mark poulson Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 My buddy pours jigs for me. He's out of lead, and I'm looking to get him some. My neighbor, a plumber, is going to give me some lead he has left over from when they used to use cast iron fittings with caulked lead joints. Will that work in Do-It molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 My next door neighbor used to be a plumber, he moved but he used to give me lead and it worked like a charm!! I still have about 20 pounds or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 No Mark will not work .... Send it to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Plumbers lead is very soft and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWJigs Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 What they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da big tuna Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 the best around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Great! Thanks for the quick answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Is your plumbler's lead the 4-5# muffin shaped round or six sided blocks, or lighter rectangles? The muffins are 99+% pure lead but rectangles might be wiping solder with a valuable tin content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Is your plumbler's lead the 4-5# muffin shaped round or six sided blocks, or lighter rectangles? The muffins are 99+% pure lead but rectangles might be wiping solder with a valuable tin content. I haven't got it yet. I'll let you know when I do. Typically, plumber's lead has always been the six sided blocks, but I won't know for sure until I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omasou Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Some people ask their local mechanic to save them used tire weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Plumbers lead used in soil stacks and the like are general pretty pure .cant be beat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcool3 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 5:03 PM, omasou said: Some people ask their local mechanic to save them used tire weights. tire weights aren't lead anymore for the most part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 14 hours ago, jcool3 said: tire weights aren't lead anymore for the most part What are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DiyEngineer Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, mark poulson said: What are they? They are us are nowadays made of mainly zinc, with aluminum or lead additives, around 70% to 90% zinc with 30% to 7% aluminum, and 3% to 1% lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 20 hours ago, jcool3 said: tire weights aren't lead anymore for the most part It really depends on where you live. Several states have outlawed lead wheel weights and all new vehicles now come with non-lead weights. But there's still plenty of shops in Free America that use lead wheel weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcool3 Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 I used plumber's lead in roll form ... good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DiyEngineer Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 5:02 PM, LimpNoodle said: It really depends on where you live. Several states have outlawed lead wheel weights and all new vehicles now come with non-lead weights. But there's still plenty of shops in Free America that use lead wheel weights. You are right, But I believe unless you are getting them as scrap(for free), it would be better to go to your local ace and pick up some lead alpha bars, or go to http://www.nuclead.com/ for big orders from 100$ to 1000$ orders they make custom fishing weights or sell scrap there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omasou Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Yes, I only mentioned it as a potential free source. I don’t use lead. I use HEVI shot or some other form of tungsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, DiyEngineer said: You are right, But I believe unless you are getting them as scrap(for free), it would be better to go to your local ace and pick up some lead alpha bars, or go to http://www.nuclead.com/ for big orders from 100$ to 1000$ orders they make custom fishing weights or sell scrap there. I'm paying no more than $10 for a 5 gallon bucket from the tire stores. I'm still pulling 70-80 lbs of lead from a bucket. About half stick-on, which is soft lead, and about half clip-on which is harder lead. For soft lead I also hit the local scrap yard and get soft lead scrap for $0.70-$0.80 a lb. There's also Roto Metals if one wants to go that way. If I were to want a large amount....say a ton, I'd just go smelter direct for around $1.25 a lb for alloyed lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
