Wheel wieghts for casting?

trevj said:
In Alberta, smelting or melting any quantity of lead is illegal without a permit. A friend got busted for melting down bullets that were recovered from a range. He was in an otherwise safe location, but the smoke was seen and reported. Once the firefighters arrived, they called the envirocops, and the fun began.

He managed to get off with a fine and some community service time, but could have been facing a five year jail visit and huge fines, as well as cleanup costs, had the enviro guy decided that they were required.

Despite the ready availability of melting pots, casting your own is actually illegal in AB.

That was back in 2000. Enviro laws have not got slacker in the meantime. :-/

Cheers
Trev
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Now this is going to be good. So let's get this straight:

- melting lead is illegal in Alberta without a permit?
- your friend was making so much smoke that a "friendly" neighbour called the fire department (without checking with him first)?
- then the FD called the cops, who fetched the environment people?
- he got a fine and community service, but could have been jailed?

Before I say how glad I am to live in Ontario, this isn't first-hand is it? Your friend is really "some guy I heard about" right?
 
I seem to recall something along the lines of what you are describing but as I recall the fellow was more than just casting a few bullets, he was making shot or small scale commericial casting bullets or something along those lines.

cheers mooncoon
 
Andy said:
Now this is going to be good. So let's get this straight:

- melting lead is illegal in Alberta without a permit?
- your friend was making so much smoke that a "friendly" neighbour called the fire department (without checking with him first)?
- then the FD called the cops, who fetched the environment people?
- he got a fine and community service, but could have been jailed?

Before I say how glad I am to live in Ontario, this isn't first-hand is it? Your friend is really "some guy I heard about" right?
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cheers Andy:D ..i have to agree with you on the strange behavior of them boyz out west:p ;)
 
If you use wheel weights to make your roundball,and the mix is different for each wheel weight, your roundball weight will be different than lead ?
Cheers nessy.
 
mooncoon said:
I seem to recall something along the lines of what you are describing but as I recall the fellow was more than just casting a few bullets, he was making shot or small scale commericial casting bullets or something along those lines.
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This is a quote from the news release. I see no real need to post his name here, so I X'd it out. Yes, I know the guy firsthand. He's a decent sort.

--Gov't of Alberta news release Nov 17,2000

Illegal smelting operation nets fine and creative
sentence

###X of Edmonton was sentenced to a $500 fine
and a creative sentence in provincial court on October
23, 2000, after pleading guilty to a charge under
regulations to Alberta's Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act.

The charge was related to venting fugitive emissions,
from an illegal smelting operation, from a building
located at 10343-107 Street, Edmonton. Lead bullets
were created from spent shot, obtained from local
firing ranges. Samples taken from the operation
confirmed the presence of high concentrations of lead,
copper, iron, zinc and other heavy metals.

In addition to the $500 fine, the creative sentence
orders that Mr.X present the text for an article
in the Alberta Game Warden magazine that will detail
the human health consequences of exposure to
lead-contaminated fumes. The creative sentence also
requires Mr.X to do 200 hours of community service
and to pay $192.50 to help pay for analytical testing
carried out by government.--

-end of quote-

As a result of this, and that the shop I was working in
was being "asked" to cast some lead weights, I researched
the pertinant regulations and spoke with the gentleman at
the appropriate office. I asked specifically if the regs
included casting of fishing weights or bullets in a hobby environment.

He stated that, even though I can buy the equipment and molds,
I would be breaking these laws if I were to melt any lead without
the appropriate permits.

How do I let that affect my life? Not much. But it is sometimes wise to know.

Cheers
Trev
 
Awright, now this is kinda funny!

I Googled the address and found out that the place this took place at was formerly known as The Firing Line. I suspect it still was at the time.

Strange that they would find high levels of lead when they swabbed down the area, no? Some Gummint employees are so dumb.....Sad! No-one would ever expect to find lead residues aroung an indoor range and gun shop (insert best innocent look here).

Cheers
Trev
 
The funniest part of this is that lead does not put off fumes at anywhere near its melting temperature. There can be a pile of fumes from the other stuff thrown in along with the lead, but not lead, and still nothing like what you see coming off the Tar Sands operations.
 
It still comes back to that there must have been an awful lot of smoke, a fairly sizeable amount of smelting and/or more likely some anti gunner or otherwise scumbag ratted him. Even so, I think that the smelting must have been of significant quantity for charges to be laid.
I am sure that is the incident that I recalled.

cheers mooncoon
 
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