Can a stainless or aluminum pot be used for smelting lead?

[mjwcaster]

Not sure on the pressure cooker, but I had a thick bottom aluminum pot that the bottom delaminated on the second smelt.
Now I have a thin bottom aluminum pot and a couple of circular pieces, one steel one thin aluminum.

Matt

[Boosted98gsx]

What's wrong with a cast iron dutch oven? I am certain you can find one in a flea market or a garage sale for $5.

[Markbo]

Absolutely nothing.

[1911KY]

What's wrong with a cast iron dutch oven? I am certain you can find one in a flea market or a garage sale for $5.

Cast iron is rivaling gold around these parts, I couldn't find a pot for less than $30. So I found a 4" deep skillet for $15 to use until I can cut up a helium tank I have.

[QIDPlb]

Stainless Steel will do. Cast Iron is great, but hard to find cheap.

[zomby woof]

I've been using a thick old aluminum dutch oven for years now. Yea, I know, any day now.

[fastfire]

Started out using the HF cast iron pot, Now use the bottom 1/2 of a propane tank.
I can get 120lbs from each smelting.

[kerreckt]

I use a cast iron Dutch oven I bought at a yard sale for $5.00. I have used it for more than 10 years and it will probably last forever, barring anything really, really stupid on my end. I can process about 120lbs of alloy, at a time, in it.

[6bg6ga]

Has to be cheap has to be steel or cast iron. Aluminum won't do.