Show me your clip skimmers!!

[dmftoy1]

Ok, after doing this for a year I finally found a big cast iron ladle (holds about six pounds of lead, maybe a hair more). I just finished two smelting sessions and this made it so much nicer pouring ingots as my "big" ingots are 4.2lbs, and my smaller one's are 2lb and 1lb ingots. (I had been using a stainless ladle I got from Walmart that would barely hold 2lbs)

Anyway, after using this crusty old ladle and being so much more productive it occurred to me that my crappy slotted spoon is probably holding me back on my clip skimming. What do you use? Where did you get it? How does it work? Would you change something about it?

Regards,
Dave

[cohutt]

get one of the deep fat fryer things, like they pull funnel cakes and onion rings out of the hot oil with.

takes no time to skim clips, rocks, copper jackets, small pets, etc....

as good a shot as i have:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/bermining021.jpg

[montana_charlie]

Damn! Is it 6:10 already?!?
Yikes! I have to get over to...uhh...

Oh, yeah! I'm retired, now...(sigh)

[mooman76]

I use a crappy slotted spoon. Works fine too me!

[DLCTEX]

+1 for slotted spoon from a box of old kitchen utensils picked up for $1 at a garage sale. Wife got 3 paring knives she liked and I got several spoons for my casting bench. DALE

[IcerUSA]

Mine is like cohutt's , got it off evilBay in the cooking section , they are also at Agri-Supply . Got to have something like that to get stuff out of them big cast iron pots if your deep frying in one . :)

Keith

[NVcurmudgeon]

Another user of the crapppy slotted spoon here. Mine is abut 1 1/2 X3, a very useful size for my 12 lb. pot.

[Saint]

I used a plastic slotted spoon but it just melted. What did I do wrong?[smilie=1:

[tding]

Check out the skimmers on "The Antimony Man's" site. http://www.theantimonyman.com/furnace.htm. I love mine.

[pdawg_shooter]

I use a 2 inch by 1 inch magnet attached to a 6 inch long handle. Fast and easy.

[dmftoy1]

Thanks guys! I'll have to look at the local farm supply store. The slotted spoon I'm using tends to get soem of the smaller clips stuck in the slots and I have to pull them out . ..not a huge deal but I have to think one like the one in the picture at the top would make my life easier! :)

[jonk]

The deep fryer thing is a good idea.

I have an iron ladle with a divider in it; the large side the clips go in; the pure lead is strained our through holes in the divider. Works fine but it is a bit small- doesn't hold many clips.

I might use a welding torch to cut a few small holes in a ladle and try that. Or just buy a deep fryer skimmer. Seems the metal kitty litter scrapers would work too- try a pet store.

[MT Gianni]

A magnet on a stick works well also. Gianni

[dakotashooter2]

Untill I clicked on "The Antimony Man's" site I never even thought about using my ice dipper for cleaning out fishing holes. That is basically what that is.

Say goodby to my slotted spoon!!!!

[mtgrs737]

I have one like Cohutt's that I got at Sportsman's Warehouse and it works like a champ. Well made and strong, gets a lot of clips out in a hurry. Cost me around $8. Wouldn't smelt WW's without it.

[S.R.Custom]

See that thing to the left of the fry-daddy...?

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImage/f380ef3b-e182-49ee-8f2e-281ecbfac293_400.jpg

[hammerhead357]

I don't know if this will show up very good but mine is just a thick round piece of flat metal with a bunch of holes drilled in it and welded to a long handle. It is leaning against the turkey fryer burner in the picture. The ladel holds a little over 9 lbs of WW,s....Wes

[JohnSmiles]

:groner:


. . . . . . . . skimmer?
Well don't that just beat all.
Now I understand why the rest of ya never bitch and moan about blistered fingers. . . . . .
huh . . use a skimmer to dig em out.
I just gots ta try that next time I melt some ww's down.





:kidding:

Slotted spoon here also.

[timkelley]

Once again for crappy spoon.

[The Nyack Kid]

i too use the ice skimmer thinggy doo-dad before that i used the slotted spoon . the slotted spoon worked fine untill i built a bottom pour pot out of a propane bottle , then the spoon became a handy cap .

[mike in co]

big ol laddle....with holes drilled by me......these cost under 5 bucks at restarunt supply houses.
stainless steel....or maybe nickle/chrome plated.

i just added a bunch of holes on the bottom of one that hold about 7-8 lbs of pb. i use a smaller no holes version to pour with,,,maybe 4 lbs or so.

mike in co

[hedgehorn]

I use a 2 inch by 1 inch magnet attached to a 6 inch long handle. Fast and easy.

That is a great idea:-D

[imashooter2]

As I recall, this was a deuce from the local Wal - Mart...

[John Boy]

A magnet on a stick works well also. Gianni
Yep - take em out of the bucket and the melt pot with the magnet

[mold maker]

Northern Tool sells several sizes of a self releasing magnet. Great for picking up spilled nails an such.
Just keep the PVC part cool.
Mama didn't know they're for lead work, I sent her after them. Tee Hee

[jackley]

I cut the bottom out of an old fire extinguiser drilled 3/16 holes in it and welded it to an old screw driver.

[EMC45]

Old soup spoon I liberated from the kitchen. Used it forever without holes and then finally drilled the sucker a few weeks ago. Much better!