Big Boomer
09-07-2009, 12:29 PM
Last week I melted down 2 large plaster buckets of mostly commercial cast boolits that I carefully culled from j-word projectiles and swaged boolits. I cast them into clean ingots made in small cornstick pan size. I used pieces of candle to flux the mix before making the casts.
Along the way I noticed that the amount of dross was building up and had to go get another small can because there was so much of it - dirt and crap on the boolits. After about the 3rd can, I decided I would not do per usual and toss the cans of dross.
When I was all done, I put the cans of dross back into the iron kettle and turned up the heat. I was surprised at the amount of good lead that was still in the dross. How do you guys deal with good lead in the dross? 'Tuck
Along the way I noticed that the amount of dross was building up and had to go get another small can because there was so much of it - dirt and crap on the boolits. After about the 3rd can, I decided I would not do per usual and toss the cans of dross.
When I was all done, I put the cans of dross back into the iron kettle and turned up the heat. I was surprised at the amount of good lead that was still in the dross. How do you guys deal with good lead in the dross? 'Tuck