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John E Ashford

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A good lead pot and ladle can be benficial when melting a hugh amount of lead,

you don't burn the arse off the bottom of a pan, putting yourself in danger.

 

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The above are by Monument Tools,

and can be aquired from any good plumbing outlets.

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John E

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Spot on John, we had a pirk making session yesterday afternoon and you could see the join in the bottom section of the domestic pan.

There is another advantage to the one that you have illustrated, it keeps the lead hotter because of its thickness.

I make a lot of pirks/leadheads/weights so if anyone is thinking of making there own don't hesitate to post on here or email me, it can be a very dangerous job and the advice is free

 

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You can buy small gas fired crucibles from specialist roofing suppliers that are specifically designed for melting and pouring lead. Farriers arm lenght gloves and leather apron are useful too if you want to avoid a trip to the hospital due to it spitting from water or impurities... I have put a basic guide, with particular emphasis on safety on the website under the tackle section, titled "leads", FWIW...

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For safety reasons forget melting lead in the kitchen with a pan. Lead fumes are dangerous.

 

You need to be in a well-ventilated area with Melting Pot, Ladle, Gas Burner Ring, Heat Resisting Gloves, Safety Glasses, Weight Mould and of course Lead.

 

When melting lead this way, always remember to keep everything away from water.

Never add lead piping to the pot if there is any chance of it being moist. To be covered in splashes of hot molten lead is not pleasant.

Remove any floating slag/debris, using the ladle, from the surface of the lead. By using the ladle it keeps it as hot as the lead, ready for pouring.

As the lead melts it will be a bright silver colour, when ready for the mould it will look golden and show colours of the rainbow.

 

Your mould should be prepared, warmed through and contain no moisture.

The mould should be in a secure position near to the melting pot.

 

You don’t want to be carrying molten lead far.

You don’t want to be stepping over things to get to the mould.

You don’t want to be lifting the molten lead above your waste to pour it in to the mould.

Simple, commonsense, and think safety. All the time.

 

After pouring the mould don’t be in a hurry to open it, leave it for a couple of minutes, Lead holds it’s heat. Then, only handle with heat resistant gloves.

 

When you get into the rhythm, of making a number of Weights, remember not to let the mould get to hot, as this will cause the lead to flash back at you, and don’t over heat the Lead.

Cheers 4 Now

John E

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I might ACTUALLY be having a go at this soon :)

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Nah, I'll be careful....promise :) Never done this before, so having a go with someone who has (seeing as he also has an old DCA mould, too!).

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Nah, I'll be careful....promise :) Never done this before, so having a go with someone who has (seeing as he also has an old DCA mould, too!).

 

Are you sure about this Elton??? I feel a divorce coming on ;) Been there,got the tee shirt,stank the kitchen out,got burnt etc !!!

 

It is fun though so give it a go boss :rolleyes:

 

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LOL I ain't doing it at my house, Snatcher ;)

 

Anyway, gotta do my great cod report first....out on a small boat tomorrow, so fingers crossed!

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OI OI,

I have a spider mould but with the price of lead you can't get it free anymore & it's to bloody dear buy.

 

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