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Pewter for the Pot
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:30 pm
by River
Nice collection of pewter from this mornings car boot sale, £1 each, think they will add to the pot very nice!! Pewter is 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth - when added to lead it is supposed to help fill out your bullet mould better, while slightly increasing hardness - At 3% tin to lead I recon this should be good added to 30kg of lead!
Should keep the Martini-Henry fed for a while!
Re: Pewter for the Pot
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:11 pm
by dodgyrog
A pint of beer out of one would be nice.
Re: Pewter for the Pot
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:27 pm
by dromia
3% is too high and a waste of the tin, 1% maximum is all you need to get good fillout.
The antimony will give you all the hardness you may need.
Re: Pewter for the Pot
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:31 pm
by River
dromia wrote:3% is too high and a waste of the tin, 1% maximum is all you need to get good fillout.
The antimony will give you all the hardness you may need.
Hahahahha, that means I need more lead now! But on the up side more bullets to shoot!
Re: Pewter for the Pot
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:24 pm
by bradaz11
or just use less pewter?