You sell old scrap lead?

[cyberdan]

Hey Dan, When I melt pewter...

Lead Melting Pots, Ladles and Accessories

What is the melting point for pewter? I went to that website and saw a ladle type lead melting pot at a great price. If lead and pewter melt at same temp I have another source for a few bucks.

 

[bartholomewroberts]

Sorry... since the format changed, I do not know how to post pictures on the site..And with dial up service [yes it still exists], it make for very slow times on the computer. Best I can describe is if you take two small fry pans and then have the bottoms rounded slightly,put them face to face. Make a very tight fitting space and insert a ss plate [about 18 gauge about 4 inches by 66 1/2 inches] into one side. Leave a space for an attachment loop. Pour lead into a vent hole and there you have it. I built mine on my milling machine from two blocks of aluminum. Keyed them so that they will match up perfectly and went from there. Sorry I have no pictures... you might google it and see where that gets you Cheers Bartholomewroberts

 

[bartholomewroberts]

Sorry... since the format changed, I do not know how to post pictures on the site..And with dial up service [yes it still exists], it make for very slow times on the computer. Best I can describe is if you take two small fry pans and then have the bottoms rounded slightly,put them face to face. Make a very tight fitting space and insert a ss plate [about 18 gauge about 4 inches by 6 1/2 inches] into one side. Leave a space for an attachment loop. Pour lead into a vent hole and there you have it. I built mine on my milling machine from two blocks of aluminum. Keyed them so that they will match up perfectly and went from there. Sorry I have no pictures... you might google it and see where that gets you Cheers Bartholomewroberts

 

[mjlalt]

Pewter is melts at a lower temp than than lead ( its mostly tin)

My son and I used an old Gilbert Casting set to make pewter soldiers. It is meant for lead but works well for pewter too