Scored some pewter today at a flea market.
23.6lbs for 12 dollars, including some other stuff for my wife.
Scored some pewter today at a flea market.
23.6lbs for 12 dollars, including some other stuff for my wife.
Wow. That's a deal.
Incredible score! Congratulations!
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My Straight Shooters thread:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...raight-shooter
The Pewter Pictures and Hallmarks thread:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-and-hallmarks
Well... good info all.... Pewter is my 'go to stuff' to save a bad smelt pot.....hmmm this is done...after the 'bad' pot is poured and made into ingots....
I guess...my real solution is to resmelt the bad stuff with 'pure' lead... pewter...bad alloy...flux...flux...flux (sawdust/sulfur) and repour ingots.
Never really lost a pot.
Now...Pewter...well..it ain't always pewter... if you can see a foundry marking...good! you probably have a good alloy and can be used 'as is'.
I got about 150 or so pounds from a buddy 'out of Africa' and it was lead, zinc and I think aluminum rich. MAN..I hated that smelt...
If you see foundry markings from US, EU, Great Britian...you probably have some good stuff. "PEWTER" is my go to alloy to save a smelt pot.
I have made myself a promise to get some of my plumber's ingots and alloy with pewter only. No WW's which is also my 'go to stuff'....
I alloy light...75% lead...WW's ... or 'to be done' Pewter'. I never have hardness issues as I water drop all my Boolits....
We will see. But...am slap out of 'know' pewter.... flea market here we come!!
Nose Dive
Cheap, Fast, Good. Kindly pick two.
In all the years I've been looking, I haven't found 10 lbs total. Around here they think it's worth more than gold and keep it hidden.
Ya done good. Want to double ya money?
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