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340six
12-13-2009, 06:40 PM
My dad came over to get his crab and corn soup and gave me a box of 1" or so and various" long very hard strips.
He has had them for many years and was given them by a guy who worked at the news paper here in new orleans back when they used that stuff.
It has no letters on it:coffeecom
Would a picture help?
sagacious
12-13-2009, 09:24 PM
Yes, what you have sounds like linotype-- pretty much has to be if it's lead strips from an old newspaper. A linotype strip will snap and break when you bend it. I have found unlettered linotype like that many times over the years. I believe it may be for spacing lines of text or a similar function, hence no raised typeface on it. Enjoy your windfall.
340six
12-13-2009, 09:37 PM
I guess I will melt it down and make it into ingets pure lino or should i mix in some ww?
largom
12-13-2009, 09:57 PM
I would keep it as is. Easier to weigh out for mixing into lead or wheel weights after you decide the ratio you want for a particular boolit.

Larry
KYCaster
12-13-2009, 10:24 PM
Why melt it? Those strips are convenient the way they are. They are already various weights and if you need something lighter just break it or cut it off with tin snips.

Jerry
Bill*
12-13-2009, 10:29 PM
I agree with KYCaster, best to keep it in the original shape, cut off as needed. That way you will always know what alloy it is. (Don't ask how I know) [smilie=b:
lwknight
12-13-2009, 10:30 PM
but, melting is more fun. then you get to guess in a few years what the ingots are.
340six
12-14-2009, 12:27 AM
I will keep it as is.
Was wondering if used straight would it be good for 357/44mag?
evan price
12-14-2009, 03:55 AM
I will keep it as is.
Was wondering if used straight would it be good for 357/44mag?

Too hard, and a waste of good lino.

Cut it 4:1 with WW.
sagacious
12-14-2009, 07:24 PM
Too hard, and a waste of good lino.

Cut it 4:1 with WW.

I agree. That alloy will work very well for both 357 and 44 mag.

As also noted above, it's much easier to measure out if you keep the lino as strips.
Edubya
12-14-2009, 08:17 PM
Lino has tin in it also. It is a good alloy to sweeten the WW and I use 2lbs to 10lbs of WW for a water dropped mold and get 22BHN. With air cooled moulds I'll get 14-15BHN.Play with it some and try to make it last as long as possible, it ain't cheap nor is readily available anymore.
EW