How to cut up ingots

[khmer6]

I acquired some larger ingots in various shapes over the last few months. They range between 10-45#. They sure won't got my Lee pot and they won't fit my cast iron pot either. How are you guys cutting these up? I also have a huge rolled up sheet of lead. Any ideas on how to ingot all of this

[dbosman]

Tin snips on the sheet material.
Axe or chain saw on the large ingots.

[clintsfolly]

Sheet can be cut with axe,skil saw or razer knife. large ingots use a skil saw or band saw and a log splitter will cut them too!! Clint

[khmer6]

Sweet thanks! I have a bunch of wheel weights to smelt too. It's going to be a busy spring

[DLCTEX]

I have cut sheet lead with an axe, roll it up and chop it to length to fit your pot, tin snips, and a metal shear. Larger pieces I have cut with reciprocating saw (use wood blade), skill saw (carbide blade, go slow) and axe. You need a face shield when using a skill saw and if you saw on a tarp you can recover the shavings.

[Jon]

A jig saw would work or a sawsall for the ingots. The sheet lead should be easy enough with tin snips like others have mentioned.

[quicksilver]

if it will fit in your pot stand it up and melt and pour as you go.

[shadowcaster]

For the sheets.. Roll them up tight and run both the blocks and the sheets through a wood splitter. You'll have to rotate them a couple times but at least there will be no mess. Who cares what shapes they end up in. Then.. Melt'm up and make some ingots. :-)

Shad

[Green Lizzard]

habor frieght air chisel

[10 ga]

For the sheet lead I use limb loppers or a hatchet. For the big ingots I have a big pot and use a tripod and chain hoist to lower the ingot in to melt part off, cast ingots and lower more into pot.

10 ga

[stocker1042]

I'm supposing a porta band would jam up?

[toolz568]

I used a blow torch and a cast iron pan under it to cut up one block. The band saw did not work very well on anything over 1" thick. Never thought to try the sawzall.

[40Super]

Port-a-band works great for cutting up lead. I use mine to cut lead pipe into 6-7inch chunks plus whittle pieces off my big twisted up 1/4" lead sheet. You have to watch out for twisting the blade and chewing up the rubber strips on the drive wheels. Get the course blade.
Otherwise a good hacksaw and wood blade works ok along with a skillsaw and carbide blade.