In the past, I haven't really smelted any really large quantities of recovered boolits, scrap, or ww's and, when necessary, have gotten by with a 12# plumbers pot and a Coleman stove. Recently, though, I came into a couple hundred pounds of assorted scrap lead...about 1/3 pure lead (mixed roof flashing and glazier's wire) and the remainder range scrap...and want to "upgrade" my process a bit.
Now, I'm not ready to go the turkey fryer/weed-burner route (yet) but I'd like to be able to work with 20-25# at a time. Yesterday a picked up an old (heavy-duty!) cast aluminum saucepan (2-qt) off a yard sale for a buck. Pot sides measure a little over 1/8" thick and the bottom 3/16." Will this pot work for rough smelting over either a coleman burner or an old-fashioned "gas ring"? If it will, I plan to add a bail and drill/tap opposite the existing handle for a short brass pipe nipple to serve as a pour spout. Opinions please?
Bill