What and he gets away with this
If you look at some of his other posts...either his account has been hacked, or he needs to double up his meds.
have begun smelting my own lead
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If you look at some of his other posts...either his account has been hacked, or he needs to double up his meds.
easyrider604
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Greater Vancouver, BC
Thank you for pointing this out. I agree that we should use proper nomenclature whenever we can. An M1 Garand uses clips, most other guns like ARs and semi-auto pistols use magazines.
Wouldn't it be easier to just use pure lead and use the old-fashioned hand held moulds to "scoop'' out the lead and then open the mould and let the bullet fall out?
Can leading in a barrel not be ameliorated by keeping the velocity low?
Can leading in a barrel not be ameliorated by keeping the velocity low?
Highly recommended and the new Lyman casting handbook 4th edition just came out recently.
good not only for new casters but all casters. it has some new useful load information.
Keel from a 35 foot sailboat?
Nope, a counter weight for a cobalt machine in a cancer treatment center. I was the crane operator on a job for the removal of this machine. The tech said that it was all scrap and the it tested safe for radiation so it was mine for the taking 
What and he gets away with this
Not to worry mooseman1. Most of the guys here know who I am and what I've done. Anybody who posts something like that is pretty transparent and just needs to be ignored.
Nope, a counter weight for a cobalt machine in a cancer treatment center. I was the crane operator on a job for the removal of this machine. The tech said that it was all scrap and the it tested safe for radiation so it was mine for the taking
Oh man....NICE score. I'm curious how you're going to melt it down though. Just cut out chunks with a reciprocating saw I guess ? Melt of bits and pieces with a torch ? Turn your pet beaver loose on it ? LOL !!! Man, that's a big honking chunk of lead to deal with in one piece.
I haven't started to melt any of it yet. Thus far I have tried a circular saw, reciprocating saw, a chisel and a 1 inch drill bit. The drill is the best was so far but it takes for ever to get any out of it. I thought it would be a bit easier than this but I was proven wrong, lol. The reciprocating saw would be the best but I can't get a blade that two feet long to cut all the way across. I've almost tried my chainsaw but I don't want to mess up my blade on it.
It is a pain in the ass to deal with but it's a score of a life time so I couldn't pass it up.
I scored 1800 lbs of lead from a hospital that was being demolished. I also used a chainsaw but it clogs up quickly so just go slow and unclog it as it starts to bind. I cut the piece up into more manageable chunks and then I used an axe to cut the smaller chunks into ones that could be used in my big cast iron pot that I have.
Here is a neat setup. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=707
Great idea on how to make a big pot and some pouring molds.
I have a big ladle and a cast iron bread mold that I can pour 25 lb ingots for long term storage. If I need to break them down further then I melt the 25 lb ingots in the pot and I pour the lead into a smaller 5 lb ingot size that I use in my 20 lb casting pots.
I made some 2" x 1" x 10" long molds out of channel steel and welded steel on both ends that make 5lb ingots perfect for the pot. I used a dremel tool to engrave in the bottom of the steel channel L-lead, WW- wheel weights, 50/50- lead/WW or tin/lead and #2- Lyman #2 mix. Then when I have poured the lead into the mold I wait until it is hard and then simply pound flat the raised lettering that doesn't apply to the contents. So if I pour straight WW then I pound down the L, 50/50 and #2 so all that is left is WW and at a glance I can tell what it is.
My friend has a mill and he wants to try being more elaborate in the lettering so it is recessed more, when It is done I will post pictures of it after.
Here is a neat setup. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=707
Great idea on how to make a big pot and some pouring molds.
I have a big ladle and a cast iron bread mold that I can pour 25 lb ingots for long term storage. If I need to break them down further then I melt the 25 lb ingots in the pot and I pour the lead into a smaller 5 lb ingot size that I use in my 20 lb casting pots.
I made some 2" x 1" x 10" long molds out of channel steel and welded steel on both ends that make 5lb ingots perfect for the pot. I used a dremel tool to engrave in the bottom of the steel channel L-lead, WW- wheel weights, 50/50- lead/WW or tin/lead and #2- Lyman #2 mix. Then when I have poured the lead into the mold I wait until it is hard and then simply pound flat the raised lettering that doesn't apply to the contents. So if I pour straight WW then I pound down the L, 50/50 and #2 so all that is left is WW and at a glance I can tell what it is.
My friend has a mill and he wants to try being more elaborate in the lettering so it is recessed more, when It is done I will post pictures of it after.
vagrantviking
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
If the lead is pretty pure and doesn't have ugly inclusions in it it probably won't be too hard on the blade.
I have never used a chainsaw on lead but I would be worried about it grabbing. Go slow and careful.
Heck of a score! I'm jealous.
I have never used a chainsaw on lead but I would be worried about it grabbing. Go slow and careful.
Heck of a score! I'm jealous.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
One man infracted, another banned, this thread is doing famously. Tone it down please.
If you want to call it "smelting" go ahead but if you say it too loudly or too long don't be surprised if someone wants to hold you to the regulations concerning "smelting".
In my opinion calling the melting of scrap lead "smelting" is not only inaccurate but is waving a red flag that should not be waved. If we do so we invite the heavy hand of regulators to interfere with us in yet another new and interesting way.
Castboolits is a US site, their regulatory reality is not necessarily the same as ours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smelting
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/SOR-91-155/page-1.html
They're getting closer and closer to disappearing into history. I need another 500 lbs or so for my lifetime supply....then I'll have my "ton of lead" in the garage. Guess I had better get some of my contacts on the phone.
