Ogajiga Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I know some lead casters successfully use wheel weights directly in their bottom pour pots, but I prefer to have clean lead inots available. The actual process of melting, fluxing, skimming, and particularly avoiding zinc contamination has already been covered in posts, but here is what my carport processing station and equipment look like. Everything is second hand salvage or home made, except the small Lee Ladle. 1. Box fan to suck away smoke & vapors 2. Cast iron propane burner inside wooden wind break barrier 3. Heavy stainless pot with approx. 50# melt capacity 4. Cast iron ladle and 1# ingots mold 5. Slotted steel ladle for stirring and skimming clips + Lee ladle for skimming powder dross 6. Large stainless bowl for agitating to remove clinging lead particles from skimmed clips 7. Steel strainer to separate powder dross from recycleable lead fragments + collection can 8. Work table with heavy aluminum sheet top - propane tanks under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 "You do not have permission to edit". So, would like to add: 1. Do NOT pour fresh from melt hot dross or clips skim into mesh strainer! 2. The ingot mold is on the wooden box for the pic only - it gets really hot and in use needs a heat sink - I use a 70# lead block. Directly on the table top the ingot mold heat can buckle the aluminum sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
