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gunoil
07-28-2014, 03:18 PM
What is it? I bought @ estate sale, large ingots that had used at fayetteville observer. Bout 24 inches long. It is tin-type they use on old style printing?
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k511/putt2012/null_zps899295b9.jpg
djgoings
07-28-2014, 03:41 PM
Linotype pigs?
RogerDat
07-28-2014, 03:43 PM
Linotype pigs?

That would be my guess too.
Spawn-Inc
07-28-2014, 03:53 PM
Also my guess, nice score!
1Shirt
07-28-2014, 03:57 PM
Definitely lino pigs, avg wt. 25 lb! Yep, good score
1Shirt!
gunoil
07-28-2014, 03:57 PM
How much are they per lb? Lino pigs/wow, 4 feet . I can put some in with my WW's. I dont know how much, but think not much.

Oh, l see on ebay, 1.50$ to 2$ per lb..
Buck Neck It
07-28-2014, 06:58 PM
Leadporn! Love it!

Okay, what did you pay? Rub it in.
RogerDat
07-28-2014, 08:57 PM
How much are they per lb? Lino pigs/wow, 4 feet . I can put some in with my WW's. I dont know how much, but think not much.

Oh, l see on ebay, 1.50$ to 2$ per lb..

Lino allows you to beef up plain lead at roughly 3 plain to 1 lino ratio. So one of your 24 lb. bars would turn 72 lbs of plain scrap lead into nice bullet material. Or as you said small amounts added to your WW lead to make it harder for higher velocity rifle or magnum pistol cast without gas check. Some recipes for powder load data in the Lyman cast bullet hand book will be for Lino cast in such and such a mold or bullet weight.

Now we all want to know if you got a good deal on it so we can be properly jealous. :-)
bangerjim
07-28-2014, 10:22 PM
Download the free spreadsheet alloy calculator on here to easily figure how much of that linotype metal you need to mix with pure and other stuff you have to get to what you want.

bangerjim
gunoil
07-29-2014, 02:27 PM
Ok, 3 to 1 ratio.

alrite guys, l got 50lbs for 15$ One pig was broke in 3 pieces, Photo one had lil' end broke off, l got all of em. l got WWII , general Lee's typewriter for 35$. It had 100hrs of restoration in it. He has a museum near hear. Guess i'll have ta call em.
RogerDat
07-29-2014, 11:12 PM
50 lbs. for $15 that ain't time for jealousy that is time to break out some serious lead envy.
FrontSite
08-01-2014, 11:15 PM
Can anyone identify what I have been offered here? These look like they are some sort of plug, comprised mostly of lead or other soft metal with a core of steel either solid or a folded piece of steel. He has nearly a half a 5 gal. bucket of these. Are they pure lead or some other alloy.
I've never encountered anything like it before. I melted one with a propane torch and it seems to melt at a lead alloy temp. Any one have some answers?112293112294