#5 Rowell Ladle...

[madcaster]

Dang,won a #5 on an auction site,I just about have to find more lead now!This thing is massive,holds 8.5 pounds of lead!
After I finish getting over this bug I think I'll pour me a few!

[ddeaton]

Cannonballs?:kidding:

[montana_charlie]

I have been wondering how much lead the larger Rowells hold. I wouldn't mind having one with a 20+ pound capacity...just for mixing alloy - in the ladle - in twenty pound batches ...and dumping it into ingot moulds.

Looks like I would need about a #7...

CM

[madcaster]

Montana Charlie,
Bill Ferguson's site shows how much each ladle holds...here's the link
http://www.theantimonyman.com/ladles.htm

[montana_charlie]

Bill Ferguson's site shows how much each ladle holds...
I've been on that site quite a few times over the last couple of years, but I have never seen that 'capacity' information. Can you tell me where to look?
CM

[madcaster]

Here,about 1/2 of the way down the pagre,sorry about that!:holysheep
http://www.theantimonyman.com/price.htm

[Maven]

You can also find info. about Rowell ladles on the Advance Car Mover (railroad stuff) website:

www.advancecarmover.com

[kendall yates]

What do railroad cars have to do with ladles?

[madcaster]

Pouring the babbitt bearings phrehaps?[smilie=1:

[montana_charlie]

Well, as it turns out, Rotometals is the best place to find capacities for Rowell ladles.
As a matter of fact, after a little comparing, I figured out how the numbers work (at least) on their big ladles. A Rowell #8 has an 8-inch bowl, and a #6 has a 6-inch bowl...and so forth.

And...the #7 (with a 7-inch bowl) has a 25 pound capacity.
So, if I ever see one on eBay, I plan to bid on it.

CM