melting lead was Re: Other collecting activities?

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sat Apr 17 17:20:11 2004

  As a side line to my other hobbies I cast about 100 lbs of lead a year.
(That's a LOT of bullets!) One of the best ways to melt lead is to find one
of the old Coleman pump-up camp stoves that uses gasoline. They put out
plenty of heat and have a good hot flame and they're small and lightweight
and can be setup outside where there's plenty of ventilation. I have small
single buner stove of that type that was made for the USMC during WW-II. It
folds up into a cylinder about 5" in diameter and about 10" tall. The stove
then fits inside of two stainless steel metal pots that fit together with a
twist lock. It works great and it really puts out the heat!

   Joe


At 04:16 PM 4/17/04 +0000, you wrote:
>> I needed to melt some lead recently, to make a weight [1]. I used a
>> propane blowtorch -- one of those ones sold for light brazing jobs. It's
>> like the typical home butane blowtorch [2], but the flame is considerably
>> hotter.
>>
>
>A wood fire will melt lead. I and my brother did that years ago to
>melt little scraps of lead into one larger block.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Wizard
>
Received on Sat Apr 17 2004 - 17:20:11 BST