Solder drippings before/after pics

[dRok]

400lbs of solder drippings from a radiator shop. Guy says it is all 60/40. Paid .50/lb

Before
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/keredeht/119.jpg
After (260lbs of metal)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/keredeht/003.jpg

[remy3424]

Nice find...I paid about $5 a pound from the only shop around here for and he only had about 8 pounds. My was only 40% tin, checked the boxes of his rolls of solder. Probably too much per pound but it was here and no shipping. Used a small 1/2 oz. (dry measurement) ladle to make small ingots, easy to cut down to add little amounts to my ww alloys.

[dieguy59]

That is a pretty classy work area. Lots of casting ahead with all that solder. Nice score.

[dRok]

Yeah, I have a bunch of free granite setting around. Im going to use to make a flagstone path and fire pit area this summer. Bought a new house last year and have a lot of projects in the pipe. Anyone have experience cutting granite countertop stone?

[SlippShodd]

Anyone have experience cutting granite countertop stone?

Angle grinder and a diamond blade. Good cartridge filter mask, full face shield, sturdy, supple leather gloves, lots of patience. A lot like smelting. :)

mike

[dieguy59]

Add ear plugs to that. The cutting, not the smelting:roll:

[GLL]

dRok:

About $1.30 per pound for just the tin is a VERY good return indeed and the extra lead is free! Congratulations ! :) :)

My radiator shop has closed down but I was getting about 25 pounds of very nice 60/40 ingots every three months. Luckily the drippings were very clean !

http://www.fototime.com/7D15931F35477FE/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/3D9E4C790723581/standard.jpg


Jerry

[dale2242]

A friend gave me a 5 gal bucket of very dirty drippings.
I recovered 35 # of solder.
Needless to say I was happy with it.
What kind of recovery did you get with your drippings?....dale