bullpen7979
05-12-2011, 08:24 PM
Well, I did it. Obtained 1 full bucket almost to brim of ww. $10.00 is what it cost me but I had to visit four sources...bit of a pain...
Anyhow, for you ww geeks (like I tend to be about most things)
I calculated that the bucket weighed approximately 130 # to start.
Looks like my txfr efficiency from raw weight to lead biscuits was approximately 70%. This includes discarding all the hash, Zinc & Iron ones that wouldn't/didnt melt. I wasnt sure how hot the $15 proctor & silex hotplate would get. It took about 40 min for each batch to be ready to skim off/flux & pour. I sorted pretty carefully, using a pair of wire cutters to test.
Out of the 130# bucket, I had about 20# of usable stick on's. I set these aside in a separate container...I hope this was the right thing to do. I thought I read somewhere that these were softer. I tried to melt just the lead ww. I also melted down about 10# of range lead that I scrounged.....
Is this also softer?
Anyhow....by my calcs I ended up with about 90# of usable biscuits.
Don't even have a furnace/mold/sizing die yet.
Should I have mixed in the stick ons? are these ok to melt and use as they are?
Thanks list....
Anyhow, for you ww geeks (like I tend to be about most things)
I calculated that the bucket weighed approximately 130 # to start.
Looks like my txfr efficiency from raw weight to lead biscuits was approximately 70%. This includes discarding all the hash, Zinc & Iron ones that wouldn't/didnt melt. I wasnt sure how hot the $15 proctor & silex hotplate would get. It took about 40 min for each batch to be ready to skim off/flux & pour. I sorted pretty carefully, using a pair of wire cutters to test.
Out of the 130# bucket, I had about 20# of usable stick on's. I set these aside in a separate container...I hope this was the right thing to do. I thought I read somewhere that these were softer. I tried to melt just the lead ww. I also melted down about 10# of range lead that I scrounged.....
Is this also softer?
Anyhow....by my calcs I ended up with about 90# of usable biscuits.
Don't even have a furnace/mold/sizing die yet.
Should I have mixed in the stick ons? are these ok to melt and use as they are?
Thanks list....