Fab1 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have 100 kg of Lead shot(same used in bb,s and shotgun shells)My question is it suitable for sinker making?I have 10 bags at 10kg each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col35 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 they should be ok melt them down and cast a few sinkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 yeah you'd have no worries making sinkers out of that, it'd melt down nice and quickly. Let me know if you have too much leftover and wanna sell some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 If you can scratch it with your finger its soft lead good for smaller sinkers and jigs.but basicly if its lead its good if you want to unload a bag let me know my lead for jig heads is getting low Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Fab1 is making friends fast Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krause Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow, how did you end up with that, solid effort! I use what ever i can, usually lost sinkers that I find on the rocks, supplemented with spare lead that i have acess to. Save the environment and get free sinkers at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutboy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 its worth quite a bit as scrap metal too cheers troutboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 its worth quite a bit as scrap metal too cheers troutboy you wont get more than $1 per KG at the scrap yard, definitely better off selling to fishoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV Sunray Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Any raiders looking for lead, try a tyre fitting shop in your area you might get lucky. When they balance the wheels they remove any old weights.. When you melt them down you just scrape the floating metal clips off the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 i thought of that but cant use in my jig mold sucks Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawns Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Is it just a size thing for your jig head mould? I worked in a tyre shop long ago - we used to trim small bits off wheel weights sometimes to get wheel balances exact just using sidecutters (its really easy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 na it goes harder quicker so it sets in the melting pot spout when you open the gate Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Tyre balances are actually an alloy, not 100% lead and they are mixed with something highly toxic when heated up. if you do melt tyre weights make sure you do it outside (not in the shed). And yeah they are a pain to work with as they have a much higher melting point and set a lot harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Tyre balances are actually an alloy, not 100% lead and they are mixed with something highly toxic when heated up. if you do melt tyre weights make sure you do it outside (not in the shed). And yeah they are a pain to work with as they have a much higher melting point and set a lot harder.100% correct Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV Sunray Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I agree definitely protect yourself appropriately. Do it outside and on gravel not concrete because if you spill it runs fast. As for workability take your word for it as I haven't attempted any fine jobs. In the pic I was making ballast for a race car project however it melted down really easily and I could scoop it out with the ladle no probs. I have some left over and was (one day when I get around to it lol) going to attempt a few Downrigger bombs. How do you think I'll go with that? Love this forum always learning lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoB Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I think you will find it's arsenic and tin they use to give them higher tensile strength. Cheers Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I think you will find it's arsenic and tin they use to give them higher tensile strength. Cheers Leo yeah that's it, nothing like melting down some arsenic to shorten your years of fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krause Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I dont know if how I make sinkers is the same as everyone else. My set up is very different to the one above and uses a butane cooking stove. But it works, so yer, I solve the above problems by; If the lead is hardening in the injection point before the mold is full, then heat the mold. Dont go to or past the melting temp for the obvious reason that it wont harden any time fast. I guess you could also expand the diameter of the injection hole with a bore drill. If you do heat the mold, dont pick it up. I did that and screwed over my hand! As for inconveinient alloys, i mix and match. I use scrap lead that a family member has and discarded sinkers that i find/buy. The preowned sinkers melt down into good mix, as they were sinkers before, they just produce lots of scrap float. The other scrap lead i use was pulled from work sites in the 80's, before OHS and such existed. Some is roofing lead and is really soft, other stuff is really brittle. I tend to mix the two and they form something in between ductile and brittle that is useable. This is based on the fact that the alloy additives coexist and dont reacct. I always do a small test batch to make sure they dont create any suspicious by-products. And alway make them in the open on a windy day, never on a still day. And thats what i do, so yer... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If the lead is hardening in the injection point before the mold is full, then heat the mold. Dont go to or past the melting temp for the obvious reason that it wont harden any time fast. I guess you could also expand the diameter of the injection hole with a bore drill. If you do heat the mold, dont pick it up. yeah i do all that. cant bore the hole out on the melting pot cause it shoots to much in and dosent fill the jig properly.if i was using standard doit molds it wouldn't be a prob but with the pro molds the poring hole is much smaller to make end cleaning easyer so only can use soft lead. Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 love do-it moulds, I've got 10 or 11 of them, they just make sinker pouring so easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_chamoun93 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Bjl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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