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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3552756" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I use stainless pots to melt my lead and have even used an old aluminum one for many batches.</p><p>Handles on cooking pots usually melt off or get brittle so I use vise grips and welding gloves to pour.</p><p></p><p>I do sort my wheel weights it is not all that hard or time consuming once you have done a few.</p><p>Stick on ones that are lead are usually pretty soft and I melt those separate.</p><p></p><p>Some stick on ones today are steel.</p><p>I use side cutters to see if weights are lead or steel or zinc.</p><p></p><p>[USER=34658]@Reloading Rod[/USER] is correct on the fact that if you put the weights in the pan than put the pan on the heat the heat will</p><p>evaporate the moisture.</p><p></p><p>You get a visit from the Tinsel Fairy when you add lead to moisture. Like pouring hot lead into a wet hole.</p><p>Adding moisture to lead usually like say from a drop of water will make the water dance and steam off instantly.</p><p></p><p>I do not use good cast iron pots to melt lead in the cast pot takes too much heat to get it hot vs a stainless pot.</p><p>I tried using a cast pot in the winter time outside with cold wind blowing and never got enough heat to melt the lead on the small camp fire.</p><p>The stainless pot did allow the lead to melt.</p><p></p><p>Most people do not sit around a camp fire in the cold of winter casting bullets or ingots though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3552756, member: 15054"] I use stainless pots to melt my lead and have even used an old aluminum one for many batches. Handles on cooking pots usually melt off or get brittle so I use vise grips and welding gloves to pour. I do sort my wheel weights it is not all that hard or time consuming once you have done a few. Stick on ones that are lead are usually pretty soft and I melt those separate. Some stick on ones today are steel. I use side cutters to see if weights are lead or steel or zinc. [USER=34658]@Reloading Rod[/USER] is correct on the fact that if you put the weights in the pan than put the pan on the heat the heat will evaporate the moisture. You get a visit from the Tinsel Fairy when you add lead to moisture. Like pouring hot lead into a wet hole. Adding moisture to lead usually like say from a drop of water will make the water dance and steam off instantly. I do not use good cast iron pots to melt lead in the cast pot takes too much heat to get it hot vs a stainless pot. I tried using a cast pot in the winter time outside with cold wind blowing and never got enough heat to melt the lead on the small camp fire. The stainless pot did allow the lead to melt. Most people do not sit around a camp fire in the cold of winter casting bullets or ingots though. [/QUOTE]
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