Time to fire up the big lead pot.
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Windini
Spike
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I recently harvested some lead. Hope to put some of those You Tube's I've watched to use and do some casting this year.
I recently harvested some lead. Hope to put some of those You Tube's I've watched to use and do some casting this year.
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
This was sheet lead about 1/4" thick, plate lead from a nuke plant 1" thick and some pipe lead.
All melted. Made a crap load of corn cobs.
This lead will be set aside for fishing weights and 1" projectiles for the little cannon.
Clean just has a mix of tin in it.
It will cast great.
All melted. Made a crap load of corn cobs.
This lead will be set aside for fishing weights and 1" projectiles for the little cannon.
Clean just has a mix of tin in it.
It will cast great.
Do you use the corn cobs as a form of ingot for future casting?
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Yes.
They weigh about 1 to 2 lb each so easy to fill the 10 or 20.lb bullet casting pot.
I use the lead to cast weights for fishing, decoys, shooting.........even done dive weights.
They weigh about 1 to 2 lb each so easy to fill the 10 or 20.lb bullet casting pot.
I use the lead to cast weights for fishing, decoys, shooting.........even done dive weights.
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Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
BTW did another batch about 250 lb this time in 10lb slugs.
Really about 8 to 9 each used the 10 pound RCBS cast iron pots for a mold.
Gives me a way with one piece to fill the empty 20 lb pot.
Still have another batch of old cannon projectiles to melt, maybe 150 lb.
Other than that the lead plate and the rest are not in the way.
Just got sick of having this stuff in the way and was using up the last of the 5 gal buckets full of musket balls and round balls.
Note to self do not leave any lead in the iron pot when done... it is great for starting, melts fast but the handle will not hold and having 1" in the bottom is something like 50 lbs to move plus the pot weight.
Really about 8 to 9 each used the 10 pound RCBS cast iron pots for a mold.
Gives me a way with one piece to fill the empty 20 lb pot.
Still have another batch of old cannon projectiles to melt, maybe 150 lb.
Other than that the lead plate and the rest are not in the way.
Just got sick of having this stuff in the way and was using up the last of the 5 gal buckets full of musket balls and round balls.
Note to self do not leave any lead in the iron pot when done... it is great for starting, melts fast but the handle will not hold and having 1" in the bottom is something like 50 lbs to move plus the pot weight.
Windini
Spike
I hope to be a newbie castmonger sometime this year. I'm in the process of collecting lead and doing my homework.
Do you need a release agent when casting ingots into the cast iron corn cob molds? Or does the lead just pop out when cool?
Do you need a release agent when casting ingots into the cast iron corn cob molds? Or does the lead just pop out when cool?
Comes right out. You can use heavy muffin pans, etc.
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Yep make sure it is cast iron, works better or SS will also work.
As soon as it cools some it falls out.
As soon as it cools some it falls out.
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
BTW I used CC pans as they were used, free and had been used for lead before.
If they would not used for lead I would.cook in them.
If they would not used for lead I would.cook in them.
okay, I've lost, why melt and mold as corn cobs or muffins?
thanks for the laugh,,,,,great question!
they are just cheap molds for bulk storage,,,,some buy ingot molds,,others use old cast iron molds they have - some were former corn bread molds that happen to be in the shape of corn cobs or are old muffin pans
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Yep you are just melting big chunks of lead that do not fit the casting pots.
You clean up the lead and make small chunks that can be added on to two at a time to the casting pot keeping it full and cleaner.
They store better and easier to move as 1 to 10 pound blocks and not 50 to 80 lb rolls of sheet lead 2' long.
You clean up the lead and make small chunks that can be added on to two at a time to the casting pot keeping it full and cleaner.
They store better and easier to move as 1 to 10 pound blocks and not 50 to 80 lb rolls of sheet lead 2' long.
I kind of figured that, but wasn't sure.
Glad I could make you laugh this morning WM
Glad I could make you laugh this morning WM
HotSoup
Old Mossy Horns
To paint them yellow and put out at deer season....duh
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
It don't work....
I tried plastic corn....
Deer dont like it and dont come to it yet the tree rats eat it....
Being lead cost more than corn..... it would be a waste of good lead.
But I will use it to kill deer...
Wildlifer
Old Mossy Horns
But what about ducks? Corn weights......
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Is it really baiting if they can't eat it?
Where is CRC when you don't need him.....
HotSoup
Old Mossy Horns
You missed that one didn't you...
Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Did not miss anything...
I got your jab
HotSoup
Old Mossy Horns
I missed yours then! Lol!
Usually right here pounding away. LOL
Windini
Spike
It will still kill 'em the eatin' way... just not as quickly!
Are you using wax or something for flux, or just skimming the crud off the top?