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Post by nige on May 19, 2009 7:09:08 GMT 10
Hi guys, could someone tell me what sort of pot/pan to use for melting lead?
As well can I use a mapp gas torch to melt it? ( this is a small 1L gas bottle used for soldering
I have read a lot about the safty and ventilation but not the type of pot.
Thanks,
Nigel
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Post by jirvin4505 on May 19, 2009 10:22:31 GMT 10
Hi guys, could someone tell me what sort of pot/pan to use for melting lead? As well can I use a mapp gas torch to melt it? ( this is a small 1L gas bottle used for soldering I have read a lot about the safty and ventilation but not the type of pot. Thanks, Nigel I am very politically incorrect.. I use a empty tin - usually a spaghetti tin (remove spaghetti first) I bend a little pouring lip into the tins rim. A gas torch or the kitchen stove works as a heat source. cheers jeff |
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Post by chamm37 on May 19, 2009 10:34:01 GMT 10
Yer I do the same as Jeff but I use my BBQ because it has a side burner (open flame burner). So it is outside, ventilation and a good way to melt the lead in no time ;D
Regards,
Chris
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Post by nige on May 19, 2009 10:46:54 GMT 10
Thankyou gentlemen, it's the whole melting point of lead verses tin or saucer that had me worried  Nigel. |
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Post by sean on May 19, 2009 10:55:23 GMT 10
One thing to consider is a way to hold the tin once it's hot! I used a large tin on one occasion and couldn't find anything to hold it with, so made a makeshift handle from a coat hanger. This turned out to be downright dangerous when the tin was full of hot lead! I spilled a whole lot on my workshop floor. I keep looking back at that incident thinking how stupid I was, and how lucky I was to not get a layer of hot lead all over my feet/legs!
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Post by nige on May 19, 2009 11:44:20 GMT 10
Job done, it's easy when you know how. I cut some aluminium tube 12mmx30mm 30mm length. then clamped them standing up to a flat bar section of metal to seal one end and then poured. I couldn't believe how fast it melted with the torch though. I Reaper DS nearly ready to go.
Nigel
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Post by jase on May 19, 2009 13:00:16 GMT 10
awesome stuff nige....... i think leads melting point is only around 350degrees... aluminium is about 750. so you won't have any trouble using a coke tin to melt the lead in.
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Post by nige on May 19, 2009 15:56:24 GMT 10
I don't know if I would use a coke can to melt lead in but it is amazing to know you could. It's how thin the can is which is hard to get my head around.
One great thing was that when the lead cooled in the ally tube it shrunk and came out with ease. I had weighed the tube to be included in in the total so i needed to add a bit more lead in the end.
Nigel
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Post by bundyglida on May 19, 2009 17:14:08 GMT 10
Grab a 50cent pot from vinnies or lifeline, then use pliers to bend in a 'poring spout' then throw it on the stove on high. I tend to do my lead melting when the wife in child are out of the house....saves arguments  Dale |
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Post by bananaman on May 19, 2009 17:33:24 GMT 10
I've filled a large "Mother" ali can, a lot of lead, hard to lift. Just burnt the paint. It was for a tension weight on a large CNC wire cutter. Molten lead is nasty stuff to breath and nastier to spill. Ditto to all the safety tips. I use big leather gloves and have an old ali saucepan with a lip. Can't beat a MAPP torch for a quick melt. The BBQ burner as well is a good way to keep it all hot for pouring things like sinker moulds.
For a small amounts for nose ballast, I only use shot and 5min epoxy now. I found a 10kg container at a country hardware shop of Winchester shot. They asked $35.00 8 years ago but I think its supposed to be a bit more than that.
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Post by sf2 on May 25, 2009 16:12:48 GMT 10
I had an old sauce pan from a double chocolate melter thingy, works great, used a gaz burner from my camping gear to melt. Poured it into a mould made with plaster and lined with aluminium foil, seemed to work ok.
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