Coleman stove safety?

[ShooterAZ]

How much lead (in pounds) do you guys think a Coleman stove (Kerosene) stove can SAFELY handle? I need to do some smelting, but I am concerned about the weight. Last time I did in in 20lb batches in a dutch oven, but it was pretty time consuming as I did multiple batches. Whatcha think?

[skeettx]

20 pound sounds about right

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[Longone]

It will handle 20 lbs. no problem, I have used mine for many years now with a 10" dia. pot.

Longone

[imashooter2]

I've done a couple thousand pounds 40 at a time in a 2.5 quart stainless sauce pan before I moved to a Turkey fryer. The grate on my two burner stove is still flat and I wouldn't hesitate to do 40 pounds again tomorrow.

[mold maker]

I've bent the cooking grid on 2 gasoline fired Colemans. It's a shame to get in such a hurry, you ruin your equipment. I was trying to use a dutch oven in place of the small Lyman pot I started with. I probably had close to 60 lbs including the pot.
A turkey/fish fryer can usually be bought on sale for around $30. It's a good investment.

[markinalpine]

I've done a couple thousand pounds 40 at a time in a 2.5 quart stainless sauce pan before I moved to a Turkey fryer. The grate on my two burner stove is still flat and I wouldn't hesitate to do 40 pounds again tomorrow.

DITTO!

Mark :coffee:

[Longwood]

I've bent the cooking grid on 2 gasoline fired Colemans. It's a shame to get in such a hurry, you ruin your equipment. I was trying to use a dutch oven in place of the small Lyman pot I started with. I probably had close to 60 lbs including the pot.
A turkey/fish fryer can usually be bought on sale for around $30. It's a good investment.

Mine gets red hot and flexible when I run the strove on high.
I jammed a piece of angle iron under the grill that is long enough to reach across between the sides of the stove.