Lead scrap metal
Submitted by Bodie on Mon, 2016-11-21 11:34
Chasing some lead to make a bunch of sinkers with, wondering if anyone else bene buying any from somewhere north of the river?
Looking for about 100-150 KG, if im going to make them will make enough for years!
Cheers
Bodie
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grantarctic1
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Try
Try these guys for scrap grade ingots http://www.ingotmetals.com.au/index.html
Or some of the scrap yards offer lead in large amounts
Shimka
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Or try getting your hands on
Or try getting your hands on some old lead/acid car batteries. Decent amount of lead to be had once you cut them open. Empty them out & flush them with fresh water before you cut into them. Wear gloves through the whole process just to offer a bit extra protection.
lurch
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A mate and I bought a pile
A mate and I bought a pile off Gumtree, bloke had 500kg of old bullets from one of the rifle ranges.
Took a fair bit of work to melt it all down, shitty job, ended up with about 200- 250kg after that, will keep us out of trouble for years.
meglodon
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Eye protection
Don't forget the safety glasses whilst breaking down the batteries.
squidder
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And a good extraction fan
for all the crap emitted whilst melting and making
JohnF
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You will be a slow talker
You will be a slow talker after melting that lot down. I did a batch about 5 years ago......never again.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
lurch
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Yes JohnF, know what you
Yes JohnF, know what you mean.
Was raining the first day so we did the first batch in the shed, had flames 3 feet high out of the pot and the fumes were terrible, headaches, seeing 3 people for a few days and we were wearing respirators.
The other batches were done outside and we stood upwind was still a terrible job.
Have enough clean stuff to use as we need it but we wont be doing again ever either!
Jim
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Not good, im pretty sure the
Not good, im pretty sure the lead stays in your system for life!
shithouse job, I got 10 or so batteries if you need em Bodie.
I remember making sinkers in the back of the hilux at north mole while waiting for a snapper! had a cracker headache next day. Biting splitshots, man im stuffed.
Bend over
Bodie
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I have all the gear and do
I have all the gear and do it in an open air location, full respirators, Face, hand and arm protection.
i do it all over 3 ring burners melting lead in an old saucepan with a pourer on it, get through it pretty quick with 3 or 4 moulds going at the same time
kirky79
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The snapper sinkers
Get thru the lead. We only did 25kg a couple of months ago. Takes a fair while for two people to get thru it.