Scored some sheet lead

[PtMD989]

Bought some sheet lead and pipe at my local scrap yard. I know how the pipe cleans up. Any suggestions for the sheet lead? It looks like it has been glued to drywall,it's still has paper glued to it.


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[dbosman]

It burns off and floats like other contaminants.
I accidentally removed some by the pile getting wet on the garage floor. It just peeled off. A hot sunny day will dry it afterward.

[PtMD989]

Thanks for the reply. That's good to hear about cleaning up. I like the pure PB I cast for my MZ.


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[RedRiver]

Get ready, nothing smells quite as bad as melting that stuff down. End result is really nice looking though.

[Beagle333]

I like the Xray shielding lead. It provides its own flux with that paper on the back. Nice pure soft lead too.

[lightman]

Like the others have said, it will smoke and stink. Sometimes you can light the smoke and get it to burn. The lead cleans up nicely.

[PtMD989]

I'll have to give it a try. It will have to be a day when the wife's not home I do my smelting in the garage. Haha The scrap yard has a lot of it.


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[Hardcast416taylor]

Once I got several broken sheets of lead lined drywall from a scrap yard. After getting as much as possible of the drywall and paper off the lead I cut it up to smelt. Definately do this outdoors! Best advice is to be up wind when it is melting and the paper/adhesive is burning off. The lead is very nice quality, just a bit labor intensive.Robert

[scotner]

I wonder how a pressure washer would work to remove the drywall and glue? Followed by thorough drying, of course.

Several local medical offices moved to new quarters recently. I drive by the old building once in a while hoping the see some sign of renovation but nothing so far.