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    Thrift store scores

    Due to the advice from this website I am now a "thrift store junkie"
    Three good scores for less than $24.00 totalClick image for larger version. 

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    (mold was mine, hot plate & flat pan from 1st store then used oven at 2nd store)

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    Yep, one man's junk is another man's treasure. There are some good buys out there, if you know what you're looking for.
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    Congratulations !!! I think the flatlanders call it upcycling.

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    if the flat pan is teflon/non-stick coated, and it looks like it is, do not heat it to high temps (above a couple hundred degrees).
    at higher temps it will give off very toxic gases.
    google it if you dont believe me.

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    The thrift store came through for me. Picked up a whole ream of onionskin paper for patching bullets for less than a dollar. Gotta like that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by edp2k View Post
    if the flat pan is teflon/non-stick coated, and it looks like it is, do not heat it to high temps (above a couple hundred degrees).
    at higher temps it will give off very toxic gases.
    google it if you dont believe me.
    Wow, do NOT know that. Thanks for the heads up. Only paid $2.00 for the flat pan & was going to use it to keep the molds warm & preheat the bars before adding to the pot. I'll look for a cast iron one now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveM54 View Post
    Due to the advice from this website I am now a "thrift store junkie"
    If it wasn't for thrift stores, Mrs. Winger & I wouldn't have hardly any furniture,,,, or clothes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveM54 View Post
    Wow, do NOT know that. Thanks for the heads up. Only paid $2.00 for the flat pan & was going to use it to keep the molds warm & preheat the bars before adding to the pot. I'll look for a cast iron one now.
    If you can come up with a round metal can, like an old 3# coffee can, cut it in half then cut a 'doorway' into one half in to which you would insert your mold. This way you're containing the heat from the hot plate and you can preheat ingots on top.
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    Coffee can in a hot plate makes a good mold preheater

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    I went into our local Goodwill last weekend and found a pewter tankard for $1. I was tickled!

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    All I found at the thrift store yesterday was an old Wagner 10" cast iron skillet for $4.

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    And if you want a marker board to jot down project notes on just grab a glass covered framed picture for cheap that you wouldn't mind having on the reloading room wall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveM54 View Post
    Wow, do NOT know that. Thanks for the heads up. Only paid $2.00 for the flat pan & was going to use it to keep the molds warm & preheat the bars before adding to the pot. I'll look for a cast iron one now.
    I would take it outside and burn off the toxic non-stick coating. It should be fine after that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DDriller View Post
    All I found at the thrift store yesterday was an old Wagner 10" cast iron skillet for $4.
    Wagner cast iron is collectable. Don't ruin it.

    My advise is to find some imported ChiCom junk cast iron pans for melting lead as the antique cast iron is too good for such tasks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sixgun Symphony View Post
    Wagner cast iron is collectable. Don't ruin it.

    My advise is to find some imported ChiCom junk cast iron pans for melting lead as the antique cast iron is too good for such tasks.
    No way I will ruin this pan for melting lead. Needs a little clean up and it will be used for cooking.

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    I picked up 35 pounds of #8 shot for $5.00. With my $1/lb. powder and $10/brick primers at an auction, was loading for less than a dollar/box. Made one mistake though. Passed up a 20 gage MEC Jr. for $10 because I didn't own a 20 gage. Two months later, I did.
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    I spotted something behind the tellers on the fancy shelfs at the thrift store. It wasnt a couple bucks but was an Adco red dot. Made in Japan and a great scope. Its on my WM 10/22 SS carbine and really shoots.

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    My Kimball Baby Grand came from a Habitat thrift store. Love it, the nicest piano I’ve ever owned. I found some shepherd hook plant hangers and hung some of my 1/3 size sass marshals on them, they work fine. Lead cas loads only.

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    Hey Baltimoreed, where did you get 1/3 size SASS Marshall targets? Are they available through SASS? I'm not a member (I was doing Cowboy Fast Draw instead) but I'd love to have some additional novelty targets. I did get five little "rubber ducky" cut outs, and those shepherd hooks would be good for hanging them as well. Interesting reactive targets make teaching younger shooters a lot more encouraging for them.

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    we sure were sold a bill of goods with teflon, as bad if not worst than lead poisoning.

    https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/i...n-coating-safe.

    and this is one of the corporate friendly sites

    thrift stores can be great source for cheap pewter too
    but my biggest problem with thrift store pewter is girlfriend forbids me to melt most everything we ever find.

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