Battery lead?

[31Kilo]

Do used battery lead plates have any value for casting boolits? New Guy please forgive if this is a stupid question.:drinks:

[ghh3rd]

It's not a stupid question at all. In fact, I asked the same thing once. The consensus was that it's a very bad idea to use batteries as a source of lead. I belive that some folks use the terminals sucesfully.

Here are a few of the threads:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=54131&highlight=battery
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=53272&highlight=battery
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=52197&highlight=battery
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=36175&highlight=battery

Randy

[Nora]

my .02

I'd sooner go back to my practice wifes cooking before using lead plates from a battery. And the chances of that happening are non existent.

[jack19512]

I tried the battery thing not long ago, it didn't work out at all.

[softpoint]

(1) The process and the materials can be hazardous. (2) It's a lot of trouble (3) There is almost no salvagable lead in modern batteries.
I'd break off the posts and dispose of the batteries. The time I tried to salvage battery lead, the posts were about all I got anyway.:coffee:

[theperfessor]

Except for the terminals, stay away from battery lead! The potential health hazards are real and make it an unwise thing to do. Stick to WWs, plumbers lead, etc.

[briang]

Snap the posts off the battery and sell it to a battery recycling company. Stop at the scrap yard on the way home and pick up some lead. Much safer and easier to do.