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  1. 08-09-2010, 08:57 PM #1
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    Linotype + hay

    Everyone, I was recently given an old garbage bag with about 40 lbs of linotype in it. The bad news is, there's a lot of old hay mixed in with it. What's the best way to get it out so I can make ingots? Anyone got any good advice for me?

    Thanks! Rick
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  2. 08-09-2010, 09:08 PM #2
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    lino and hay

    well if I had it I would take a leaf blower and spread the lino and hay on the drive way and blow the hay off the lino with the leaf blower D Crockett
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    The hay will help flux your lino-mix, just throw everything into the pot, the hay will burn off.

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  4. 08-09-2010, 09:20 PM #4
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    Um I would just melt it all. The hay will burn right out when the lead melts anyways. Obviously this is an outdoor project : ) I use a propane burner with a cast iron dutch oven to melt my lead out in the middle of my yard away from everything else. She can burn all day mistah!
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  5. 08-09-2010, 09:24 PM #5
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    If you are not ready to smelt yet, throw everything in a 5 gallon bucket of water and skim off the hay. Obviously, you will want to wait until the lead is dry before you melt it.
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    The leaf blower method sounds like the fastest way, provided you have a paved drive.
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    Just wait till your ready to mix a batch with your lead, weigh your lino and the hay will help flux the mix ! The blower sounds good to but why waste more gas.

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  8. 08-10-2010, 12:24 AM #8
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    Why waste more gas??? Because it'll P.O. the tree huggin commies!!!
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  9. 08-10-2010, 01:21 AM #9
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    Maybe the burning hay will help melt the lino and save gas.
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  10. 08-10-2010, 01:55 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by mustanggt View Post
    Why waste more gas??? Because it'll P.O. the tree huggin commies!!!
    My thoughts exactly. I'd throw zinc wheelweights at condors, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 9.3X62AL View Post
    My thoughts exactly. I'd throw zinc wheelweights at condors, too.
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    Nuts, buy a pig or cow. Feed the animal the hay then slaughter the critter in the front yard. Waste not, want not.
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    Thanks guys. I'm going to try taking a fan, not a leafblower, and drop them a few at a time into a pan. If I do it right, the hay should be blown off, and the type will get caught in the pan. And now I also know to not worry about any that's left, it's just flux.

    Thanks again!

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  14. 08-10-2010, 07:24 PM #14
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    Well, the fan worked, really well too! Took me about 30 minutes including setup, cleanup, and everything in between.

    BTW, how much linotype fits in a one gallon ice cream bucket? Because I now have two of 'em, full! I'd call it 20-25 lbs each bucket, so 45 lbs of lino cleaned in 30 minutes... not bad. Especially since it was a freebie!
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    You will get a lot of dross from the linotype. That is because there is so much surface area.
    Use a generous pecan sized chunk of wax and stir the snot out of it while its flaming.
    Almost 100% of your dross will go back to being tin and lead.
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