American
02-08-2008, 10:47 AM
I got a lead on some lead and I'm going to check it out this afternoon. Oh, goody! Now I need to know how to tell if it’s the good stuff - I mean, I can tell lead, but I can't tell it much...
The guy said some of it is from a hospital in kind of bars that have been cut from thick sheets - he said it is bent into manageable bundles. I'm guessing that's almost certainly OK?
He said some of it is in buckets and is "shavings". Any red flags here? I guess I'm looking out for old battery lead here, or something equally undesirable?
He said he used to cast fishing weights with an experienced buddy
who said it was some of the purest lead he had ever seen.
What do I need to watch out for here? Should I just buy 10 pounds or so and then test it somehow? How? I think I'll have to pay 40 cents a pound - is pure lead worth that in quantity?
Any advice will be appreciated.
The guy said some of it is from a hospital in kind of bars that have been cut from thick sheets - he said it is bent into manageable bundles. I'm guessing that's almost certainly OK?
He said some of it is in buckets and is "shavings". Any red flags here? I guess I'm looking out for old battery lead here, or something equally undesirable?
He said he used to cast fishing weights with an experienced buddy
who said it was some of the purest lead he had ever seen.
What do I need to watch out for here? Should I just buy 10 pounds or so and then test it somehow? How? I think I'll have to pay 40 cents a pound - is pure lead worth that in quantity?
Any advice will be appreciated.