Where to find pure lead in the GTA?

[Rupert]

My grandfather is going to teach me how to melt and cast lead into slugs. I have collected 18.5lbs of wheel weights from work and now my grandfather says I need to find pure lead to mix in with the weights. Does anyone know where in the GTA I can find pure lead to buy?

I have little to no idea what I'm doing (still learning), I am just following his guidance and figured you guys could help me find some lead.

Thanks,
Rupert

 

[Short Knife Johnson]

Talk to roofers and see if they come across lead sheeting. When they take it to the scrap ealers they get nothing for it. Offer to pick it up, or even pay soething for it. Or go to the scrap dealer and bring cash. That's what works here anyway. The true motherlodes though is when a hospital retres an X-ray machine. The counter weights are also discarded. I've been in on one of those deals. Pb out the demon hole.

Mind you, slugs might be better off as pure lead I think, or mix it 20 to 25 parts lead to one part tin. Never casted slugs before myself, but the wheelweights may make them too brittle.

 

[dudley2112]

talk to the guys at aim bullets

 

[tbrwlf]

Try some of the local scrap metal business. There is one by the airport that has lead. It is not cheap. Last time was .75/lb scrap weight. If you pick through it carefully you won't lose much to the crap you will have to skim off of it.

 

[OneBarfly]

Find a Toronto area plumber/renovator. I received some nice pieces of lead pipe for the cost of a few beers/ BTW, I have used straight wheel weights to cast "Lee" type slugs. They turned out fine - maybe a little hard, but fine for my purposes

 

[TERMINATOR101CA]

Open up an old car battery, there's lead in them. Just be careful to drain the acid first and don't get it on you.

 

[relliott]

talk to the guys at aim bullets

Yup. If you want lead they have tons of it.

 

[OneBarfly]

Open up an old car battery, there's lead in them. Just be careful to drain the acid first and don't get it on you.

This is a VERY bad idea. Maybe use just the lugs, but it is very dangerous to melt car batteries yourself. Leave this to the recyclers Read here for more info

 

[coreyd]

If you do find a place to buy lead, don't tell people where it is. Although AIM has lots of lead, their prices are a little high. You might as well buy cast bullets as the price of their lead/alloy is about what you pay for cast, sized and lubed bullets.

 

[TERMINATOR101CA]

This is a VERY bad idea. Maybe use just the lugs, but it is very dangerous to melt car batteries yourself. Leave this to the recyclers Read here for more info

We used to do it when we were kids all the time, but given the danger I withdraw my idea.

 

[lyman54]

Shops that repair stained glass windows throw out the old lead. I got a bunch of it like that. She didn't know what to do with it. I did, made RB and minie's.

 

[forbes/hutton]

If you want lead check the bottom of a liberals coffee cup. There's got to be a reason they're all as mad as hatters.

 

[Rupert]

Thanks to everyone for the tips and advice!

I found a place in Toronto called Monarch Metals and the fellow I spoke to said they have lead bars for sale. His price is 30lbs for $25, is that a reasonable price?

 

[phishroy]

Thanks to everyone for the tips and advice!

I found a place in Toronto called Monarch Metals and the fellow I spoke to said they have lead bars for sale. His price is 30lbs for $25, is that a reasonable price?

I would say it Sounds about right.
There is also this place: http://www.donmillssteel.ca/ its a scrap yard just north of markham and i remember that they have allot of lead in stock, not sure about pricing though.

 

[fogducker]

how many lbs do you need?