The Winner: justingrosche
============================
August 2014 Photo topic: Ingots and alloys
Before, during, and after.
keep in mind the composition (composition is everything else in the photo) related tools and equipment.
Jon
|
   
   
|
|
The Winner: justingrosche
============================
August 2014 Photo topic: Ingots and alloys
Before, during, and after.
keep in mind the composition (composition is everything else in the photo) related tools and equipment.
Jon
Last edited by JonB_in_Glencoe; 03-03-2015 at 09:56 PM.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
So there I was casting a few ingots... I don't recall exactly what alloy I was using, but would you believe that one of them turned out like this!
Seriously though, I made this special ingot for a friend. I also had a little help from my good buddy "Krylon". (The color is Gold Leaf)
This paper weight turned out be a big hit with her.
- Bullwolf
Three of mine. L-R... 1) 50/50 range scrap/WW, 2) range scrap & a little plumbers solder, 3) WW
First two were from a cheap muffin tin, the other a borrowed Lyman.
Last edited by taco650; 08-11-2014 at 09:40 AM.
A few ingots
NRA Benefactor 2004USAF RET 1971-95
Ft Knox Silver Pb Building Blocks
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
Originally Posted by Theodore Roosevelt
The result of my first time melting lead...
Alloy is 37%+ Tin. These came from a radiator manufacturing plant. Each whole ingot weighs approximately 50#. These were analyzed, but the data was lost in a hard drive crash.
No zinc!
bgokk Benefactor Member NRA
The second amendment is the guarantee for all the other amendments...........
My quickie ingots. I ladle lead in to a 4 ft long piece of 3"x3" angle iron, then dump out the ingots right when they solidify. Most of the ingots break into shorter pieces, but even the long ones are easy enough to feed into the pot. I can pour 75 lbs of ingots in less than 10 minutes.
100% pure PB from roof jacks.
Casting session last summer
It's been over a year since I did some smelting. I finally got to heat up the ingot molds Beone sent me ...I was suppose to beta-test them last summer, sadly I let him down
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
Posting Permissions
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |
