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[Seeker]

I just aquired a 10 lb. of pure antimony. It looks like mica. Now....what do I do with it?. I know really...but how do I go about it?

[bangerjim]

Very carefully! Sb melts at over 1600F. It is tricky to alloy into lead. I have over 30# of it from old ORP analyzers and will never attempt using it due to the hassle of getting it to alloy.


good luck

banger

[runfiverun]

actually antimony will mix in at 600-625-f.
you just need the right flux and lots of patience.

I have used marvelux to get small amounts mixed into an alloy.

[Seeker]

I did a search and came up with a lot of helpful info.(God Bless this Forum) Seems it's quite easy to do introduce antimony into the melt, especially small batches. Will there be enough tin in a batch of 3lbs of cowws to 1/4lb of antimony to cast with or will I have to add tin? I'll pour this into 1/2lb ingots and should end up with a bhn of around 18.4 ish.

[jsizemore]

There's about .25% tin in COWW's. Solder or pewter will provide the tin you need to enrich your alloy.

[Buck Neck It]

How or where did you score the antimony?

[Seeker]

How or where did you score the antimony?
LGS that opened up a couple yrs. ago. Have bought a few guns there and have become good friends. He used to do a lot of Cowboy shooting and he has tons of casting stuff in his garage. He gave it to me. I'm guessing there is close to 20 lbs. in the bucket.