A printer gave me all of his remaining linotype...

junker · November 28, 2011, 10:25 AM

Kind of disappointing...

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · November 28, 2011, 11:29 AM

Now that is just funny!

Hey, look on the bright side. SOME lino is better than NO lino!

AirborneMosinFan · November 28, 2011, 04:28 PM

Ive never heard of it

wogpotter · November 28, 2011, 04:57 PM

It is a very hard lead alloy, diluted with softer lead it is used to make hard cast bullets.
When we shut down out type & went digital I was given over 6,000Lbs

of the stuff to move as everybody was unloading their hot press type.

GP100man · November 28, 2011, 07:29 PM

We scrounge when we can !!!!

I cast some bullets for a fellow shooter & he paid me with 15# linotype

& he furnished the lead to cast with !!
I told em to let me know when he needed more

briandg · November 29, 2011, 01:58 PM

I bought some way back when, and it was amazingly hard.

There was another kind of lead that was used to cast full sheets of type, although I can't find it online in any references. Type was punched into heavy fiberboard. Molten alloy was injected into a mold that was faced with this punched sheet. the result was a round printing press plate.

This wasn't linotype metal, it was softer and brittle. Any type metal that you find that's in full sheets should be taken with a grain of salt.

November 28, 2011, 10:25 AM	#1
junker Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Posts: 65	A printer gave me all of his remaining linotype... Kind of disappointing...

November 28, 2011, 11:29 AM	#2
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	Now that is just funny! Hey, look on the bright side. SOME lino is better than NO lino! __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

November 28, 2011, 04:28 PM	#3
AirborneMosinFan Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2011 Location: Kelly nc Posts: 137	What is it used for? Ive never heard of it __________________ "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." - General George Washington

November 28, 2011, 04:57 PM	#4
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	It is a very hard lead alloy, diluted with softer lead it is used to make hard cast bullets. When we shut down out type & went digital I was given over 6,000Lbs of the stuff to move as everybody was unloading their hot press type. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

November 28, 2011, 07:29 PM	#5
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,969	Sad but True We scrounge when we can !!!! I cast some bullets for a fellow shooter & he paid me with 15# linotype & he furnished the lead to cast with !! I told em to let me know when he needed more __________________ GP100man

November 29, 2011, 01:58 PM	#6
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	I bought some way back when, and it was amazingly hard. There was another kind of lead that was used to cast full sheets of type, although I can't find it online in any references. Type was punched into heavy fiberboard. Molten alloy was injected into a mold that was faced with this punched sheet. the result was a round printing press plate. This wasn't linotype metal, it was softer and brittle. Any type metal that you find that's in full sheets should be taken with a grain of salt.