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I used to get wheel weights for free from my local tyre depot but hardly any body uses lead wheel weights any more.I added plumbers solder for hardness.
I have two large buckets full of wheel weights and a cuboard full of ingots I have smelted.
I am reluctant to use them because I know when they are gone its probably the end of my casting days.

Dave, me old fruit bat, me old cruet set, me old pith helmet polisher.

You've got being a miserable b*****d down to a fine art mate. :lol: :lol:

Anyway I hope that you have a had a lovely christmas and here's wishing you and yours all the best for the New Year.

Dromia,
Thanks for the info, I think I'll sort them as much as I can and then go for the melting option.

Don't let the zinc melt into the alloy as you will end up with an uncastable porridge consistency.

I'd read about what zinc does to the lead and while the melting temps are different, I wanted to avoid any nasty surprises.

My main concern with melting was the Zamak (melting point of between 379—390 °C, 714—734 °F) being only slightly above the lead (327°C, 621°F) and my skill first time round. :)

Dromia (or anyone else for that matter),
This is question is more theoretical, have you made any or thought about making boolits out of Zinc or Zamak? I've read on the Cast Boolits forum of people casting zinc boolits with mixed success and I was just wondering about it, like I said in a theoretical sense.

dromia wrote:Dave, me old fruit bat, me old cruet set, me old pith helmet polisher.

You've got being a miserable b*****d down to a fine art mate. :lol: :lol:

Anyway I hope that you have a had a lovely christmas and here's wishing you and yours all the best for the New Year.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Sandgroper wrote: Dromia (or anyone else for that matter),
This is question is more theoretical, have you made any or thought about making boolits out of Zinc or Zamak? I've read on the Cast Boolits forum of people casting zinc boolits with mixed success and I was just wondering about it, like I said in a theoretical sense.

Yes I have thought about it and spoken to a few people who have tried it with varying degrees of success, zinc bullets like steel shot can be made to work in its own way but from what I've seen and been told, personally I'll stick with lead for boolits and shot untill I'm forced to do otherwise.

Still its good to know that some people are breaking the ground for that awful and not needed day when lead is a no no.

The tree hugging, bambi sh*****ing new age morons are determined to get through to us that living isn't for humans.

They can keep their guilt and get a life.

dromia wrote:

Sandgroper wrote: Dromia (or anyone else for that matter),
This is question is more theoretical, have you made any or thought about making boolits out of Zinc or Zamak? I've read on the Cast Boolits forum of people casting zinc boolits with mixed success and I was just wondering about it, like I said in a theoretical sense.

Yes I have thought about it and spoken to a few people who have tried it with varying degrees of success, zinc bullets like steel shot can be made to work in its own way but from what I've seen and been told, personally I'll stick with lead for boolits and shot untill I'm forced to do otherwise.

Still its good to know that some people are breaking the ground for that awful and not needed day when lead is a no no.

The tree hugging, bambi sh*****ing new age morons are determined to get through to us that living isn't for humans.

They can keep their guilt and get a life.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Not quite the reply I was expecting, but thank you!

Can all ways depend on Adam for telling it like it is.
Actually I have had a crap xmas and new year wont be any better I am under strict instructions no booze of any kind. Doctors orders. :evil:

Sea Wolf is just about to start casting and has managed to get very cheap lead from Ebay of all places and the postage was very cheap.

Alpha1 wrote:Can all ways depend on Adam for telling it like it is.
Actually I have had a crap xmas and new year wont be any better I am under strict instructions no booze of any kind. Doctors orders. :evil:

Sorry to hear that things aren't going to well for you at present mate, here's wishing things get better for you in 2011.

Thanks Adam all the best to you and the Family for the coming new year.