Tinsel fairy

[pjames32]

I would use those ingots ONLY when starting with a cold pot OR melt them all down and remake the ingots, again with a cold pot to start.

[Markopolo]

I make it a absolute practice to NEVER add lead to a molten pot. i Always wait for a pot to solidify completely... i too have been visited by the fairy and it has taught me a valuable lesson. and, I alway use a heavy cast iron lid on my mining scrap pot that I pour ingots from. there have been several explosions inside that pot over the years from mining lead from recovered bullets. they just love to hold moisture... I even had a live round get mixed in once. thank God for the lid.