if you have any scrap lead laying around i'll come and get rid of it for you. i melt it down and pour my own fishing weights, jigheads, etc. if you like to fish and you want some type of compensation for your scrap lead i could give you some of the finished product.

also, if anyone knows of some kind of local business that might would be willing to let me have their scrap lead, let me know.

thanks

4/9/2008 12:07:25 PM

I did that once and woke up with the worst headache I ever had. I decided my brain cells were worth more than the cost of lead sinkers.

4/9/2008 12:27:08 PM

if i'm doing it inside the barn i set up a fan to ventilate. or you can just do it outside.

4/9/2008 1:55:04 PM

Yeah, I did it outside. But there wasn't any wind and I was crouched down watching the pot o' lead very closely.

I think we got our lead from a junkyard or garage. We had a bucket full of those little lead things they put on rims after mounting tires. Impurities in the metal kept making it splatter. We were lucky none of us got shot in the eye.

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4/9/2008 3:03:41 PM

my dad has a 5 gal. bucket of those tire weights off of tractor trailer rims from when he worked at Ryder. i've been using that and have been having the same impurity problem. that's why i'm looking for another source.

i also make anchors like used for king fishing on the pier if anyone is interested in that.

4/9/2008 3:21:09 PM

The best place to get lead is from local businesses that do ceramic tile in bathrooms and such. It tends to be very soft lead and pours into sinkers etc nicely. There is probably ~1000lbs sitting at my family's place in the western part of the state that we got from a few folks that do ceramic tile. They will probably even PAY you to haul it off. We have poured a lot of jigs, sinkers, etc. My one suggestion to you is to get a heavy duty steel pot (preferably stainless) welded up by someone and then use a cheap highpower buffet range to melt your raw lead. Ladle that into your pour pot.
PM me with any questions.

4/9/2008 3:28:06 PM

^thanks! ladling sucks. i have one of these:

4/9/2008 4:43:02 PM

I might pick up that 1k pounds. I have a good use for 600-700 of it, but I'll take as much as I can get as long as I don't go over the payload of the truck. How far of a drive is it though? I have to consider the cost of transporting it and getting it molded for my use.

4/9/2008 5:59:16 PM

why would local businesses that do ceramic tile in bathrooms and such have lead to give away??

just curious what the connection between tiles and lead is.

4/9/2008 6:29:23 PM

^old shower pans. google it.

4/9/2008 9:26:54 PM

^3x my dad still uses it on a regular basis

and when we were pouring a lot those lee pots couldnt keep enough molten as we would sit down and pour for ~3-4 hours straight

4/9/2008 9:38:55 PM

bttt

4/10/2008 4:25:18 PM

bttt

4/12/2008 2:53:57 PM

bttt

an old downrigger ball that's of no use to you would be awesome. 8 lbs would keep my jig head box full for a while. willing to pay a few bucks/12 pack.

4/13/2008 11:55:58 PM

ttt

4/14/2008 7:36:27 PM

bttPb

so nobody has any lead laying around?

4/16/2008 11:52:09 AM

i'll try it again.

what about an old cast net that is torn up? i could use the weights from that.

4/23/2008 12:15:15 AM

you want batteries?

4/23/2008 10:12:05 AM

hahaha, smelt some batteries

4/23/2008 10:17:31 AM

won't the sulfuric acid residue or something kill you?

burt munro did it in "world's fastest indian," so i should be okay!


i think i'll pass on batteries

4/23/2008 1:40:15 PM

a diving weight or two would be awesome

4/28/2008 3:31:03 PM