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Fugowii
07-28-2010, 10:12 AM
I was given a heavy lead ingot this morning that weighed around 80-100 Lbs (guess)
that was marked BAB CO. I tried searching for some info on it but came up empty.
Anyone have any info on it or seen anything like it.

Pictures added:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/BP_2006/07_28_2010002a.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/BP_2006/07_28_2010001a.jpg
Edubya
07-28-2010, 11:17 AM
Is there any chance that it could be BOBCO?
http://www.bobcometal.com/

EW
Fugowii
07-28-2010, 02:06 PM
Is there any chance that it could be BOBCO?
http://www.bobcometal.com/

EW

Nope, see pics I added in post #1.
lwknight
07-28-2010, 11:42 PM
Melt it. See what it does.
Keep it separate from know good stuff.
Fugowii
08-03-2010, 06:38 PM
I took a dead blow hammer to it today and it is definitely more than just lead.
The hammer made an indent but not very deep and it has that 'lino' ring to it.
I also took a pointed tool to it (my WW remover - it's just an awl with a bend
at the tip) and it didn't go too deep into it either. It's too hot to strike up the
smelting pot just yet so the mystery continues....
SciFiJim
08-03-2010, 09:09 PM
Maybe some sort of babbitt?
sagacious
08-03-2010, 09:52 PM
Probably from Babco Metals in Carnegie, PA. Not sure if they're still in the lead business.

My guess is that your ingot is salvaged/recycled battery lead alloy with moderate Sb content, and that's what accounts for it's hardness. Good luck.
Fugowii
09-10-2010, 09:24 PM
I finally got around to melting this bad boy today. I tested it tonight and it came in just a little
bit harder than pure lead. It will probably harden up a little over the next couple of weeks but
it is pretty close to pure lead. About 80 pounds (it was free so I'm not complaining!)
jnovotny
09-12-2010, 06:38 PM
Looks like the ingot that the battery makers use. Probably is close to pure,I aquired some of those a few years ago and I know that is what they were used for.
Tom W.
09-12-2010, 11:12 PM
It does look like the ingots that I got from Sanders Lead, just a different marking. Their lead ingots weighed 60# or so ( rough guess) and are from reclaimed batteries.
Fugowii
09-13-2010, 09:36 AM
It does look like the ingots that I got from Sanders Lead, just a different marking. Their lead ingots weighed 60# or so ( rough guess) and are from reclaimed batteries.

That sounds about right. I got 72 pounds of lead from it when I actually weighed the ingots.