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  1. 11-04-2007, 10:28 PM #1
    kidmma
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    Smelted some pipe

    I melted down about 65lbs of lead pipe last week. I was trying to compare the fresh ingots to some WWs, Babbet, etc. by using the ball bearing method to check the BNH. It worked pretty well when I checked out new lead against the WW alloy. The WW showed about 11-12 BNH. The babbit was about a 16. That all seemed good until I pulled out a fresh bunch of lead ingots. Some of them were much harder than the first few I was using. These were showing up at about 10 compared to the first ones I used. Could a couple of joints have caused that much varriation in a 10lb pot? Obviously I filled it up several times to melt the pipe.

    Joints? pipes?

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  2. 11-04-2007, 10:52 PM #2
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    If the pipe is really pure lead or nearly so, it should be around 5 to 6 BHN. Only a high percentage of tin would bring it to 10 BHN.
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  3. 11-05-2007, 01:47 PM #3
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    Maybe you got some solder-wiped joints in a batch? The tin would make it harder. Emery
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  4. 11-05-2007, 07:01 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by kidmma View Post
    Joints? pipes?
    Gee I wonder what you did during your misspent youth? Or are you still doing it?????
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  5. 11-05-2007, 09:14 PM #5
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    It didn't do much for me. Just got sleepy. zzzzzzzzzzz

    Too busy looking for a beech.

    Now I hunt, fish, reload and shoot more!

    Maybe that's how I got the mixed ingots?
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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
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