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That I think would be a good way. All I have to do is get a mold. ThanksIf they're really close to the mold design weight, I've got good soft lead.
That I think would be a good way. All I have to do is get a mold. ThanksIf they're really close to the mold design weight, I've got good soft lead.
Live near Riegelsville, about 10 miles south of Easton the lead is at my shop in Whitehall.You could find somebody with a lead hardness tester. Plenty of folks in PA that cast lead that should have one. Ask around locally and/or let people here know where in PA you live.
Make sure to drop your test sample on aThe only way to know for sure is to melt some and pour into a mold.
675 to 725 degrees.
If it pours well, keep it and use it.
Also, if you drop it on the ground and goes THUD it's very close to pure lead.
If it rings like a bell, it has additives. Tin. Antimony. Zinc. Etc.
Yep, they look just like the counter weights we took out of my grand parent's house, built in the 1920's. They were not pure lead BTW, much too hard.They're window weights, go inside old fashioned window frames to counter-weight the window going up and down. (Pre-vinyl!)
Came across these ingots some years ago. There lead to me but what do I know. Is there a way to tell what it is and what its good for. Probably about 20# a piece and seems soft, I can drive a awl in it fairly easy. May want to start casting or trade it off. I see people always looking for lead.View attachment 245533
melt them down outside and if you can put on a mask as you don't know where or what there fromCame across these ingots some years ago. There lead to me but what do I know. Is there a way to tell what it is and what its good for. Probably about 20# a piece and seems soft, I can drive a awl in it fairly easy. May want to start casting or trade it off. I see people always looking for lead.View attachment 245533
The easiest thing to do is try to scratch/cut it with your thumbnail. If it digs in pretty readily it's soft enough for casting lead round. balls.The only way to know for sure is to melt some and pour into a mold.
675 to 725 degrees.
If it pours well, keep it and use it.
Also, if you drop it on the ground and goes THUD it's very close to pure lead.
If it rings like a bell, it has additives. Tin. Antimony. Zinc. Etc.
Yeah for sure, those blackboards were some heavy, needing plenty of counter balance.Well, they're some kind of weight! I'd hate to drop one on my foot! (Steel toe boots, y'all!)
Great stuff for deadly animal bullets.Look like Linotype to me. Drop on cement they will ring if they are and they will be hard Modern casters love it to harden range lead.
They appear to be lead that was used on "lead sleds" in the 50s.Came across these ingots some years ago. There lead to me but what do I know. Is there a way to tell what it is and what its good for. Probably about 20# a piece and seems soft, I can drive a awl in it fairly easy. May want to start casting or trade it off. I see people always looking for lead.View attachment 245533
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