pouring tin Q?

[crappie josh]

is pouring tin any different then pouring lead? im assuming the melting point is higher and where do u buy ur tin and do the do-it molds work ok with tin? and is there any other stuff i need to know about pouring tin i know its not as heavy as lead

[ScottV]

I asked sac-a-lait where he gets his tin and he said he gets the ingots of tin off of E-Bay. He said he uses his mold made for lead. He said the melting point is about the same.

[skiptomylu]

Personally if they stopped us from using lead, I would go over to the fly tying style and use sickle hooks in Tungsten Bead. I have a bunch of tin heads and they just sit in my work room sitting under the book shelve behind me. I don't even know the weights now, but no excuse, I should have tried them by now.

Heck maybe I will give them a try this year, but I have had them fro probably at least 3 years and have not tied one on yet. Worst part is I like a silver head a lot and use a good many.

Hope they don't outlaw lead down here.

Will they rust? If so I guess a clear coat would help with that.

Also wish that a a 1/14 didn't look like a 1/8 Oz. (lead) head or that a 1/8 would look like a 1/4 Oz.

[crappie josh]

i know that tin is ALOT lighter and that a 1/4 oz jig might weigh 1/8 oz i think

[Fatman]

Melting point is a bit higher than lead

Tin weighs abouth 2/3rds the weight of lead.

Roto Metals but there are others

Tin Ingot from Rotometals

Do It molds will take the tin.

Make sure your melting pots are cleaned out very well or you'll contaminate the tin with leftover lead.

Fatman

[sac-a-lait]

tin works the same as lead but weighs a lot less so the fall rate is much slower and more natural. I have some ingots of 99% tin if someone needs to buy some. I have one ingot I can sell that weighs 2 pounds and another that weighs about a pound and a half. $10 a pound.

[GCD]

Tin has a lower melting point of 450*F compared to leads 620*F.

[GCD]

I'd like to add that with the lower melting point of tin you should be careful if you plan to powder paint tin jigs, just a second too long over a heat gun or torch and you'll have a puddle instead of a jig. I would recommend preheating tin jigs in a toaster oven for powder painting so you know exactly what temp they are.