Lead in Edmonton or Alberta

[jethunter]

My supply of soft / pure lead has dried up. Anyone in the Edmonton / Calgary area have some they could sell or know where i can pick up 50-100 lbs (or more!) to tide me over? I'm willing to drive some distance and pick it up. Can pay cash or trade for cast bullets.

Thanks!

 

[jeff270]

Metal Supermarket

 

[jethunter]

Metal Supermarket: 4.5 lb = $36. So that's not gonna happen.....

 

[Throttle_monkey1]

There's a wheel weight place in St. Albert but I can't remember the name of it for the life of me.

 

[Throttle_monkey1]

Or go to a kalmtire or something and ask to buy their scrap wheel weights.

 

[infideleggwelder]

do you have Castle Building centres there? i know in Gander, NL at the location there, they still sell lead roof flashing by the roll. or did 3 years ago. maybe try the local hardware store. wasn`t cheap, but wasn't $8 a pound either.

 

[yomomma]

Contact these guys http://www.lambertradiationshielding.com/index.php

Tell them you need some lead bricks, 2x4x12 is about 40 lbs at about $2/lb

could also try these guys but dont know if they have a minimum order

http://www.canadametal.com/protection.php

 

[jethunter]

I found 200 lbs clean pure lead yesterday and have 300 lbs more lined up. That will keep me going for a while. Pricing is very interesting - ranging from $1/lb to $8/lb. A CGN sponsor in Calgary offered custom alloys in lead/tin for $4/lb - high for my needs but maybe not for the casual caster considering you can specify the alloy you want.