Smelted some lead today.

[Brickman301]

True American ingenuity! You guys do great work.

Thank you.

 

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Not as slick as your setup. But, it works for the volume I am doing.

I love those molds you have!!

 

[Brickman301]

Not as slick as your setup. But, it works for the volume I am doing.

I love those molds you have!!

That’s awesome!
I’ve got to get some range lead for myself.

 

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That’s awesome!
I’ve got to get some range lead for myself.

That's mostly what I get since my wheel weight supply dried up. Periodically, at our range me "mine" the berms as part as our lead remediation program.

 

[Maher1510]

Not as slick as your setup. But, it works for the volume I am doing.

I love those molds you have!!

That works!

 

[J Beard]

Brickman301
Where did you get your molds?

 

[Brickman301]

Brickman301
Where did you get your molds?

Sending PM

 

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I am Brickman’s brother. I tapered the all thread at the bottom to almost a point. And the hole in the bottom of the pot I reamed a little out so when the two match up, they sealed. I welded a coupler nut to the side of the pot. Well, I added two small pieces of 1/4” flat steel to it to bump it out so my hole wasn’t so close to the bottom edge of the pot. I had to run a tap through the coupler nut so the piece of all thread would thread all the way through. I added a small piece of pipe to the bottom of the pot to clear the turkey fryer top and welded the piece of angle steel to the pipe.

I subscribed to this thread, I haven't got any notifications though. That is a bad ass design!!! There is a local guy up the road who welds. I may show him these pictures and see if he can come up with something for me.

Only problem with my lead is that it is either range lead or wheel weight. Mostly range lead now, since my wheel weight supply dried up. I don't do nearly the volume you guys do and I have to do quite a bit of skimming.

All in all, it may not be worth it. But, it sure looks like it beats the hell out of a ladle.

I like those ingot molds too!!!! Looks like they would stack nice and even.

 

[ohen cepel]

Excellent set up and great ingot molds!

I have a much smaller set up for when I wonder into wheel weights, which are getting harder and harder to get sadly.

 

[Maher1510]

I subscribed to this thread, I haven't got any notifications though. That is a bad ass design!!! There is a local guy up the road who welds. I may show him these pictures and see if he can come up with something for me.

Only problem with my lead is that it is either range lead or wheel weight. Mostly range lead now, since my wheel weight supply dried up. I don't do nearly the volume you guys do and I have to do quite a bit of skimming.

All in all, it may not be worth it. But, it sure looks like it beats the hell out of a ladle.

I like those ingot molds too!!!! Looks like they would stack nice and even.

Thanks! Love to see the pot if you get around to making one. And they do stack nicely. We sell lead and we usually keep the ingots in 4 gallon buckets with lids and if you stack them, if fills the bucket about 1/2 way. And you’re right, it was a lot nicer and less fatigue then ladling lol.

 

[Maher1510]

Excellent set up and great ingot molds!

Thanks!!!