Window lead

[Lizard333]

There's a Craigslist add for 31 4 foot sticks of stained glass window lead for 50$. This a good deal?? What kind of lead is it??

[runfiverun]

it's called came.
just about any of it made before 2 years ago is about as pure as you'll find.
they started adding a little antimony to it recently is what i have heard.
so i'm assuming they changed thier production process.

[fryboy]

depends upon the weight , as stated it used to be around pure lead . of note finished product is/has always cost more than raw or scrap materiel ( points to ponder ) for a window glass person it would possibly be a bargain for a boolit maker ..... that weight figure applies heavily !!!

i checked a supply place ...31 stix of double channel weighs 17 pounds ( for shipping anyways ) 17# for $40 isnt worthy for our cause/uses

again as five pointed out it used to be lead , now they also have zinc came etc , here's the site i used ( there are others ) so you can do more research if you desire

http://www.glasscrafters.biz/CTGY/cm

[Lizard333]

Looks like I'm going to pass then. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

[Green Frog]

I got a box full of the cut-offs and scraps. It looked like a lot, but two shoe boxes worth actually melted down to about 10# or less in ingots. What I got was good, soft lead, though. Just make sure that's what you are getting and price it according to weight rather than length of sticks, that measure can fool you! ;)

Froggie

[Lloyd Smale]

that much lead for 50 bucks. I sure wouldnt pass. Any lead is getting harder and harder to find and someday your going to kick yourself in the but!

[fryboy]

that site i linked to ? 31 stix of "c" channel weighs 5.58 pounds ... cost $55.50 ... i'll sell lead all day for $10 a pound ( step right up and get yer orders in early !! :P ) erm at least until it actually gets to around $9-ish a pound

[Lloyd Smale]

didnt look that closely. Id pass on that myself

[evan price]

I picked up six bundles of virgin came in 4' sticks at a scrap yard, somebody had dropped it and run it over or something, it was pretty messed up. But it was antimonial, the ingots rang when I dropped them on concrete. Was about 65# of came, for $.65/lb and I figured it was a good deal.