200# sorted ww

[Boolseye]

206696...at .35/lb. nice addition to the hoard. And more where’s that came from.

[MaryB]

sweet! Now get smelting! LOL!

[Rcmaveric]

Good score. Lol, now, whats the secrets to success?

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[triggerhappy243]

test for zinc

[Boolseye]

sweet! Now get smelting! LOL!
Procrastination-city :-) I have quite the backlog

[lightman]

Nice Score! I'm sitting on a pretty good pile of weights but it looks like it will be after hunting season before any smelting gets done.

[MaryB]

I know that procrastination thing... I have 3 3/4 full buckets of WW to sort... and I hand sort/use a magnet so each one gets tested so no zinc in my smelt!


Procrastination-city :-) I have quite the backlog

[lightman]

I hand sort all of my weights too! I've sorted so many that I seem to have developed a "radar" for zinc! I pick up each weight for a quick visual check and drop any suspect weight into a pile to test with my trusty pair of dykes. Using this method, I seldom find any "floaters" in my smelting pot. I'll have a few buddies over after hunting season for a smelting "marathon" smelting session when its nice and cool.

[Don1357]

My total hoard is about 150 pounds, with one source for free WW, another for 50 cents a pound.

Waiting for the tire change season to wind down before I go get what should be a five gallon bucket of mixed weights (last time got 60 pounds out of a bucket). The 50-cent a pound is from the recyclers, got some steel to throw away and while he's not taking anymore steel he let's me dump it if I'm buying lead.

[Boolseye]

This has already been sorted but I will need to do it again for sure.
There aren’t a lot of casters in my neck of the woods, and I have not had difficulties procuring casting materials. I find the whole process to be very enjoyable and relaxing, from smelt to target. I learned a great deal from this sight, and have developed some good friendships among shooters in my area. The most important friendship I’ve developed is with my dad, another lifelong shooter.

[Hardcast416taylor]

I know that procrastination thing... I have 3 3/4 full buckets of WW to sort... and I hand sort/use a magnet so each one gets tested so no zinc in my smelt!


That sounds like my way of sorting a pail of weights, hand check each one. Right now I have 5 1/2 full and over flowing pails waiting to be smelted and another 2 pails 3/4 full of unsorted weights sitting there. Ill health is my excuse for not melting any of this pile, and then there is my `pile of pewter` to be addressed.Robert

[Grmps]

My system may be a little unorthodox,
some you can tell 100% by looking
If not 100% sure I touch an end to a magnet,
if it doesn't stick I tap the magnet with it,
if it doesn't "ring/tinny sound I call it lead,
If I'm even a little unsure, I nip it with my side cutters.