Looking for lead

[CrappieGuy84]

Hey guys I hope I'm posting in the right section of the forum but anyways, I've started a business in Northeast Arkansas manufacturing crappie jigs and I've pretty much ran the scrap yards around my area dry of lead along with the tire shops willing to sell me wheel weights and I'm running pretty low right now. Does anyone know where else I could get some or anyone here sell it it. I've been doing this for a couple of years and I've paid anywhere from $.80-$1.00 per lb and trying to avoid paying more than $1.30 per lb. I'm willing to pick it up if it's close enough to get there and back in a day or pay for shipping if not. Any help would be awesome. Thanks

[dilly]

What about local shooting ranges? I imagine a lot of people in NE AR probably use private land for shooting though.

[CrappieGuy84]

Yes I've only got one in my area but they sell theirs to the local scrap yard which doesn't sell anything to the public.

[scottfire1957]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?274761-how-do-i-get-lead-to-cast

[jeepyj]

Curious? Why couldn't you use Zinc wheel weights? In this area you can get zinc weights for little or nothing.
just a thought.
Jeepyj

[CrappieGuy84]

I've looked into using zinc but all my equipment that I've bought won't work for it since zinc melts a lot hotter than lead. Thanks for the input though.

[dilly]

Sounds like you're working on a somewhat large scale. May be time to call up some of the foundries. I hope you're near a freight hub!

[durango]

PM sent with offer

[lightman]

There are several people in the swapping and selling section selling lead in the price range that you posted.

[truckerdave397]

Any place around that would have any scrap sail boats? Pretty good chunk of lead in the keel.

[CrappieGuy84]

I appreciate the suggestions. It's been really helpful

[Hardcast416taylor]

With all the people out there looking for lead to melt down into boolets for their shooting sport, you may be paddling upstream against the current on this site with your request.Robert

[brtelec]

Blasphemy!!! Lead is for boolits!!!

[WILCO]

I've started a business in Northeast Arkansas manufacturing crappie jigs.........

A business plan would have this issue solved and you could focus on other tasks.
One sponsor here has the ability to provide clean pure lead at a decent price, providing you purchase in quantity:

Pallet Lead Ingots (99.9%) 500 pounds $1.55 lbs

http://www.rotometals.com/product-p/bundle_of_lead_ingots_99.9.htm

[shadygrady]

try the gov sales they have big lots of lead from time to time you just place a bid

[zomby woof]

Where in the Northeast are you?

[runfiverun]

zinc's melt point is 57-f higher than leads is.
you must have some super touchy equipment.

[Yodogsandman]

Crappy equipment!

[Hardcast416taylor]

I can recall the days when I was actually a youngster and had to find sinker material if I wanted to do any fishing. Tying several small zinc washers above the worm wrapped hook served me fairly well.Robert

[scottfire1957]

WILCO: Do you work for Rotometals?

[Huskerguy]

I had a jig business several years ago. It was fairly easy to find all of the lead I needed at that time and I didn't prefer wheel weights as they were too hard. You want the softer lead so it flows around the hooks and into cavities better. You can pick up the soft stuff pretty easily on here and other places. Go to hospitals and dental offices, there is a lot of that stuff around. In fact I know where there are some huge chunks and close to 2-3 tons at least of soft to medium stuff. It is around.

[Handloader109]

If you need a lot, I'd be putting an adv on craigslistoffering to buy scrap damaged sailboat. Probably a couple around lakes waiting on you

[too many things]

zinc melts at 787F that is a lot hotter than most lead at 550 to 600F
also zinc don't fill good till you get to about 850F that is too hot for aluminum molds.

[fredj338]

All depends on your location. I ask all the time around here. Everything is returned for credit on new, like Iso containers & wheel wts, or just not obtainable do to haz mat concerns. Yes, my dentist gave me about 30# of lead foils, but more & more dentists are going digital, that will be gone soon too.

[kopperl]

There is a man on this list in Weatherford, Texas. He will sell you all the isotope lead you want at reasonable prices. Shoot me a pm and we can talk delivery.