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Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:51 pm
by telshe49
l have just been given about 50lbs of wheel weights from a friend who knows l make my own bullets. On putting them in my electric furnace for the lst time l noticed that a couple where not melting and the rest were looking like shiny porridge , they certainly would not pour. l have not used wheel weights for some time due the fact l have lots of lead flashing etc. [no l have not been visiting our local churches at night].
. So is there anybody that can throw some light on this please.
Regards Telshe
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:56 pm
by Dave 101
No . They have been made of zinc for a couple of years now . H & S .
Dave
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:01 pm
by dromia
Yep, you need to sort the zinc ones out, even a few will turn your alloy into porridge.
Fortunately zinc melts at a higher temperature than lead alloys so just keep your melt at its slush point and skim off the Zn ones.
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:02 pm
by dodgyrog
dromia wrote:Yep, you need to sort the zinc ones out, even a few will turn your alloy into porridge.
Fortunately zinc melts at a higher temperature than lead alloys so just keep your melt at its slush point and skim off the Zn ones.
I've got about 30lbs you can do for me - slush!!!
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:08 pm
by dromia
No good once its mixed, its the unmelted Zn wheel weights that you skim off.
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:57 pm
by dodgyrog
Will it go in the recycle wheelie bin then?
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:27 am
by telshe49
To those that replied to my query. Many thanks to the quick reponse. l will in future stick to old bits of real lead etc.
Thanks again. Terry