my lead recycling setup.

[montanamike]

The other day a friend and I decided to clean up all the range scrap we dug up so I figured I'd take some pics. I haven't seen anyone using my kind of pot before and thought some might like it. It's a 16 gallon keg that I cut in half. It's a little tall but the base makes it extremely sturdy. If I want to use more of the Capacity of the pot I'm going to have to reinforce the burner base. I usually keep it between 2-250 pounds as it sits and have had no problems.http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/mtmike/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_174737_002.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/mtmike/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_174737_002.jpg.html)
Part way throughhttp://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/mtmike/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_174746_001.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/mtmike/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_174746_001.jpg.html)
It started to get a little chilly so we started a fire.http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/mtmike/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_220824.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/mtmike/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_220824.jpg.html)
All in all it was a good day. Started with 460 lbs of range scrap about 7 lbs of tin and 70lbs of linotype. We ended up with 400lbs of two different alloys. 250lbs of softer stuff for handgun loads That air cools to about 12 bhn and water drops to about 19 bhn so far. I don't think it's done age hardening. And 150lbs of harder stuff I haven't tried out yet (70lbs of lineotype to 80lbs range scrap). Should be good for the hottest of rifle loads. And here's the finished product. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/mtmike/Mobile%20Uploads/20150522_214448.jpg[/URL]

[ryan28]

I have something similar, but mine takes way too long to melt without a windbreak around the burner, but then I might try raising the burner up a bit. How close is your burner to the pot?

[montanamike]

I've never measured it but id guess about 4 inches

[montanamike]

I've been thinking about boxing in three sides to help block the wind and increase the strength of the base

[LAH]

Keeping any wind away really helps.

[MrWolf]

I use a welding blanket on my setup as a windscreen, but mine is built from a Weber grill. Does what I needed it to do.

[lightman]

Thats a pretty nice set-up, but working on the ground would wear me out. All of my set-up is at waist height and sure saves the ole back and knees.

[montanamike]

Its pretty tough on the back. It would be great to have it up higher. I just don't have anywhere to build some thing strong enough to hold it and have adequate ventilation.

[MrWolf]

Build a platform from cinder blocks and a sheet of plywood. Here is what I did and works perfect for me:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?240632-Weber-Smelting-Station