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dudley2112
06-08-2011, 08:35 PM
guy at the range gave me 5 sheets of lead today, they are about 1/8" thick and about 7"x12" and soft, i can scratch it with my finger nail, each one weighs in at 4 3/4 lbs

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss344/alexpinos/P1000853.jpg
WildmanJack
06-08-2011, 09:09 PM
Looks like x-ray shielding from a hospital or dr.s office. Good stuff, you'll need some wheel weights to harden it up but man that stuff is probably worth at least $1.00 a pound.. Good for u, he was a heck of a nice guy..
Jack
dieguy59
06-08-2011, 09:20 PM
Very nice!Remeber to thank him, he may bring more!
dudley2112
06-08-2011, 09:37 PM
oh hes gonna bring me more, basically keep it coming till i dont want it :P oh and bags of shot too, got a 20lbs bag of #5 today haha

so how could i turn this into a usable alloy? add tin? or should i just trade this off for some WWs
lwknight
06-08-2011, 11:21 PM
Your options are basically unlimited.
Some people get all the luck.
dieguy59
06-09-2011, 01:09 AM
Everything starts with pure lead. You're in pretty good shape to be trading when you feel you have enough and want other alloys.
dudley2112
06-09-2011, 06:02 PM
thanks guys, think its going to end up as slugs
bumpo628
06-09-2011, 06:22 PM
thanks guys, think its going to end up as slugs

You can use it straight, mix with it, or trade it for what you need.
dudley2112
06-15-2011, 09:24 PM
got another 30 lbs of it tonight :D apparently theres a skid of it laying around for the taking
grisy11
06-15-2011, 10:53 PM
are you going to sell it for a good deal?
dudley2112
06-16-2011, 07:38 PM
i think im going to make it into slugs
canyon-ghost
06-16-2011, 08:00 PM
Just be careful that it doesn't contain some arsenic. I melted down about 180# of x-ray sheeting once (still have it). The trace of arsenic when you flux is a white smoke that may make you sick. Dishwasher detergent in the washing machine will take it out of your clothes.

It's good stuff
Ron
masscaster
06-16-2011, 08:25 PM
Hi dudley2112,
Could be Roofing Squares. I melt alot of the same looking stuff.
Shielding lead can also look like that. But I can see no grommet holes for mounting it so it's probably as safe as Lead can be.
Roll it up, mash it flat, and render it into ingots. Nice Find!!

Jeff