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    Pure lead for alloy

    Time to trade for some alloy. I have quite a bit of soft lead sheet turned into ingots. I would like to swap for clip ww or harder alloy. USPS FRB, 2-1 lead-alloy or you tell me what you think is fare. I can go 50# a pop.
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    I have raw clip on WW's I'll trade you for pure lead. I can send you a small flat rate USPS box of WW's .. about 8 1/2 pounds will fit in a box for pure lead. It will be sorted with no steelies, zinkers or plastic weights.

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    Thx Rusty but not sure its worth the shipping for 8.5# & then I have to ingot them. If you decide to reduce those to ingots, 21# will fit into a small FRB in 1# ingots.
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    A USPS small flat rate box will only hold about 8.5 pounds of WW ingots also .... same weight amount in raw WW's. That pic is 8 pounds of WW ingots. I'll do some WW melting again in the spring when it warms up here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ohio Rusty View Post
    A USPS small flat rate box will only hold about 8.5 pounds of WW ingots also .... same weight amount in raw WW's. That pic is 8 pounds of WW ingots. I'll do some WW melting again in the spring when it warms up here.
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    OR, you can get about 24 lbs of lead in a SFRB using the Lakehouse Castboolits ingot molds. By far the most economical way to buy and ship lead or alloy.

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    Location? I'm in South California

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    I have clip-on WW in cleaned/fluxed "muffins" & can email photos. PM sent.

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    How about Monotype?

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    Fred, see the PM I sent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ohio Rusty View Post
    A USPS small flat rate box will only hold about 8.5 pounds of WW ingots also .... same weight amount in raw WW's. That pic is 8 pounds of WW ingots. I'll do some WW melting again in the spring when it warms up here.
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    IF those are 1# ingots, I can get 21 into a small frb? Stack them end to end vert, then lay 6 on top.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldhenry View Post
    I have clip-on WW in cleaned/fluxed "muffins" & can email photos. PM sent.
    Sure monotype would be great. I can do 2 lead - 1 mono. It should be in type form though or small ingots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shafer44 View Post
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    WHy I pack them in the small boxes first.
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    Hi, I have about 250 .458 slugs cast from WW I have never used. Trade you straight up for an equal weight in sheet lead. 253 442 4363

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    I have 20# of linotype that is mostly spacers, would like some soft lead.
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