Down-Rigger Balls

[steve4102]

My son came home with a couple 10lb lead down rigger balls. Any idea if they are pure lead or if not "What"?

[WILCO]

My son came home with a couple 10lb lead down rigger balls. Any idea if they are pure lead or if not "What"?

If they're homemade, it's a cr*p shoot as to the alloy.

[2wheelDuke]

If they're homemade, it's a cr*p shoot as to the alloy.

Absolutely. They can be made of anything that'll melt. I've seen some made of pure, some of WW, some of linotype and monotype.

[Hardcast416taylor]

Just like divers weight belts, they could be made from just about anything that would melt and pour.Robert

[John Boy]

Pick One ...

http://www.texas-mac.com/sitebuilder/images/Pencil_hardness_versus_lead_alloy_hardness2-579x402.jpg

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?69416-Low-cost-Lead-Hardness-Tester

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/731364/lee-lead-hardness-testing-kit

[bangerjim]

Can you say......"HARDNESS TESTER"?

Even artist's pencils are better than guessing.

But to be absolutely sure, you will need to cast up an ingot and take it to a scrap yard that has an x-ray gun to tell you the % make-up of your "stuff".


bangerjim

[GP100man]

Take a small ballpeen hammer & hit em does it ting , if it does it`s hard stuff , if it thuds it`s soft & probably castable stuff . & take note of how easy/hard it dents .

As far as content ?????

If ya melt em & cast with it do it as a seperate batch until ya learn more.

GP

[Lead Bandit]

Could be any alloy. No way to tell but test it yourself.