What do you use to melt your lead with?

[7.62Man]

Being the thrifty Canuk that I am, I plan on using a old coleman stove/turkey frier burner and cast iron dutch oven to melt and cast my bullets with.

I was wondering what the rest of the community uses?

How many use some fancy lead melting pot and how many of you use the thrifty method that I use?

 

[AOWM]

I have used the coleman camping stove it does work but if you have the tools & time you can make a much better setup based around a tiger torch (or similar torch). How many BTU for the turkey oven?

 

[crazy_davey]

A one or two burner Coleman stove works fine. No need to get to fancy, you are only melting lead.

Ventilation is much more important than what you use for heat.

 

[snowshoe]

Coleman stove.

 

[Andy]

Here's what I use:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83230

 

[257Roberts]

I also use a coleman stove and an old frying pan for smelting and mixing. But I use an electric pot for casting. Be careful if you are going to go with the frying pan idea, my first batch was almost a disaster. A full pan is very heavy. I clip on a pair of vice grips as a second handle.
I do like Andy' set up. Would give me a good reason to pick up one of those big burners and a big pot.
257 Roberts

 

[tiriaq]

I have a gas fired plumber's pot bought at an auction for large melts and a bottom pour electric for casting.

 

[mg34]

i use a lee melter and it is easy and time saving when making bullets.ALWAYS HAVE PROPER VENTILATION WHEN MELTING LEAD. the electric melter may cost a bit but they are worth it.

 

[Dmay]

Two-burner electric hotplate for melting WW and pouring ingots.
LEE bottom pour for casting.

 

[Silverback]

Lee bottom pour pot, the best one for the money IMHO and the best product Lee makes.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Coleman for Ingots, then to the Lyman 10 lb electric pot for bullets

 

[Grove]

 

[glycerin]

I found hotplate and coleman stove to be way too slow for smelting dirty lead. Turkey or corn cooker propane (80000 btu) stove(similar to Andy's) works fast, safe and economical. I can melt, alloy and flux 4-500 lb WW in 5-6 hours. I flux before skimming(any wax) so I don't lose any tin or antimony when I skim off clips and dirt. I add about 1.5% tin(when available cheap) to bring WW up to about 2% tin, experts consider any more to be a waste. A naptha plumber's stove is also fairly fast, but very dangerous, especially in old leaky condition. DUST from the clips and dirt are the PRIME source of lead poisoning! Be safe. Glycerin

 

[Huntsman]

Here's what I use:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83230

Looks like I'll be making a trip to the Dollar store
For me, I use the good 'ol Coleman 2 burner, picked it up for $7.00 @ a garage sale
I do all my work in the garage..door wide open