First Pewter score

[BSJI]

I found a box of pewter items at a yard sale last weekend. First time actually looking for some...

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One mug was aluminum, but the other unmarked one turned out to be pewter.

Surprisingly, everything but one small plate has at least .5% Pb in it! Is that "lead free"?

Melted everything down tonight, into bullet shaped ingots. About a 1/2 ounce each.

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8.25 lbs. total!

[William Yanda]

99.5% lead free. Great score. 90%+ tin?
Bill

[BSJI]

It all shot 88-89%.

[runfiverun]

sounds about right, you'll usually have some lead and antimony in there.

[imashooter2]

Shot with one of those junk yard guns? The more output I see from those things the less I trust them.

[BSJI]

Done with a gun from where I work. It belongs to the QA/Inspection department.

The thing cost like $30,000! I trust it.

There was indeed Sb and Cu in them too...

[imashooter2]

The Sb and Cu I believe.

[BSJI]

Just got back from my second pewter hunt. I must be in virgin territory...

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$35 for the drill press and the two salt shakers.
$5 for the other items.

5 lb. 13 oz. total.

[imashooter2]

That drill press has to weigh more than 5 pounds! [smilie=1: :drinks:

Congratulations! Really great prices!