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    Boolit Master Sasquatch-1's Avatar
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    Looking back at the OP a five pound ingot should be fairly easy to melt into smaller ingots. I would get a mini muffin pan and make some half pound ingots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dondiego View Post
    This subject is addressed every 3 months..................
    I have been thinking about this. I try to dig in the FAQ and in old posts* and having been on the internet since 1983, my search skills are reasonably decent. However, sometimes I just cannot find what I am looking for and I just post a question that I know has been answered so it's at the top of the "new posts" search.

    I wonder if a Wiki or some other form of documentation rather than a long list of FAQ posts might be easier.


    * A Google search in the form of "site:castboolits.gunloads.com keyword1 keyword2 etc" is very powerful. No quotes, but if you do put quotes around a single keyword or phrase, that tells Google that the result must have that in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TXTad View Post
    I have been thinking about this. I try to dig in the FAQ and in old posts* and having been on the internet since 1983, my search skills are reasonably decent. However, sometimes I just cannot find what I am looking for and I just post a question that I know has been answered so it's at the top of the "new posts" search.

    I wonder if a Wiki or some other form of documentation rather than a long list of FAQ posts might be easier.


    * A Google search in the form of "site:castboolits.gunloads.com keyword1 keyword2 etc" is very powerful. No quotes, but if you do put quotes around a single keyword or phrase, that tells Google that the result must have that in it.
    I didn't mean to sound like a jerk. I ask questions that have been answered many times as well.

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    For future reference if ever needed. The chainsaw will make quick work of sailboat keels. I cut a keel up into manageable pieces. I then went to the woodpile and cut a cord with the same chain without sharpening.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PopcornSutton View Post
    How do you cut a chunk off of a ingot to add to a mix? If I need 1 pound off a 5 pound ingot, it's easy enough to measure it out where to cut, but do you saw it, break it, something else?
    I discovered a table saw with a carbide blade.
    I just cut up a 25lb linotype pig into 4 pieces easy as pie.
    melted those pieces in my lead pot and made 1 lb ingots.
    Go slow, take your time and it works slick as all get out.
    Wear a mask and clean up the lead shavings and all is good.
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    Use the chips as starter material for empty pots. makes for faster startups and much easier on the pot.

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    Rebar cutter.
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    Using a bolt cutter to cut a lead ingot

    This is how I break my ingots apart. If thin, the cut ingots break apart like hardtack. If they refuse to break apart, I bend them a few times with the hammerClick image for larger version. 

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    If you have a giant hunk of lead, use a chainsaw.

    A YouTube boatbuilder needed to cut his lead keel into reasonable chunks.

    He used a chain saw. Put down a tarp to catch the chips for remelting.

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    I use my log splitter, only for big stuff

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    I usually find an answer to my questions on here. If I have trouble I put on the thinking cap and make my own decision on minor stuff. On this one, a hot, not full pot is the fastest way for me. Last time I measured one fifth of the ingot. Dipped in a pot with c clamp vice grips. It just stands there and melts in 5 or 10 minutes. You guys are all hard workers for sure!!!

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    I was just going to say, it's amazing how this went from a 5 lb. ingot to sailboat keels.

    A 5 lb. ingot is easy to melt with a propane torch.
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