I’m breaking down some large pieces of “clean” scrap lead that I’ve scrounged up. I had a sheet of X Ray room liner that I melted down by itself because I think I read that’s the best stuff out there. This ingots are a bluish color. Next I’ve melted down some large 3/16” thick sheet and large diameter pipe that looked the same and had about the same flexibility. It seems like pretty good stuff. Those ingots are very shiny silver almost like aluminum foil. Even though they appear to be soft does that mean they have a high tin content?

Lesson for today..... don’t put a wet piece of solid lead into a pot with molten lead. Sorta makes a small scale explosion.

Im being real safe today. Got my leather boots on. Wearing thick stick welding gloves. I’ve got 2, 54” exhaust fans on in the shop and I about exploded myself with wet lead. And this is the story of how every
event in my life goes. I think it was John Wayne who said, “If you’re going to be stupid, you’d better be tough.” I test that theory nearly on a daily basis.