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melting lead
I melt 100 lb blocks of lead with a steel 55 gallon drum. I concaved the end and welded a drain pipe that runs through the barrel at an angle down and exits the lower side. Then I cut a door in the side as a fire box. I place the lead on top and cover it with an old smoker lid to help hold heat. As the lead melts it trickles out the drain pipe into an iron skillet. When it's about 1/4 in. deep, I dump it out on a sheet of plywood to cool and repeat until I'm done. Latter, I'll break these pies up and run them through my electric smelter to fill my moulds. It's cheap, easy way to work up big pieces into something useable.
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