Hi there Manynames.......Got any friends that are plumbers who do alot of renovations? In many of the old homes, the shower floors were lined with pure plumbers lead in sheet form, probably about an eigth of an inch thick. A friend of mine use to give me alot of it until I was overwhelmed with it. It usually has some crud on the surface, but wire brushes off pretty good. A large strong pair of metal shears (snips) will usually cut it so you can bring it down to working sizes. Of course, like any old lead, once its melted, you'll have to skim off the slag on the surface.
Here's another possible source. Up here in New Jersey, the telephone companies have been removing the old lead covered telephone trunk cables and replacing them with a plastic cover cable. The old cables are sheathed in a pure lead outer casing thats app. an eigth of an inch thick or better. The telephone guys usually bring it back to their shop for disposal, but if you happen to see this operation underway, don't be shy about asking them. The less they have to load up, the better for them. Anyway, you'll find this lead to be pretty clean, but you'll work for it. Once you cut it into workable lengths, you have to split the length and spread it out to free the million or so copper telephone wires within. You'll then have to use a mallet to flatten out the lead so you can stack it. Anyway, there's 2 more possible sources for you. Hope its a help.
