Being a newbie to casting, I'd just like to know. How and what is pewter used for in casting bullets? I've seen it in the swapping and selling forum on several occasions.
Being a newbie to casting, I'd just like to know. How and what is pewter used for in casting bullets? I've seen it in the swapping and selling forum on several occasions.
Pewter is normally 90% or so Sn. Just one of the sources for Sn to give you good mold fill-out.
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Hi,
Go over to the alloy section of these forums and there is a lot of information on pewter. It's used in our lead alloys because of it's high tin content. Folks use it in small percentages to add a little tin to help fill out the mold when casting.
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[edit] Banger beat me to it
Last edited by Horseman1; 02-16-2015 at 06:15 PM. Reason: Late to the party and wearing the wrong hat
Go to the Lead and Lead alloys forum.
Click on "search this forum" in the upper right.
Select "Advanced search"
Enter Pewter in the Key word box
Scroll down and click on "Search now".
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Pewter, pewter, metal of choice
Add to your alloy, make it play nice.
Bowls and cups, vases and candlesticks
Buy them cheap, help your mold do tricks.
Better fill out, tougher boolits too.
One per cent pewter-it's the thing to do.
Williamsburg Colonial, Steiff and International,
Holland, English, Robertson and Meyer.
Good names all
Oh, don't forget Revere.
Melt it, add it to wheel weights or plumbers lead.
A ternary alloy, just ask LASC
"More that 2 percent is wasted" say the gurus here.
And at ten times the cost of lead, we agree, never fear.
Find your own or buy from vendors, whether here on on the 'bay
If you try it, you will like it-that's what we say.
Tin in boolits is the cinch,
And the secret of it is.....It only takes a pinch.
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While you're searching look for "Lead alloy calculator" in a thread by member Bumpo. Use it to find out how much pewter, solder or pure tin to add to your COWW to get a good mix. Personally I have found the best all around alloy to be on that contains equal amounts of tin and Antimony. To get this, just add enough tin to get 2-2.5% and you're golden.
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