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Guys, I bought a half ton of Lino pigs from RotoMetals when I was in the moola. Now not in the moola. I was wondering what the "exchange rate" (barter) between lino and pure lead might be. As an fictitious example, say, five pounds of lino to 20 pounds of pure.
Or am I over thinking all this? I don't need that much lino. I could afford to lose some of it. Just need some pure for my .38 Long Colt.
I would compare the current Roto Metals prices for pure vs. lino, but I think you are close.
But if it were me I would keep enough of the lino to blend a quantity of pure 1 part lino to 4 parts pure and use it for everything.
That would make a very good alloy.
Dick
Something between two and three to one soft to Lino would be my estimate. Recent S&S ads I’ve seen had soft lead for a buck fifty a pound and Lino for three.
as rule of thumb, could I apply the same using monotype, or it's advisable to change the PB:Monotype ratio from your 4:1 ?_Quote:
Originally Posted by Outpost75
thanks for any input about that_
Monotype has a much higher tin and antimony content so you will also need to use a different ratio. Mono is roughly 2-1 antimony to tin where lino is 3-1 antimony to tin. But the ratios of both tin and antimony is much higher in mono. 9/19/72 where lino is 4/12/84.
As the local need is filled, the demand will go down. Suggest you do a move out rate to get rid of all of the excess. Lino pigs get in the way and are a pain to move, over and over again. Bought a large stock of going out of business Print Shop pigs in the 80s. Ended up giving a lot away.
...thank you very much: I got my hands on a hefty amount of mono, but I'm trying to avoid wasting it even before I start using it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickf1985
with WW and linotype I wasn't so careful in my early days, when it seemed that their abundance lasted forever_
Get the Cast Boolits alloy calculator and that will help you figure out where you need to be. I have found several mistakes in that calculator but I am not an Excell wizard so I have no idea how to get it correct. It gets you in the ballpark though and you can fine tune from there.
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...oy-calculators
If I recall correctly local prices use to be. All cleaned and ready to cast, use etc.
Lino 2.00 a pound
WW 1.50 a pound
and Soft (pure) 1.00
I try to pick it up as needed. Good clean scrap, dead soft lead is harder for me to find. If I find a deal it's mixed and not soft.