Ringing in my ear

[leadbutt]

I keep hearing that whole "drop it and see if it rings" saying. I just melted bout 40#s of wws that i sorted 1st and am pretty def sure that i got all the odd balls out. I smelted at around 550-650 so if i did add **** weights they wouldnt hurt anything. I poured the ingots and let them cool (while i was run out by one of the biggest bees i ever seen in my life). When i poped them out the mold and drped them on the ground they still rang. Im guessin they ring due to the tin and such and doesnt mean that i have zinc in the mix? Thx for the help in advance.

[Bill*]

No, it doesn't mean zinc, it just means they're not pure lead (which "thud"s)

[Charlie Two Tracks]

I don't claim to know a whole lot about smelting but I know that if your temperature was correct, no zink would have melted. That "ring" is music to your ears! Sounds like you done good.

[leadbutt]

Cool deal. Thx for the replies. Now i have less worries in life.

[lwknight]

Thudding soft lead is getting hard to come by these days. It takes almost nothing added to lead to make it ring.