Strange. I posted the ingots I made yesterday. They looked like pure silver.
Today I'm making more, using the same lead sheets, and I'm coming out with some crazy colors. I'm sure it doesn't mean much, but it does have me curious. Blues, purples, silver and gold.
I'm melting the lead in a Lee 4-20.
Here's yesterday's, followed by 3 today. Yesterday's are at the bottom.
There's a post in the stickies "yellow,blue,purple oh my" or something to that effect.
Short version your pure lead is too hot so you get "rainbows" of oxidation.
The above is the simplest lay terms.
In the time of darkest defeat,our victory may be nearest. Wm. McKinley.
I was young and stupid then I'm older now. Me 1992 .
Richard Lee Hart 6/29/39-7/25/18
Without trial we cannot learn and grow . It is through our stuggles that we become stronger .
Brother I'm going to be Pythagerus , DiVinci , and Atlas all rolled into one soon .
They sure look puuuurdy.
Gold is overheated tin. Blues and purples are overheated pure lead. Rainbow is overheated alloy of some sort.
HF
turn the heat down.
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