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  1. 10-25-2021, 07:16 PM #1
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    Lead Came Score

    It pays to talk about your hobby at work. A co-worker talked about how she is into stained glass and takes classes and such. She just approached me and said that she had a box of it she wasn’t going to use. I popped by her place and her husband handed me a box. 6’ tall weighing 38.5lbs.

    The thing is I feel like this is too good to melt down. Debating reaching out to a stained glass place and see if they would trade this for their off cuts (but obviously getting more then 38lbs worth back)

    We will see.


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  2. 10-25-2021, 07:19 PM #2
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    Cool.

    Yeah, marketed properly, its worth way more than scrap prices.
    Especially up there where folks are getting going with inside/winter projects.
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    lots of times those are tin, not lead. make sure what you have before you trade it.
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  4. 10-25-2021, 07:35 PM #4
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    Good call. The manufacturer is Cascade Metals. Checked their site and looks like all lead but you can choose your hardness


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    That is good thinking and so unselfish. Use it for what it is best suited. You will come out ahead..........
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    Thats a nice score! I commend you for trying to put it back into circulation. Hopefully you can trade into a long term deal for their scraps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lightman View Post
    Thats a nice score! I commend you for trying to put it back into circulation. Hopefully you can trade into a long term deal for their scraps.
    That’s my hope.


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  8. 10-28-2021, 06:20 AM #8
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    At a glass shop I do business with it goes anywhere from $2.00 to $9.00 a strip. A 45# box will go for about $263.00. There appears to be several glass shops in Ontario. If one is near you, see about posting at their shop.
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  9. 10-28-2021, 07:45 AM #9
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    I’m in talks with one locally. She has scrap lead so we will see what I can get them for.


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  10. 10-31-2021, 08:45 PM #10
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    Lead came has been the cleanest and softest lead I ever found in a scrap bin. Less oxidation than xray shielding.

    Good idea seeing if you can give someone else a deal on what they need and still get you a deal on scrap that will suit you.
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