yeah, finally done! AND A INGOT?
HI,
WELL BETWEEN JOB HUNTING, GATHERING FIREWOOD, I FINALLY FINISHED SIZING & LUBING ALL THE BOOLITS I CAST 2 YRS AGO!
Did not cast at all this last winter as I was in Idaho.
Missed the spring tire wt. melt too. so will load some 38's & then look at doing some smelting (campfire method of course).
Still job hunting,BLAH
Lucked into a big 40 lb. lead ingot.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD METHOD OF CUTTING THESE BIG 2' X 4"X 3" INGOTS INTO ABOUT 10 LB CHUNKS???????????????
Last edited by BOOM BOOM; 07-19-2010 at 01:37 AM. Reason: SPELLING
Try using a sharp axe and a sledge hammer. Estimate the weight you want, place the axe on the ingot and smack it with the sledge. It works better if you use what I believe is refered to as a single jack, one of those small one handed sledge hammers. It will take a few smacks and you may have to move the axe to one edge and cut across the ingot by moving the axe. If you have a cutting tourch you can use that but you have to be prepared to collect the runoff as you melt through the chunck.
If you have access to a few minutes with an acetylene torch, you can render it into a pile of 'dribbles' in no time. Not sure, but perhaps even a MAPP gas torch would work.
A splitting maul and sledge work well too. Goes fast if you have two people with a good eye.
AJ
Beat profusely with hammer until functional.
hi,
Was thinking a saws all, or metal band saw.
or a propane weed burner directed at the thing. I have seen tons of lead melted in an old iron disk with center hole welded up. The lead is piled on and the weed burner directed at it. No lead left after it is poured into the ingot moulds. New pile of lead stacked on and the process repeats. No issue with water in melt or on new lead to be rendered.
Last edited by scrapcan; 07-20-2010 at 10:00 AM.
Band saw with a coarse blade.
Regards,
Stew
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Originally Posted by AZ-Stew
And lots of lube!!!!!! Don't run it dry!!! Bees wax works pretty good.
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Shoot straight, keepem in the ten ring.
Got a crosscut saw? Leads not hard to cut if you're careful about how much bite you're trying to get and use a little lube to keep it from binding. Use a little newspaper to catch the chips.
Rick
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If it looks plumbous, I'll probably try making bullets out of it. Dean Grennell
+1 on the wedge axe and sledgehammer.
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HI,
Thanks for the tips, especially using lube on band saw.
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