Solution to a problem ...

[Sharps '74]

When a friend quit bullet casting a while ago, he gifted me with a slab of Lyman #2 alloy that had been cast in a 9" x 9" baking pan. It was 1-1/2" thick.

Nice gift, but .... how to get it into useable ingots ..... ?

Solution was to put it into a large gold pan and melt it down. Now I have a batch of useable ingots.

 

[saskbooknut]

Many pounds of lead have been melted in a thrift store wok on a Coleman stove.

 

[ted_dent]

Many pounds of lead have been melted in a thrift store wok on a Coleman stove.

Lyman #2 stir fry?

 

[saskbooknut]

A wok is not an ideal melting pot, due to large surface area. It is a solution to melting large chunks to make ingots.

 

[kodiak1]

I've broken big pieces by laying them on a piece of 1" steel just under one edge and tapping her a good swat with ye old 12 lb. swing press.

 

[trevj]

Or you can just stand the ingot up against a stump and hit it with the Tiger Torch until enough runs off it for ready use.

An axe, or a hammer and chisel are good tools for scoring the surface deeply so you can beat it apart, too.

I use a Coleman stove and a 50 cent thrift store stainless steel pot, for casting fishing weights and processing wheel weights, and a couple muffin trays (same thrift store) to cast working size ingots that are easy to handle.

It does help a lot to have a stamp or a chisel to mark the ingots if you have #2 Alloy, or have added other 'sweetener' to the mix.

 

[Goodwin81]

Put that sucker in a big ol cast iron pan on a Coleman stove and pour into a small muffin pan.