Lead styphenateOriginally Posted by Leadmelter
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Lead styphenate
Dang, that's one of my favorite pastimes too.
I have danced with the Devil. She had excellent attorneys.
I just bought a canister of Lead-Off wipes to use when I am casting. My dad is 73 and has been reloading for about 50 years. But, he just started casting serious amounts of boolits the past several years; about 40k per year.
He's been degrading mentally quite noticeably the past year or so. He uses no wipes or any preventive measures. I suspect it's the lead as his dad was sharp as a tack well into his 80's.
I'd strongly recommend a lead/blood test for your Dad, even though he's 73. If it is Lead, the poisoning can be slowed/stopped with corrective measures and medication/Vit C to flush his system.
With that said, there are also other reasons a 73 yr old will suffer memory loss, even if your grandfather didn't.
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JonB - my wife keeps telling me that, then asks where her glasses are - she doesn't cast.
Whatever!
I've had lead levels checked twice in the last five years. I was told they were well within acceptable range.
I cast indoors, outdoors, where ever depending on the weather. I ALWAYS smelt outdoors with a fan.
Indoors I cast with a manicurist fan. I use it when juggling more than one mold and angle it so it sucks the away from me.
Never have a fan blowing ON you no matter how hot it is, it's pushing fumes right at you, duh.
There ARE real health concerns when it comes to lead but I think many people are overly cautious even to an extreme. I won't condemn that behavior. When it comes to your health, can you REALLY be too safe?
One rule applies to casting....and your whole life; Don't be an idiot.
When dealing with islam one should always ask themselves: "What would Leonidas do?"
I don't see any "controversy" about this and it's been discussed many, many times on many, many forums. At casting temperatures, lead does not vaporize. Any "toxic" emissions during casting is from fluxing materials (wax, sawdust, lube, etc.). Period...
My Anchor is holding fast!
Lead paint chips with a dash of salt.... Yum!
Bet you can't eat just one!
" Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation: for it is better to be alone than in bad company. " George Washington
do a search for lead poisoning on here and you can spend a couple days getting your answer. Topics been beat to death.
As Lloyd has said the topic has been beaten to death. Believe whatever you wish. I personally will have proper venting in the garage when I fire up the casting machine.
So casting on a patio with a fan blowing the smoke or fumes away from you should be pretty good then?
I did a lead test and it was background level.
But it's the fumes from the pot what ever they are I don't want to be breathing in.
Anyone got an outdoor setup they like to share.
I ladle pour.
I have comented on this before but lead boils at a little over 3000 degrees and I do not think any of us are going to be casting at anywhere near that temperature. We are not going to get lead poisoning from casting. Be sure to wash your hands after handling lead though.
Last edited by 45-70 Chevroner; 01-28-2017 at 02:48 PM.
If your lead levels are high I doubt if it would be from proper casting procedures inside or out! Check how you clean you brass ...a lot of primer dust in vibratory cleaning, You have a lot of primer dust from your depriming trays
Handle a lot of boolits without washing you hands?
& A few other factors! Casting will be low on your list!
" Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation: for it is better to be alone than in bad company. " George Washington
I love the smell of hot lead in the morning!
Seriously, lead boils to vapor at 3191 deg F. There is no danger of lead vapor in casting or shooting. There is a real danger inhaling fumes from impurities in the melt.
"Lead must vaporize before you can inhale the lead vapor. That happens at about 1200 degrees"
Actually that is 3191 deg F.
Read post 17.
When smelting is the time to be careful. Wheelweights in particular. When a dog goes by a tire,he always cocks a leg up. Awful vapors!
Old retired guy in Baton Rouge La.
"Cleanliness is next to godliness"......and being lead-free!
Wash your hands, for goodness sake!!!!!! Lead "fumes" are the least of your problems.
I always thought if I ever had high lead contamination in my body, someone else with a Smith or a Colt would be responsible for putting it there!
Maker of Silver Boolits for Werewolf hunting
My take: lead fumes start about 3000 degrees. I don't think the Lee 20 lb pot goes quite that high.
The fumes from all the other junk that is in lead ( - wrappers, butts, caps, etc. - particularly when smelting wheel weights) is what I concerned about.
My blood gets tested every year at my annual physical. Never as much as a trace of lead in my blood.
Collector and shooter of guns and other items that require a tax stamp, Lead and brass scrounger. Never too much brass, lead or components in inventory! Always looking to win beauty contests with my reloads.
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