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  1. 06-24-2018, 03:14 PM #1
    Harry Tobin
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    Mystery ingot

    Awhile ago I bought some reloading stuff from a guy that his father past away. His father was into guns and reloading, he kept all the guns but wasn’t interested in the reloading. So anyway in the stuff I got there was 2 ingots labeled EXTRA WIPING SOLDER. I looked around and couldn’t find anything so I’d thought I would ask you guys. I know there is a lot of knowledge here. So if anyone can shed some light on this mystery ingot I’d appreciate it
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  2. 06-24-2018, 03:26 PM #2
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  3. 06-24-2018, 03:27 PM #3
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    This should be pure lead. It was used by plumbers to make lead traps for sinks. They would heat the lead and wipe it on a form to create the trap.

    [EDIT} - I stand corrected....I was told by my plumber that wipe lead for traps was pure lead. Thanx for the lesson.

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  4. 06-24-2018, 03:36 PM #4
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    It is wiping solder and if you do a site search you will find it discussed in several threads. Post #2 gives you one of the references to help you figure out this "wiping solder" If you need to know the exact contents, melt off a small portion and forward to "BNE" a list member, along with a pound of lead for each sample tested.
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  5. 06-24-2018, 09:36 PM #5
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    Its probably 40-60. I would be tempted to keep it as a conservation piece.
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  6. 06-24-2018, 10:51 PM #6
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    Depends on use, if it is form telephone cable use it is pretty high tin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...1940.tb00829.x
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  7. 06-26-2018, 03:30 PM #7
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    I once came across 3 wiping lead bars that had the Dutch boy paint character on it.Robert
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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