yesterday in a trip through the local Lowes while walking down the plumbing aisle my eyes caught glimpse of rolls of solder. when I looked at the shelf they had 1/2 pound rolls of no lead solder which is usually pure tin with maybe a minuscule tiny amount of copper or silver added. it didn't say on the label exactly the composition but i know its beloved tin. what got me putting on my reading glasses to read the fine print on the price sticker on the shelf. $33 for 1/2 pound roll.
when my back is screwing with me I'm usually here on the internet sometimes scouring auctions to keep up with whats going on and maybe find some useful bargain.
I'm currently watching 150 pounds of tin solder. that stuff would just love to come home with me and get mixed up with my buckets of wheel weights and pure lead if the price doesn't get to be a fraction of $66 a pound.