curtisb Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Seeing a few options on types available pure 99.9% antimonial lead 4-6% antimony lead with 6% antimony and 2% tin and on and on Whats a man to do. I;m in electronics not chemistry. LOL which direction shoul I go for best sucess pouring bass type jigs and worm weights? Once again thanks your ever ending knowledge!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Any of that will work. I have used most everything out there. The worst I have had is printer's lead. It really has something in it that is hard maybe antimony. It just takes a bit hotter pot to melt. Get what ever you can lay your hands on cheaply and learn how to work with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Any of that will work. I have used most everything out there. The worst I have had is printer's lead. It really has something in it that is hard maybe antimony. It just takes a bit hotter pot to melt. Get what ever you can lay your hands on cheaply and learn how to work with it. You sound like a marriage councilor! Edited February 17, 2012 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Maxwell Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I have mainly used wheel weights because the head is a little harder than with pure lead. That being said I have found that very small jig heads pour better with pure lead, And I make a Buzz bait head that I flatten with a hammer and anvil that I use pure lead exclusively for. You used to be able to get wheel weights for free, now not so much. Also have to watch out for other metals used for wheel weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 4-6% antimony is pretty hard lead & there might be surface crystalline precipitate on the line contacting surface of worm weights. Online information suggests that clip type wheel weights average out to around 3% antimonial content. I personally feel more comfortable using 99+ soft lead for sliding sinkers to minimize line abrasion potential. I haven't experienced any tackle pouring situations where 99.9 would have any advantage over much less expensive 99+ soft scrap. Pb92-Sb6-Sn2 is the modern version of "linotype" and is more of a bullet casting alloy than usefull for fishing tackle apps, unless one wants to maximize jig head or sinker hardness Actually, all the types mentioned are more the realm of controlled purity and composition bullet alloy metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
