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  1. 05-01-2011, 08:16 AM #1
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    Need more advice

    This is the link to the thread I'm refering to.
    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=115150

    Something strange happened when melting these obsolete ww's.
    They melted very quickly. I smelted them in small batches. A golden hue formed on top of the melt immeadiately. I checked the temp that they were melting at and it was 430-440 degrees. It acted like pewter, solder or something. I got about 65lbs out of that bucket which I smelted seperately from the rest of my ww's. I think maybe I need to get it checked out and find out what its made of. What do you all think? Thanks, Tom
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  2. 05-01-2011, 09:00 AM #2
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    yellow,golden hue is a sign of tin
    may be your weights have a higher tin content
    Hit em'hard
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  3. 05-01-2011, 09:19 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by white eagle View Post
    yellow,golden hue is a sign of tin
    may be your weights have a higher tin content
    Thats what I'm thinking.
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  4. 05-03-2011, 06:52 PM #4
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    Cast em!!
    If you dont like em then worry about the content.
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