RUDY850
07-05-2008, 02:03 AM
smelting lead in to ingots. If I start out with metal that I know is lead in my pot.
And it all melts down. Then I adjust the temperature to the lead melting point.
Then if I add wheel weights that are the good ones. (no zinc ones) they will sink and the metal clip Will come to the top.
But if I happen to put a zinc ww in the mix should it float on the surface of the melted lead. letting me know to immediately remove it.
I did melt some ww the other day for the first time picking out all the ones that looked like they were the zinc ones before the melt.
But after seeing some pictures of zinc ww. I think I might have still put some in the pot and melted them with the good ones.
I did not have a thermometer then. And just heated it to all was melted.
I did not notice any foamy stuff like others have noticed with melting zinc ww
After removing the metal clips from the surface. It did not look that bad. Then I added some candle wax.
It flamed up and I mixed it for a while then skimmed the top After leting it set for awhile. There was not very much to skim just a lite layer
The temperature of the lead was probably pretty hot the whole time doing the above things
And it all melts down. Then I adjust the temperature to the lead melting point.
Then if I add wheel weights that are the good ones. (no zinc ones) they will sink and the metal clip Will come to the top.
But if I happen to put a zinc ww in the mix should it float on the surface of the melted lead. letting me know to immediately remove it.
I did melt some ww the other day for the first time picking out all the ones that looked like they were the zinc ones before the melt.
But after seeing some pictures of zinc ww. I think I might have still put some in the pot and melted them with the good ones.
I did not have a thermometer then. And just heated it to all was melted.
I did not notice any foamy stuff like others have noticed with melting zinc ww
After removing the metal clips from the surface. It did not look that bad. Then I added some candle wax.
It flamed up and I mixed it for a while then skimmed the top After leting it set for awhile. There was not very much to skim just a lite layer
The temperature of the lead was probably pretty hot the whole time doing the above things