1st smelt - Page 2

Inspector3711 · April 29, 2009, 09:07 AM

I must have finished my first smelt when I was 7 or 8... They were smoked but I like them fried or pickled as well...

Joat · April 30, 2009, 09:28 AM

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What is a good source of pure lead?? The local hardware store states they have no source for it anymore.

Try commercial roofers. I just bought 500+ lbs of lead flashing from a commercial roofing company. It comes in rolls about 2ft wide. The first 2 layers on the roll were oxidized and beat up, but they melted just fine. The inside of the rolls were still shiny and once meted there was very little to skim off the melt.

Joat

QBall45 · April 30, 2009, 05:18 PM

I am happy with my cast bullets!

Man is this fun. Am I glad that I started casting my own. Just checked with the local shop. Winchester White Box 45 ACP is at 45.99 for 100. That is way too high.

May start looking for an electric pot for casting from rather than the frying pan on the grill burner.

QBall45 · May 2, 2009, 07:51 AM

Picked up a LEE production IV pot last night. I will let ya know later today what I think of it.

Gbro · May 2, 2009, 10:39 AM

Joat,
I will give that a try. Was the price you paid relative to scrap price or was it the market value of the flashing?

Thanks for the tip

QBall45 · May 2, 2009, 04:38 PM

That new pot I bought sure works nice. Its a bit on the small side. Wish it were a 20# rather than a 10#. But, you know that ya buy what ya can get right now. It heats up fast and pours very smooth.

April 29, 2009, 09:07 AM	#26
Inspector3711 Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2008 Location: Puget Sound Washington Posts: 1,553	I must have finished my first smelt when I was 7 or 8... They were smoked but I like them fried or pickled as well... __________________ "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle Times) "That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." George Orwell

May 2, 2009, 10:39 AM	#30
Gbro Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,084	Joat, I will give that a try. Was the price you paid relative to scrap price or was it the market value of the flashing? Thanks for the tip __________________ Gbro CGVS For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, But to us who are being saved, It Is The Power Of God. 1Corinthians 1-18

April 30, 2009, 05:18 PM	#28
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	I am happy with my cast bullets! Man is this fun. Am I glad that I started casting my own. Just checked with the local shop. Winchester White Box 45 ACP is at 45.99 for 100. That is way too high. May start looking for an electric pot for casting from rather than the frying pan on the grill burner.

May 2, 2009, 07:51 AM	#29
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	Picked up a LEE production IV pot last night. I will let ya know later today what I think of it.

May 2, 2009, 04:38 PM	#31
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	That new pot I bought sure works nice. Its a bit on the small side. Wish it were a 20# rather than a 10#. But, you know that ya buy what ya can get right now. It heats up fast and pours very smooth.