. good for muzzle loader balls and minis, fishing stuff.
obvious steel clips are the hard WW lead.
what are the zinc like? will they have a certain shape? One post I read stated that lead's melting point was about 100 deg F below zinc so control the temp and the zinc will float to the top. I used bees wax to bring impurities to the top and have a couple of new toilet seal rings that are pure bees wax. picking up bent up frame turkey fryer burner Saturday and will get the Frame rebuilt to suport 60 lbs or so.
Bought a cast iron dutch oven at a garage sale a while back for cheap. it is in perfect shape so hesitant to use it for lead. I do have a big SS pot, maybe 16" dia by 12" tall. heavy bottom. it got burnt with hot oil and finish inside is not good. any one used SS pot to melt lead?
Looking for other suggestions. Aware that moisture dropped into the molten lead can cause flying hot lead and is dangerous. moisture can be hiding in clips on weights. lead fumes are not good to breath. other methods? searched posts but most were 5 plus years old so started a new post