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No need for pics, you will get a hang of it quickly.

You can spot the steel ones by the rust, size (bigger) and shape (usually straight ends)
The zinc ones give a distinct "ting" when dropped on the concrete floor, the good ones sound different.
Also the zinc ones can not be cut as easy with a pair of side cutters.

Besides that the zinc ones are often marked "zn"

Also melt them in dedicated pan/pot for the ww processing, don't use your casting pot.
 
gunsdora said:
gunmontey thanks for that vedio good info.

Going through the WW's there is some that are mark with MC & #'s . Some are harder to mark with the side cutters then others would they be lead also???.

I don't think they are zinc.


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All are lead COWW
 
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gunsdora said:
gunmontey thanks for that vedio good info.

Going through the WW's there is some that are mark with MC & #'s . Some are harder to mark with the side cutters then others would they be lead also???.

I don't think they are zinc.
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Nice score! Looks like good old lead clip on lead WWs to me. Like the stuff I use to find back in the 80s.

They look nice and clean to.

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Although 3-4% zinc in the mix won't hurt anything I still sort mine. That way I don't worry if a few slip by.

Once you reach advance methods you can use zinc, it adds hardness. You also have to balance it with a little more tin to get your fill out. Bullets will be a few grains lighter.

You can even try methods to add copper, this adds elasticity to the mix.

Lots to try if you really get into it.

For now, while your learning stick to straight wheelweights
 
I have come across a new product for my zinc wheel weights... Making pyramid anchors. So for I have orders for 2. Selling the zinc for $1/lb and a case of beer for casting. Making 2 9lb anchors with stainless eyebolts cast inside.

I was planning on using a plaster mold. After reading the other thread about melting zinc, I am just not sure what to use for a pot. Aluminum?
 
Saafire said:
I have come across a new product for my zinc wheel weights... Making pyramid anchors. So for I have orders for 2. Selling the zinc for $1/lb and a case of beer for casting. Making 2 9lb anchors with stainless eyebolts cast inside.

I was planning on using a plaster mold. After reading the other thread about melting zinc, I am just not sure what to use for a pot. Aluminum?
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I have read to NEVER use an aluminum pot for melting. Zinc melts at a higher temp than lead and aluminium pots have been known to have the bottom let go under lead melting temps. The heat and weight of the lead wil eventually cause the aluminium to break down.

Best bet is a good thick cast iron pot to melt with. I dont know about you but the risk of having an aluminium pot give way and pounds and pounds of burning molten metal spilling out is worth the investment in a solid cast iron melting pot.
 
I loathe W/W's. Just terrible. Definitely not economy of motion.
Wheel weights...They are dirty & soiled, come with valve stems & tops, grease, trash, plus the biggest effort is having to sort them.
You have to seek, sort & discard the zink, steel and some other lead-like squares that don't/won't melt. Some lead W/W are so small you would not even get a 9mm bullet out of it.

It's just too much work. Range lead is way softer, but powder coating that product solves the problem...
It's probably better for me just to trade my W/W stash for ready-made ingots....
 
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