First buy for lino

[Gun Nut]

I just happened to call a local yard and ask for ww prices, and the guy said no ww but he did have lino. So I bought the 45 pounds he had for 20.00 I think i did alright? This is nothing but very small letters and numbers. He said he only gets once in a blue moon, but all the other scrap yards want 1.15 a pound is that normal? And if I understand things right this would make good fast rifle boolits?
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[Rangefinder]

Man, less than $0.50 per pound for lyno? Nice score--yuo, most lyno is going for over a $1 a pound, usually a bit more. Well done.

[lwknight]

The scrapyards are paying less that 50 cents a pound for lino.
They probably only get 75 cants from the smelter.
Leeches, I hate em.

[hammerhead357]

I would bet the scrape yard only paid like minimum price for the lino. I haven't called my favorite yard to check what they are paying for a while but last time I inquired they were paying the same for all lead.
I don't like leeches either, however everyone must make a profit to stay in business and I wouldn't think that the average yard would have enough lead to deal with a smelter.
The one I use the most doesn't usually have but a couple of barrel sitting around and there may not be much in them. But then the yard is a small one and out in the boonies....Wes

[Thecyberguy]

Good score. The only one up here that I have found wants a buck a pound.
Have a good 'un, TCG

[lwknight]

however everyone must make a profit to stay in business and I wouldn't think that the average yard would have enough lead to deal with a smelter.

They don't have to try and make all the profit in one place though.

[Echo]

And if it was just little numbers and letters it very well may be monotype, that is about 12% Sn vs 4% for lino. Check it by whacking one with a single-jack - if it shatters, it is probably mono, and Boy, did you EVER get a buy!

[Charlie Sometimes]

Any time you can get good lino for less than a $1/lb you are doing good, IMHO.

I made a score today on some lino my neighbor had. He used to be a printer. He had 35 ingots (19 lb. each give or take)- that's about 665 lb. total. I traded him 500 rounds of 38 Spl reloads for it! :bigsmyl2:

[home in oz]

you did well

[lwknight]

that about 665 lb. total. I traded him 500 rounds of 38 Spl reloads for it!

Thats almost as good as free.

[AaronJ]

i got about 1000lb from a friend i used to work with for $75. he said the scrapyard wouldnt take it and asked if i could use it.

[Gun Nut]

:holysheep. Wow, what a friend!

[Charlie Sometimes]

A scrap yard wouldn't take scrap metal?
THAT don't make sense. :veryconfu
Is it THAT taboo now?

[a.squibload]

Well, remember, it's EVIL metal...

[AaronJ]

the vast magority of it was still in type face we had a hell of a time in the shop re labeling things. one guys status on his time card got changed from mechanic to chearleader lol

[sljacob]

1 dollar a pound is what I payed for some the other day and felt that lucky to get it

[Ole]

Does anyone know if there is a difference in lino that is used for letters and lino that is used for spacers?

I got a pretty good price on some lino a while back and most of it is "spacer" material.

I was planning on just saving it, but from what i've read elsewhere "spacers" are supposed to be mostly lead and no where near as hard as real lino. I dunno, but I can tell you it won't even begin to scratch with a fingernail.

Should I just melt some and test it for BHN?

[lwknight]

I could not tell any difference. I even casted the spacers in their own ingot ( 10 pounder) and it looked and acted exactly the same as the letters did. Melt and solid temperatures were the same too.
I did not go so far as doing a S.G or hardness test though.

[Bullshop]

I got a bunch from the News Miner in Fairbanks when they went to a new system. There was still in the original boxes marked mono-type a lot of the spacer material in long strips.
The lino was in 20 lb ingots with a eye at one end.

[Charlie Sometimes]

I got some mixed letters and spacers some years ago that were marked 6Sb18. They were of the same hardness. If they had been soft, I doubt that the printers would be able to use them due to the lack of keeping uniform spacing.