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Old December 15, 2010, 06:11 PM   #1
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smelting pot got a hole

my smelting pot has a hole in the bottom can i use a 12 in. cast iron skillet over a turkey fryer to smelt small amount in to get me by a day or two?
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Old December 15, 2010, 06:20 PM   #2
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Yes.

As long as you never use that skillet for cooking food ever again.

NEVER EVER use an aluminum vessel to melt lead. The results can be catastrophic.
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Old December 15, 2010, 06:25 PM   #3
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The problem using a skillet is it's shallow. If you use a ladle to transfer to your ingots, it will be time consuming compared to a dutch oven. But, yes, you can certainly use a cast iron skillet. You'll still get the job done.
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Old December 15, 2010, 06:42 PM   #4
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How much lead to you have to process? I use a 2 quart Revereware saucepan and a 1000W hotplate to render scrap lead. It handles about 10 to 15 pounds at a time easily and is faster than it sounds.
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Old December 15, 2010, 07:08 PM   #5
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got about 75 pounds, might better just go and get me another pot.Skillet may take to long.
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Old December 15, 2010, 07:16 PM   #6
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You have a Harbor Freight in your area? Do you receive American Rifleman from the NRA? They have a coupon in there for HF. You can get a 5qt dutch oven for pretty cheap there with a coupon...

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=&q=dutch+oven
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thanks tuttle8 for the info.
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Old December 15, 2010, 09:23 PM   #8
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The only problem I see with that dutch oven is that it has fire pit feet. It's designed for cooking with coals around a fire, not for stove top use.
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Using the Bayou Classic turkey fryer from Home Depot works perfectly. It has the same basic grate pattern as most other fryers. I position the feet between the grates and have no problems at all...
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Old December 16, 2010, 01:55 PM   #10
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Couldn't use a saw zall to cut the legs off and a grinder to smooth them out?
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Old December 19, 2010, 07:27 AM   #11
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Ah, turkey fryer. Those work really well for smelting lead. Mtnbkr uses one.


"Couldn't use a saw zall to cut the legs off and a grinder to smooth them out?"

Certainly. Cast iron cuts and grinds easily.
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Old December 19, 2010, 07:54 AM   #12
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Find a thrift store. I bought a 24 quart stainless steel stock pot at one that cost me a whopping $3.25. I use it for melting down wheel weights to pour ingots. For casting I use a 6 inch cast iron skillet that is 3 inches deep. Price othat one was 50 cents at a garage sale.
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