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LUGNUT
12-09-2005, 08:19 AM
I've been thinking of adding some lead ballast to my Whilly boat. Does anyone know of a source for lead in the Philadelphia area?
LUGNUT
12-09-2005, 08:19 AM
I've been thinking of adding some lead ballast to my Whilly boat. Does anyone know of a source for lead in the Philadelphia area?
LUGNUT
12-09-2005, 08:19 AM
I've been thinking of adding some lead ballast to my Whilly boat. Does anyone know of a source for lead in the Philadelphia area?
Venchka
12-09-2005, 08:28 AM
The usual suspects are used tire weights from tire stores. You can pound them into a lump or melt them into a lump. Good luck.

Wayne
Getting the lead out shortly in Texas. :D
Venchka
12-09-2005, 08:28 AM
The usual suspects are used tire weights from tire stores. You can pound them into a lump or melt them into a lump. Good luck.

Wayne
Getting the lead out shortly in Texas. :D
Venchka
12-09-2005, 08:28 AM
The usual suspects are used tire weights from tire stores. You can pound them into a lump or melt them into a lump. Good luck.

Wayne
Getting the lead out shortly in Texas. :D
Gary E
12-09-2005, 04:22 PM
Call all the scrap dealers. They sell it to someone, may as well be you.
Gary E
12-09-2005, 04:22 PM
Call all the scrap dealers. They sell it to someone, may as well be you.
Gary E
12-09-2005, 04:22 PM
Call all the scrap dealers. They sell it to someone, may as well be you.
emichaels
12-09-2005, 04:24 PM
Tire stores ! Sometimes free. Several threads discussing the "cleaning" of this lead. Heat and ladle out the debris and form purer ingots to work with later. DanO down in MA did a great job forming stacking ingots. I think I will copy his idea. It really looked slick !
melting lead (http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=003275)

Eric

[ 12-09-2005, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: emichaels ]
emichaels
12-09-2005, 04:24 PM
Tire stores ! Sometimes free. Several threads discussing the "cleaning" of this lead. Heat and ladle out the debris and form purer ingots to work with later. DanO down in MA did a great job forming stacking ingots. I think I will copy his idea. It really looked slick !
melting lead (http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=003275)

Eric

[ 12-09-2005, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: emichaels ]
emichaels
12-09-2005, 04:24 PM
Tire stores ! Sometimes free. Several threads discussing the "cleaning" of this lead. Heat and ladle out the debris and form purer ingots to work with later. DanO down in MA did a great job forming stacking ingots. I think I will copy his idea. It really looked slick !
melting lead (http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=003275)

Eric

[ 12-09-2005, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: emichaels ]
Graham Knight
12-09-2005, 05:34 PM
Church roofs?
Graham Knight
12-09-2005, 05:34 PM
Church roofs?
Graham Knight
12-09-2005, 05:34 PM
Church roofs?
emichaels
12-09-2005, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Graham Knight:
Church roofs?Don't they still need it though.............
emichaels
12-09-2005, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Graham Knight:
Church roofs?Don't they still need it though.............
emichaels
12-09-2005, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Graham Knight:
Church roofs?Don't they still need it though.............
Rick Clark
12-09-2005, 07:28 PM
Hi Eric:
One thing you can do to get the lead clean is after you have melted down is add a little Bee's wax to it STIR it . It will bring all the impurities to the top and just scoop them out, a trick I learned years ago when reloading for my muzzle-loaders if you want it real hard add some Linell type metal to it.
Rick Clark
12-09-2005, 07:28 PM
Hi Eric:
One thing you can do to get the lead clean is after you have melted down is add a little Bee's wax to it STIR it . It will bring all the impurities to the top and just scoop them out, a trick I learned years ago when reloading for my muzzle-loaders if you want it real hard add some Linell type metal to it.
Rick Clark
12-09-2005, 07:28 PM
Hi Eric:
One thing you can do to get the lead clean is after you have melted down is add a little Bee's wax to it STIR it . It will bring all the impurities to the top and just scoop them out, a trick I learned years ago when reloading for my muzzle-loaders if you want it real hard add some Linell type metal to it.
Mrleft8
12-10-2005, 08:42 AM
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... Try a boatyard. When yards chainsaw up an old wooden boat, they save the lead keel to sell for scrap. But sometimes you can find odd chunks lying around.
Mrleft8
12-10-2005, 08:42 AM
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... Try a boatyard. When yards chainsaw up an old wooden boat, they save the lead keel to sell for scrap. But sometimes you can find odd chunks lying around.
Mrleft8
12-10-2005, 08:42 AM
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... Try a boatyard. When yards chainsaw up an old wooden boat, they save the lead keel to sell for scrap. But sometimes you can find odd chunks lying around.
Venchka
12-10-2005, 09:10 AM
Originally posted by Mrleft8:
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... OUCH!

Wayne
In Texas. :D
Venchka
12-10-2005, 09:10 AM
Originally posted by Mrleft8:
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... OUCH!

Wayne
In Texas. :D
Venchka
12-10-2005, 09:10 AM
Originally posted by Mrleft8:
From what I hear, in Philly you can pretty much just sweep lead up off the sidewalks in some neighborhoods... OUCH!

Wayne
In Texas. :D
Graham Knight
12-10-2005, 10:01 AM
Church roofs?
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Don't they still need it though............. I don't think so, nobody's stopped me taking it so far anyway...
Graham Knight
12-10-2005, 10:01 AM
Church roofs?
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Don't they still need it though............. I don't think so, nobody's stopped me taking it so far anyway...
Graham Knight
12-10-2005, 10:01 AM
Church roofs?
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Don't they still need it though............. I don't think so, nobody's stopped me taking it so far anyway...
StevenBauer
12-10-2005, 11:55 AM
A plumber friend of mine gives me some occasionally . Old lead traps usually, sometimes pipe. Roofers sometimes replace lead flashing around chimneys. I've scored some that way, too.

Steven
StevenBauer
12-10-2005, 11:55 AM
A plumber friend of mine gives me some occasionally . Old lead traps usually, sometimes pipe. Roofers sometimes replace lead flashing around chimneys. I've scored some that way, too.

Steven
StevenBauer
12-10-2005, 11:55 AM
A plumber friend of mine gives me some occasionally . Old lead traps usually, sometimes pipe. Roofers sometimes replace lead flashing around chimneys. I've scored some that way, too.

Steven
LUGNUT
12-12-2005, 01:01 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll try the tire stores first.
LUGNUT
12-12-2005, 01:01 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll try the tire stores first.
LUGNUT
12-12-2005, 01:01 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll try the tire stores first.