Newby on the block... well, to casting anyways.

[avator]

Well, I have another idea in mind as well...
If this thing goes well for me, I'm going to put a louvered fan in the wall above the casting table and build a hood.

[RonsPlc]

I manage a tire/mechanic shop, and as such I get all my lead free of charge. (the scrap wheel weights that come off the cars)

I know that the hammer on weights have hardeners in them, but the tape on weights are about 98-99% pure lead.

Given that information, can you guess which weights I use for my air rifles?

I am looking for someone that casts for PBs that will trade me his pure lead for my hammer on lead.

[avator]

Think I'll head out to the Red Shed and sort some of those weights to see what I actually have. I'll post some pics when I'm done.

[brewbear]

Yep, I have a corner of the Red Shed set aside for my casting adventures. It's right next to the 7' roll up door. I also have a 3' commercial pedestal fan to draw the fumes out.


Lol... folks around here are probably going to think I'm running a still... they'll honk and wave when they go by... 

Personally I recommend putting the fan behind you to push fresh air around and past you and the pot. Unless you plan to put it really close to evac fumes it may not be that great. But really its gonna be hot might as well use it to cool you off also.

Good idea but keep in mind that constant air current across the casting area could play havoc with the lead temperatures.

[Firewalker]

I manage a tire/mechanic shop, and as such I get all my lead free of charge. (the scrap wheel weights that come off the cars)

I know that the hammer on weights have hardeners in them, but the tape on weights are about 98-99% pure lead.

Given that information, can you guess which weights I use for my air rifles?

I am looking for someone that casts for PBs that will trade me his pure lead for my hammer on lead.

PM me, Ron, I can hook you up.

[Spacebus]

Well, I have another idea in mind as well...
If this thing goes well for me, I'm going to put a louvered fan in the wall above the casting table and build a hood.

I want an extraction hood, and a place to put it, in a bad way. Not just for casting ammo.

[Firewalker]

Yep, I have a corner of the Red Shed set aside for my casting adventures. It's right next to the 7' roll up door. I also have a 3' commercial pedestal fan to draw the fumes out.


Lol... folks around here are probably going to think I'm running a still... they'll honk and wave when they go by... 

Personally I recommend putting the fan behind you to push fresh air around and past you and the pot. Unless you plan to put it really close to evac fumes it may not be that great. But really its gonna be hot might as well use it to cool you off also.

Good idea but keep in mind that constant air current across the casting area could play havoc with the lead temperatures.

You want to draw the smoke away from you without blowing on/across the pot. Also, blowing air against your back creates a low pressure zone in front of you, pulling smoke right into your face.

I use an exhaust fan attached to 8" tin to flex to the outside. The air mix is cool enough to not heat the flex.

[brewbear]

Yep, I have a corner of the Red Shed set aside for my casting adventures. It's right next to the 7' roll up door. I also have a 3' commercial pedestal fan to draw the fumes out.


Lol... folks around here are probably going to think I'm running a still... they'll honk and wave when they go by... 

Personally I recommend putting the fan behind you to push fresh air around and past you and the pot. Unless you plan to put it really close to evac fumes it may not be that great. But really its gonna be hot might as well use it to cool you off also.

Good idea but keep in mind that constant air current across the casting area could play havoc with the lead temperatures.

You want to draw the smoke away from you without blowing on/across the pot. Also, blowing air against your back creates a low pressure zone in front of you, pulling smoke right into your face.

I use an exhaust fan attached to 8" tin to flex to the outside. The air mix is cool enough to not heat the flex.

Pre...zactly David,, sir!! It is very much like the fumes hood I had at the old house for my glass work.

[avator]

Yep, I have a corner of the Red Shed set aside for my casting adventures. It's right next to the 7' roll up door. I also have a 3' commercial pedestal fan to draw the fumes out.


Lol... folks around here are probably going to think I'm running a still... they'll honk and wave when they go by... 

Personally I recommend putting the fan behind you to push fresh air around and past you and the pot. Unless you plan to put it really close to evac fumes it may not be that great. But really its gonna be hot might as well use it to cool you off also.

Good idea but keep in mind that constant air current across the casting area could play havoc with the lead temperatures.

You want to draw the smoke away from you without blowing on/across the pot. Also, blowing air against your back creates a low pressure zone in front of you, pulling smoke right into your face.

I use an exhaust fan attached to 8" tin to flex to the outside. The air mix is cool enough to not heat the flex.

Pre...zactly David,, sir!! It is very much like the fumes hood I had at the old house for my glass work.

Yep, this is exactly what I had in mind. I actually have a flexible dryer exhaust kit new in the box. I can attach it to a hood of sorts and I have a fan should be close to fitting right in it.

[avator]

Here is my wheel weight pile....

[avator]

That ingot is the one I found in the barn a few years ago.

[RonsPlc]

any weights that have "FE" on them are steel.
Any that have "Zn" are zinc.

The steel will be easy to separate... use a magnet.

The Zinc ones will have a definite "Ring" sound to them if you tap them on another piece of steel.

When you are doing your cleaning melt, as soon as the lead becomes silver liquid, whatever you missed as far as the steel, or zinc will be on the surface, and easily separated from the rest of the melt before they contaminate the rest of the pot. Zinc melts at about 100* hotter than the lead does, so watch your melt, and it will be obvious which ones need to be removed.

[avator]

any weights that have "FE" on them are steel.
Any that have "Zn" are zinc.

The steel will be easy to separate... use a magnet.

The Zinc ones will have a definite "Ring" sound to them if you tap them on another piece of steel.

When you are doing your cleaning melt, as soon as the lead becomes silver liquid, whatever you missed as far as the steel, or zinc will be on the surface, and easily separated from the rest of the melt before they contaminate the rest of the pot. Zinc melts at about 100* hotter than the lead does, so watch your melt, and it will be obvious which ones need to be removed.

Thanks Ron... that's exactly what I saw on the videos I watched this morning. That made me feel confident I could get some good lead from the weight.

[Insanity]

What the.

[Insanity]

 Bill GL pm me or text me pics.

[avator]

What the.

You ok?

[avator]

I saw a 12" speaker down in the barn in my travels. I'm sure it's no good because been exposed to the elements for years. Tomorrow I'm going to cut the magnet out of it. Also going to look around for a good wooden knocker. I may even put that exhaust hood together.

[EdinGa]

Cast Boolits is another great resource. One thing I want to point out is that wax isn't a flux. Dry sawdust is one the best in my opinion. I use it when I'm making ingots. Once you have clean ingots, you don't need to flux again in the casting pot.


https://castboolits.gunloads.com/archive/index.php/t-251154.html

[avator]

Got tracking on the pot..
So the pot and the mould should both be here Monday.

[avator]

Regular candle wax is generally paraffin. Bee's wax is much cleaner.