First score of WW's from tire shop

[The Dar]

I've been considering casting bullets for a while. Been lurking here and getting valuable information.

On a whim I stopped at a local tire shop on Friday and asked if they had any wheel weights they wanted to part with. The man told me to drive around back and they'd load me up. I ended up getting about two five gallon buckets full. I'm not sure exactly because I had to dump them into several smaller buckets to be able to carry them. I ran out of room in my small car. I gave the man a $20, he looked stunned that someone would actually pay for them. I asked what kind of beer he likes and told him I'd be back for the rest with cold beer and cash in hand.

I've melted the WW's down into ingots and came up with 199.25 lbs. I did some weighing early on and found that nearly 75% were lead, pretty good ratio from what I've read here. I don't have casting equipment yet, I'm gonna stockpile for a while first. I'm going back first thing tomorrow morning and try to clean them out.




So, who likes corn on the cob?

[Hawks Feather]

Pretty neat find. I kept looking at the lead and kept thinking it looks like corn. How much does an ear weigh?

[The Dar]

I found the cast iron corn muffin pan at a local flea market, it was well rusted and makes 7 ears at a time. If I fill them full they weigh just over 1 pound.

[Hardcast416taylor]

I see those ear corn corn bread molds show up quite frequently in a local on line auction. They usually go for about $10 or less. Good stop at that place and asking about weights.Robert

[MrWolf]

Nice job! I use both corn and ingot moulds for mine.

[OS OK]

Good score, take care of that fella!
Now while waiting on the casting supplies you can get some yellow Powder Coat and practice that too.

[lightman]

Thats a good score! And a good way to secure that place as a source. I've used corncob molds in the past and I'm thinking they weigh more than a pound, like 2 or even 2-1/2 pounds. Being long, they are easy to put in the pot.

[dbosman]

Powder coat some of those with a nice corn yellow. Great picnic table weights and the lead won't oxidize.
A piece of plywood with several dozen nails, will support them in your oven.

[slim1836]

Welcome, and a good score you've found.

What part of the state are you in?

Slim

[lightman]

Powder coat some of those with a nice corn yellow. Great picnic table weights and the lead won't oxidize.
A piece of plywood with several dozen nails, will support them in your oven.

Ha Ha!

[The Dar]

Thats a good score! And a good way to secure that place as a source. I've used corncob molds in the past and I'm thinking they weigh more than a pound, like 2 or even 2-1/2 pounds. Being long, they are easy to put in the pot.

The flea market where I found the cast iron corn bread pans had 2 or 3 sizes, I went with the smaller one. I wish I'd have bought more of them, they only wanted $5 each. I was also able to get a 5 quart cast iron dutch (no lid) oven for $5.

Went back to see if they had more wheel weights and they didn't, but the man did take my phone number and said he'd call when they get another bucket full.

[The Dar]

What part of the state are you in?

Slim

Out in west Texas.

[gwpercle]

Cold beer goes a long way when getting in good with local tire men . Keep them supplied and they will remember you.
Your cornbread stick moulds are cool.
Gary

[ioon44]

I had a good score this week, 285 lbs of coww after I hand sorted out the fe, zn and other junk which included a dozen new box cutter blades.
We really need to pay attention to what is in the bucket when hand sorting.

[lightman]

Thats a good score from the flea market. You do need more molds though. After a few cycles the mold gets hot and you have to wait for it to cool.

Buckets of wheelweights do have some nasty stuff in them sometimes. Razor blades are common because they are used to scrape the inspection stickers off of windshields and are also used to cut a leaky plug off in order to patch the tire. I built this box to dump mine into for sorting. I'll sit on a milk crate and pick through the weights and being spread out makes it easier to sort. The edge is also thick enough to park a beer or bottle of water on!




The box is 2ft X 4ft and is made from 2 X 12's. Any way to spread them out helps, even on the tail gate of your truck.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Wow, that's a great find, congratulations!!

[GlockGuy]

Nice score!

[Oklahoma Rebel]

when I sort my ww's I take the bucket and dump a pile about 6-7 feet long, 10-12 inches wide and about 2 layers deep, I sit on a milk crate with 3 buckets across from me,CO'S, SO'S, and zinc/iron ww's, and pick my way from one end to the next and repeat. it is the most efficient and fast way I have found of doing it.