Mark your ingots

[Mk42gunner]

Magic marker works if protected from weather. If left outside for a few years-- Oops, just what is this alloy?

I agree screwdrivers shouldn't be used for anything other than turning screws, but they are the most abused tool in the world. I don't beat on my good tools, the junk stuff that accumulates on the other hand...

Robert

[dondiego]

My problem is that I bought a bucket of what I was told is clip on wheel weight ingots. Half are marked WW and the half are marked MM.

[fredj338]

I use diff ingot molds for diff alloys. That way I know at a glance what i am reaching for on the shelf.

[kootne]

I've been with the chisel crowd for about 40 years. Used to shoot 6 shooters a lot with WW. Most shooting the last 35 years is old BP calibers with XX (20-1), XXV (25-1) and XXX (30-1).

[Hossfly]

My problem is that I bought a bucket of what I was told is clip on wheel weight ingots. Half are marked WW and the half are marked MM.

I have similar problem with mine, I didn’t mark my corn bread triangle ingots the same direction. Picking them out with WW, some read MM, very confusing. LOL

[pworley1]

I keep mine in 5 gallon buckets and just write the mix on the bucket.

[USSR]

I keep mine in 5 gallon buckets and just write the mix on the bucket.

Makes too much sense. It will never catch on.

Don

[Budzilla 19]

When I dump the ingots and they are cool enough to store, put them on the bench, hammer and letter punch each ingot, then into its own respective storage bin. Being a quality control supervisor and welding inspector for the last 20+ years, accountability is fore most in my way of thinking! I just need to know what I’m putting in that batch. Just me, though.

[Rcmaveric]

My wife thought she 2ould be nice and moved my lead for me.... she also wanted a work out.

Bless her heart but critical thinking and intelligence isn't always her strong suites. It didn't dawn o. Her why there was 3 piles of lead. She moved them all for me into giant pile.

So I get to sort it all when I get home. Thank God when I got the new redneck gold mold I turned all my ingots into that and marked them.

Used a hole punch to circle what it was. Cowws, PB or other.... other is RS lead.

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[gwpercle]

My problem is that I bought a bucket of what I was told is clip on wheel weight ingots. Half are marked WW and the half are marked MM.

Oh Man ... you got ripped off !
WW = Wheel Weight .... but those marked MM are Mystery Metal !
What to do !
Gary

[higgins]

I too make simplified block letters with a screwdriver. In the past I have also scratched the letters with a center punch.

[Kylongrifle]

I have metal stamps in my shop including block letters. I either lay them out on one of my anvils or a heavy metal welding table and stamp them with either a WW for wheel weight or PL for pure lead..
Most of the bullets I cast need pure lead. I cast a lot of muzzleloader bullets and balls so I need to be careful with mixing my lead

[jimlj]

95/5


COWW


SOWW


RL Range lead


Lino


PB

Someone has too much lead. I can help with that.

[FISH4BUGS]

I eliminated the issue, only one alloy, 95.5/3.5/1. LOL

Me too. 5lbs ww to 1 lb linotype.
Alloyed in the pot on the fly. 6 lbs at a time and used right away.
If I can't tell the difference between the two....well, sorry about that.

[imashooter2]

I find it much easier to mark 1 bucket as opposed to 300 ingots.

[NyFirefighter357]

Someone has too much lead. I can help with that.

That's not too much lead, but you might think this is! lol

[mdi]

My problem is that I bought a bucket of what I was told is clip on wheel weight ingots. Half are marked WW and the half are marked MM.

I had some MM alloy, but I could only use it to make revolver bullets. Used it all up for my 7.5mm Nagant...

[Old School Big Bore]

I stamp the ingots with letter/number stamps because with my luck all the buckets would shatter simultaneously. Plus I like to arrange several pots' worth on the bench if I'm trying a new mix, and stamping keeps me unconfused...PB for soft, L2 for #2, WW for COWW. I used to try to put different alloys in different ingot molds, but after three moves in as many years I can only find the Lee molds.
Ed <><

[bangerjim]

I have found spray painting the ends with different color codes is a FAST way of marking lots of ingots FAST. I also use steel letter stamps on smaller quantities, but that takes too much time! Last winter I had to code over 500# of COWW's so I used the same SAECO mold for all, stacked them in a few big piles, and sprayed the end black. Now they are ID's and weather will not mess them up like magic markers (the worst ID system of all) will do over time.

[Hanzy4200]

I only marked the very few pure ingots I have for BP casting. All others are range scrap or factory stamped alloy like Hardball. I use a permanent marker.