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Site Supporter   Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8587 Real Name: Brian 
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Have any?
I'm diving into casting. Or casting into diving? Or I could use dive weights.... _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:45 pm |
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 Site Supporter  Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15237 Real Name: chris
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how much do u need?
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| Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:10 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Duvall Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 4606 Real Name: David
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cmica wrote: how much do u need? How much do you have? |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:46 pm |
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 Location: Selah Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2015 Posts: 459
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I'm interested too.
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| Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:10 pm |
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Location: Selah Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2015 Posts: 459
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Anyone in the south Seattle area into this and wouldn't mind a visitor while doing some casting?
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| Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:24 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6817 Real Name: Matt
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Call around to some recycle centers. There was one in puyallup selling it for $1 a pound on craigslist.
_________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:32 pm |
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In Memoriam  Joined: Wed Mar 6, 2013 Posts: 12018
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I used to advertise on CL for lead. Quite a lot of wasted time driving around... Maybe you'll have better luck.
$1/pound is good price if you know the contents. If you're guessing, I'd not pay more than .80/lb The robbers at gun shows are now at $2/lb. No. If you go with wheel weights- never ever accidentally drop a zinc weight in there. I cried so hard and for so long that I suffered severe dehydration and collapsed. Excellent resource : http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... el-Weights |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:10 pm |
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Location: Selah Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2015 Posts: 459
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Here is a link on Castboolits on how to tell the difference between zinc and lead wheel weights:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... arate-them |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:18 pm |
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In Memoriam Joined: Wed Mar 6, 2013 Posts: 12018
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drec wrote: Here is a link on Castboolits on how to tell the difference between zinc and lead wheel weights: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... arate-them This is an easy task if one is not rushing. Seems like most things that are really worth doing are worth taking the time to do right. I believe that used car parts yards (junkyards) also sell wheel weights. The one time I tried they were unsorted. Not even worth .25/lb for unsorted, unless you're really desperate or enjoy having buckets of zinc weights sitting around reminding you of how you spent good lead money on zinc. |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:27 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6817 Real Name: Matt
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I thought zinc was something you added to pure lead to make it harder?
_________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:21 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15237 Real Name: chris
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mcyclonegt wrote: I thought zinc was something you added to pure lead to make it harder? the opposite, a small amount in either will always be there unless its distilled. but zinc will destroy lead. if you get it hot enough lead will be on the bottom and zinc will layer the top. once cooled you can separate it or scoop it out will hot (impurities) too _________________ |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:35 pm |
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 Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2012 Posts: 1367
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If I remember correctly, most states including Washington mandate non-lead weights so they are much harder to find.
I've bought it off forums and craigslist for about $1.5/pound average. |
| Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:34 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Marysville, WA Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 11581 Real Name: Mike
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One way to get good casting metal, without having to deal with waste, alloying, etc is to buy ready to go bullet casting alloys from this company:
https://rotometals.com/bullet-casting-alloys/ Shipping is free and I believe they ship to WA tax free. Just put the stuff in your furnace, flux, rake off dross, and cast. No having to add lead, zinc, antimony, etc then test, test, test, for the proper hardness. $13.59 for a 5# ingot of Lyman #2. $15.xx for "Hardball". Free freight on $99. _________________ "I've learned from the Dog that an afternoon nap is a good thing" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother" - William Shakespeare |
| Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:57 am |
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Site Supporter Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8587 Real Name: Brian
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mcyclonegt wrote: Call around to some recycle centers. There was one in puyallup selling it for $1 a pound on craigslist. Yeah, saw that ad, don't see it this week though. _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:05 am |
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Site Supporter Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8587 Real Name: Brian
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Thanks Deadshot.
I've also noticed I can get it cheaper through Missouri Bullet company with our gun club discount for #2 Lyman. BHN 18. $2.57 lb including shipping and I don't have to mess with the antimony or tin. _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:11 am |
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