what to do with zinc

**bigbear** · 10-03-2009, 08:57 PM

I have a good source of wheel weights, 1 six pack =300lbs wheel weights. Increasing percentage of zinc wheel weights. What do you do with these culls?

**evan price** · 10-05-2009, 02:31 AM

I sort the zinc and iron weights, the steel clips from melting the lead weights, and the tire valves and other junk from the weight buckets, these go in a barrel. I also put in spray cans, car parts, appliance parts, whatever small junk I have laying around. I just took the barrel to the junkyard and sold it for scrap sheetmetal. Weighed 400# of junk. Got $24. Since I was going to the junkyard anyway it paid for gas. Since I have to pay for trash hauling it's better to sell than pay.

**bigbear** · 10-05-2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by evan price

I sort the zinc and iron weights, the steel clips from melting the lead weights, and the tire valves and other junk from the weight buckets, these go in a barrel. I also put in spray cans, car parts, appliance parts, whatever small junk I have laying around. I just took the barrel to the junkyard and sold it for scrap sheetmetal. Weighed 400# of junk. Got $24. Since I was going to the junkyard anyway it paid for gas. Since I have to pay for trash hauling it's better to sell than pay.

Thanks alot, now to find where the nearest scrap dealer is, I live in a small town.

**10 ga** · 10-05-2009, 09:45 AM

Zinc = fishing sinkers. Lead free fishing equipment is becoming required in many areas, especially public land, ie. federal and state owned areas, and zinc is a home castable substitute for the lead sinkers and jig heads etc... Find someone who cast their own fisning stuff and they will be glad to get it. I volunteer to take your zinc. PM if you have some, 10 ga

**waco** · 10-07-2009, 02:00 AM

talk to the guys who shoot canons
they use zinc for canon balls

**10 ga** · 10-07-2009, 10:27 AM

WACO, Hadn't thought of that but yes, cannonballs. There are a bunch of people here in the east that are into the reenacting stuff. Different groups for different eras but seems they all have some kind of cannon or swivel gun. 10 ga

**peter nap** · 10-07-2009, 07:17 PM

I sold some to fishing weight makers but I am keeping it now. I made some swan shot out of it and it's better than gravel.

I guessing that it will become more used in bullets in the next few years. Who knows. It melts and shoots so I'm saving it.

**winshooter** · 10-10-2009, 04:30 PM

I just picked up some WW lead today from a local tire dealer and he told me that in 2010 they will no longer use lead for WW's because of the EPA.

Mike

**jlucht01** · 10-19-2009, 02:02 PM

would zinc cast a good Cannon ball for a down rigger? If so, does anyone sell a mold?

**watkibe** · 10-19-2009, 02:14 PM

I have accumulated a bunch of zinc by sorting it out of WWs. I was trying to think how it could be a resource instead of junk. I think I will get a duck decoy anchor mold and pour anchors !

**Frozone** · 10-19-2009, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by winshooter

I just picked up some WW lead today from a local tire dealer and he told me that in 2010 they will no longer use lead for WW's because of the EPA.

Mike

I wonder if most of this country's problems could not be solved if we just gave all of California south of Bakersfield back to Mexico with our apologies.

**462** · 10-19-2009, 08:12 PM

Frozone,

That already happened, and it involved the entire state. It took place in 1986 when President Reagan granted amnesty to un-told of illegal immigrants. Today, California is a Third World state governed by an ultra-liberal Sacramento that is controlled by even more liberal and whacko special interest groups.

Be informed, vigilant and alert, and vote, because what happens in California doesn't stay in California.

**imashooter2** · 10-19-2009, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by waco

talk to the guys who shoot canons
they use zinc for canon balls

Talk? Heck no! Get you an 8 pounder.

**IV8888** · 10-23-2009, 03:29 PM

Don't forget about your homemade Zinc Phophates for Parkerizing.

Clean and degrease the WW and in theory, I bet it would work better than new pennies.

**jlucht01** · 10-23-2009, 03:43 PM

What is the melt temp of zinc?

**WickedGoodOutdoors** · 10-23-2009, 03:55 PM

Make them into disks and sacrafishal anode ingots for Boats

Fishing sinkers are a great idea. Make me some 1/4 & 1/2 ounce ones!

Here is alother great idea to make a smelter!

Use an old Propane tank.

would be great in the ice shanty/ hunting shack also!

**armyrat1970** · 10-24-2009, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by jlucht01

What is the melt temp of zinc?

Around 787.15 degrees. That's why it's always good to smelt your wws at no higher than 700 to assure the zinc and steel clips float to the top.

BP	Bronze Point	IMR	Improved Military Rifle	PTD	Pointed
BR	Bench Rest	M	Magnum	RN	Round Nose
BT	Boat Tail	PL	Power-Lokt	SP	Soft Point
C	Compressed Charge	PR	Primer	SPCL	Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP	Hollow Point	PSPCL	Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"	C.O.L.	Cartridge Overall Length
PSP	Pointed Soft Point	Spz	Spitzer Point	SBT	Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN	Lead Round Nose	LWC	Lead Wad Cutter	LSWC	Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC	Gas Check

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