Roofing lead

[ShooterAZ]

Sorry if this has already been asked...I did a search and could not find the answers I was looking for. What is the normal composition of roofing lead? Is it pure lead? A contractor I know who does demolition work says he has some he would sell me. He says that it is sheet form. What is a fair price to pay?

Thanks...Shooter

[newton]

Sorry if this has already been asked...I did a search and could not find the answers I was looking for. What is the normal composition of roofing lead? Is it pure lead? A contractor I know who does demolition work says he has some he would sell me. He says that it is sheet form. What is a fair price to pay?

Thanks...Shooter

I think I got some scraps of it just the other day. When I melted it a blue/purple color showed up. According to what people say it is indicative of pure lead, or at least real close to it. As far as price, I paid .50 a pound for mine. Get it as cheap as you can, but in the end its all up to what you think its worth to you.

[shotman]

It is pure. as said where you want to pay. he will get about .20lb at scrap place.

[ShooterAZ]

Thanks guys, I will make him an offer and try to negotiate a good price!

[ShooterAZ]

I just scored over 200 pounds at .20 cents per pound. Now I need to figure out how to cut it all up!

[letsmeltlead2693]

If you have lead sheet, cut it with tin snips or if it is in block form you can take an axe to it and hit the axe with a sledgehammer and it will slowly cut it but there will be no waste or chip to worry about.

[Sasquatch-1]

Try metal snips if its in sheet form a reciprocating saw should work if in large blocks.

Great score.

[jsizemore]

Score with a utility knife and bend till it seperates at the score mark. It's how I do it when installing for a floor pan or roof flashing.

[ShooterAZ]

It is in 30" wide rolls and flattened. I cut half a roll up already with a hacksaw and am in the process of alloying with lino & 50/50. I will try unrolling and try the scoring method next. Thanks for the tips. Also he had a huge roll 72" that I left behind because it was so unwieldy. I will go back later and get that one!

[Blue Hill]

I find an axe works pretty good, especially if it's rolled up. Wack it into bite sized chunks that will fit into your smelt pot.
Blue.

[imashooter2]

I used a hatchet to cut up the rolled and flattened sheet lead that I've had in the past. Found it as efficient as anything else.

[a.squibload]

What is like tin snips with long handles?
Limb loppers (tree pruners).

[warpspeed]

nice score. Sounds like a good way to make ww lead go farther.

[leadman]

I have sheet lead in about 1/8" thickness and about 1/4" thickness. A utility knife will cut thru the thin stuff. Have to score the thicker stuff a couple of times then work it back and forth a couple times and it seperates. Have a few spare blades with you.

[ShooterAZ]

I tried the axe method...it is much easier & cleaner to cut with a hacksaw or score & break. The rolls are at least 6" diameter even as flattened. Thanks for all the advise.