Johnch
02-12-2011, 06:46 PM
We all have our different ways to be safe while we cast
I just got reminded today that your shoe's are a part to think of
I was helping 2 fishing freinds convert range lead into egg sinkers and jigs
This AM we smelted down 5 5 gallon buckets of range lead into 5 - 6 lb ingots
As I am the only one that has any casting equipment and molds
This afternoon I helped them cast the sinkers and jigs
All was going well , with big piles of the different sized egg sinkers and we had made a good start casting jig heads
When one of them knocked a 5 lb ingot off the bench onto my foot
As he went to put it in the pre heat pot
Lucky for him
I always wear steel toe boots that also have a instep gaurd while I cast
Scared me a little , but no pain
As the ingot had landed right on the toe
If it would have landed on either one of their feet ......Not good [smilie=1:[smilie=1:
As they both insisted on wearing tennis shoes
Not saying to run out and buy high $$ safty boots
But if you find a pair at the thrift store or on a yard sale for a few $
It would be a cheap way to increase your casting safty
John
And yes I kept the extra ingots :mrgreen:
To be recycled again at a later time into range lead ingots
After we clean the boolit trap again
I just got reminded today that your shoe's are a part to think of
I was helping 2 fishing freinds convert range lead into egg sinkers and jigs
This AM we smelted down 5 5 gallon buckets of range lead into 5 - 6 lb ingots
As I am the only one that has any casting equipment and molds
This afternoon I helped them cast the sinkers and jigs
All was going well , with big piles of the different sized egg sinkers and we had made a good start casting jig heads
When one of them knocked a 5 lb ingot off the bench onto my foot
As he went to put it in the pre heat pot
Lucky for him
I always wear steel toe boots that also have a instep gaurd while I cast
Scared me a little , but no pain
As the ingot had landed right on the toe
If it would have landed on either one of their feet ......Not good [smilie=1:[smilie=1:
As they both insisted on wearing tennis shoes
Not saying to run out and buy high $$ safty boots
But if you find a pair at the thrift store or on a yard sale for a few $
It would be a cheap way to increase your casting safty
John
And yes I kept the extra ingots :mrgreen:
To be recycled again at a later time into range lead ingots
After we clean the boolit trap again