What's the best way to cut this into small pieces

[scottfire1957]

Local fire station. Jaws of life. Rookie practice. I've done it. Bring doughnuts.

[Traffer]

I have a piece of rr track will have to try that.

Piece of rail road rail on the side and drop the bar into the foot (edge) of the rail
Will break the ingot

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rail...3D162418876860

Mike

[tunnug]

I cut a large piece of lead with an old repurposed butcher knife and a heavy hammer, put the blade where you want the cut and tap away, any large knife should work, make sure you have a solid surface to work on.

[44deerslayer]

I have about 20 bars like that they weigh 80 to 85 pounds each it's all Lyman number 2 I broke two ax maul handles jammed up my band saw I used atf fluid wd40 pb blaster tried sawzall iv managed to cut some pieces off .the melting pot I have is a lee 10 pound bottom pour I only have a propane torch . I have a two burner propane stove but no pot I'm looking on Craigslist and evilbay I do have rail road track so I will be trying that

[gpidaho]

I'm with Jeepy: Safety glasses and a jacket and get after it with a skill saw. Gp

[triggerhappy243]

Attachment 191600Attachment 191601What's the best way to cut this into pieces to fit in my pot I don't have a cast iron pot

if you have a propane BBQ bottle, invest in a weed burner. melt that puppy in no time

[Gastero]

Chisel & hammer. Used it on large fishing net sinker,

[6bg6ga]

Saws all with big teeth.

[Half Dog]

Some of the guys I worked with are great at breaking things. I'll ask them.

[lightman]

Thats a good score! A lot of guys use a dutch oven from Harbor Freight to smelt in. Or cut off an old propane tank.

[bruce drake]

axe or hatchet and a 2-3 pound hammer.

Easiest and fastest.

[Smk SHoe]

Give them to the kids and tell them "no matter what, do NOT break these" will be in pieces in ten minutes ( Sarc), I use my axe when I need to reduce the size. My old body likes the workout till the next morning.

[MaryB]

Rig a ratchet pulley from the ceiling, slowly lower it and melt off a hunk then lift it clear and pour. Rinse and repeat.

[RogerDat]

Cheap stainless steel sauce pan from thrift shop or Salvation Army store. Cheap propane torch from Harbor Freight or big box store. Hot plate or even a camp fire, can skip the torch if you put the pot on a camp fire or charcoal bed with a couple of bricks. Plenty of heat there.

Don't trust a handle that is over cooked by a fire they get brittle and tend to break, don't ask how I know. But with gloves and face shield take pot and dump into muffin tin from same thrift store or Salvation Army or big box store.

[nanuk]

I have an ingot that I too need to process down in size. I am unsure how to go about this. My ingot is a tad heavy! Mine was the smaller of the bunch. It is about 3'x1'x1'. Not a perfect rectangle, but prolly 2.5 cubic feet. It is pure.

[triggerhappy243]

nanuk, if you can drill 1/2 inch dia holes thru it on 1 inch centers, you could melt it faster and let the melt land on concrete.

[Oklahoma Rebel]

that is a good idea with the holes to help with melting, but I would put a piece of steel or corrugated steel roofing sheet below. don't ask how I know but not all the lead will come off of concrete, no matter how much you scrape and chisel!

[jdfoxinc]

I bought scrap from a hospital demolition. It contained two 1/2"x4'x6'8" cores from radiation therapy rooms. About 1k lb. ea. Needed to cut up before scrapers stole it. Rented an electric Jack hammer with a spade bit. Cut like buttter. Boy was I tired after that.

[17nut]

Gasbeaver!

[anothernewb]

I had a bunch of lead pipe and bars. I literally grabbed a concrete block and a crappy old splitting maul. Worked very well, for a zero budget, low tech attempt.