Heat source for lead casting

[FearNot]

Got my smoothie, got my mould, got my lead, got my lead pot and I got my ladle. Question - will a Coleman camp stove (burner?) produce enough heat to melt lead so I can use it to cast ball? I really don't want to go the electric melting pot route if I don't have to. My thought is that if a campfire is hot enough, then a coleman stove should be also, right?

 

[tom hargrove]

your coleman will produce more than enoughn heat for melting lead :thumbsup:

 

[Rebel]

That is what i use.

 

[Headhunter]

I use a WAAGE lead Pot.

Its awesome.

HH

 

[silverfox]

I started with a WWII combat stove similar to a coldman and it worked fine. Now I use one of the Turkey or Cajon Shrimp friers. They are not expensive (some are) and can be used for their orignial purpose when not melting lead. You use propane and don't have to pump the coldman up to pressure. Takes maybe 10 minutes to melt 20 to 25 pounds of lead and 2 hours later you have a large supply of new cast balls or bullets.
Fox :thumbsup:

 

[George Holton]

do it outdoors, lead fumes will make you silly. :youcrazy:

 

[d.thomson]

Thats what I use the white gas type. Dont worry about heating to hot ether pure lead can be heated to mock 8 and you wont get frosting or any thing. the lead might oxidise a bit and if you are realy hot the oxidization will turn a golden tige so turn down a bit , but it won't hert the casting any. My 2 cents Regards Fisher King :thumbsup:

 

[walruskid1]

silly and dead!

 

[TANSTAAFL]

do it outdoors, lead fumes will make you silly. :youcrazy:

One has to reach a considerably higher temperature than that required to melt lead for casting to have it vaporize and give off lead fumes.

 

[bob308]

you are right about that i have been casting bullets for 35 years and have done it in doors. i had a blood test and there was no lead in my blood. do wash your hands after handeling lead.

i use layman pots now. when i started i made a pot out of stainless steel that fit in the top of the wood stove i heated my shop with.

 

[tom hargrove]

i be castin led bullits far yers it noyhave nofect on me :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :shake: but seriously one should take all precautions when handeling hot ,molten lead . :thumbsup:

 

[Slamfire]

I've used a single propane burner in the past, but it corroded up on me, so now I'm usin' a single Colman burner. I cast in the bed of my big pickup, to keep the wind from blowing the flame into my face. :rotf:

 

[arquebus]

Your Coleman stove will be fine. I use one of the 'shrimp boiler' propane rings with a cast iron dutch oven, works great.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Just to show how simple the process can be, I started out melting lead in a tin can on Ma Williams's old gas stove. Had bent a crimp in the can and picked it up with pliers to pour. hey, it worked! :haha: :winking:

 

[sidelock]

All I'v used for 30 yrs. Couldn't do any better. Keep on keepin on. Good luck :hatsoff: :hatsoff:

 

[rebel727]

Just to show how simple the process can be, I started out melting lead in a tin can on Ma Williams's old gas stove. Had bent a crimp in the can and picked it up with pliers to pour. hey, it worked! :haha: :winking:

I started out doing it that way and went back to it when my lead pot bit the dust. :rotf: Don't even have to worry about skimming the dross, the lead pours from under it.