Skimmer

[armednfree]

Rotometals sells this skimmer.

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How is that different than taking a stainless searving spoon and drilling a bunch of 1/4" holes in it? I'm talking one you would use in a commercial kitchen and buy for under 10 bucks. I can slice a piece of wood and screw it on the handle.

[Pb Burner]

A big SS spoon with holes drilled in it works fine for me.

[AFK]

I bought something similar in the kitchen section at the dollar store

[tazman]

I bought something similar in the kitchen section at the dollar store

Yes! That's what I use. Easy to get, easy to replace, easy to use.

[Wayne Smith]

I'm not sure I'd go as big as 1/4" for the holes, though. I forgot what number bit I used but it was a whole lot smaller from my numbered drill kit.

[btroj]

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I prefer something more like this. It drains lead very well. I melt down lots of range scrap from an outdoor range. This excels at removing jackets while letting the lead drain. Once the jackets are gone I use a ladle to scrape the dirt off the surface.

[Jack Stanley]

I use one of the old metal ice fishing skimmers when the large pot is running . I do like the idea btroj has for removing jackets and such .

Jack

[alamogunr]

I use one similar to the one in the OP, although mine looks to be much heavier. I bought it about 15 years ago from Bill Ferguson. I grant you that some of those used by other posters would work better as a skimmer but the heavy one pictured is really good for stirring and fluxing.

It doesn't need replacing, ever! If you don't have a handgun or baseball bat, it will work to hammer an intruder too.

[lightman]

If you buy a Wallyworld or Dollar Store spoon, make sure its 1 piece or riveted together, not soldered. Ya know why!!!

[Sticky]

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I prefer something more like this. It drains lead very well. I melt down lots of range scrap from an outdoor range. This excels at removing jackets while letting the lead drain. Once the jackets are gone I use a ladle to scrape the dirt off the surface.

Just rendered/smelted my first batch of COWWs and used one almost identical to this for skimming the clips off and it works like a champ! That and a sst spoon that I bought at the dollar store for scooping up the dross. Did about half a bucket of weights and came out with about 50lbs of corn on the cob... :O

Well, my ingot mold isn't here yet, so this will have to do for now.

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[btroj]

I have poured better than a ton of range scrap corn cobs. They work well and are easy to fit in any pot.

[tomme boy]

Btroj where did you get that scoop at?

[btroj]

I just got a new one at Walmart. New one is stronger material, previous one was almost a woven mesh and after a few years it fell apart.

[zuke]

Yes! That's what I use. Easy to get, easy to replace, easy to use.

That's 3 of us!