CDawson85 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has purchased lead from LPO recently and had issues with their melter clogging and a lot of slag. I use Frankfort arsenal fluxing compound each time I add new lead to the pot. I have fluxed my pot four times today and scraped off nearly 2lbs of slag out of the 4lbs I added today. I was able to pour roughly 30 jigs before the spout kept clogging to the point I couldn’t get a complete pour any more. I used a bent out hook try and clean it out but it basically just drips. Also, the lead has a rainbow type colored hue to it after I flux it. Typically it turns a shiny silver. I have always purchased my lead from them and never had this kind of issue. If anyone has some advice I would really appreciate it, this is super frustrating. Thanks Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) The rainbow color is actually a good sign. Lead will develop that color as it oxidizes. I'd suggest trying Rotometals. Edited March 26, 2018 by LimpNoodle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caster Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) Chad sounds like a you may have a mix of other metals like Zinc mixed in . Does it try to stick to a pouring ladle, if this is the case you need to pour your metal out and start over. Also make sure you are up to pouring temp . We have soft lead for sale in 1 lb ingots for $1.50 and it is very clean. I will be glad to send you a sample Edited March 26, 2018 by caster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, CDawson85 said: if anyone has purchased lead from LPO recently And of course cal LPO and give them a chance to help. They don't make their own lead so if they got a bad batch, they need to know as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDawson85 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 hours ago, LimpNoodle said: The rainbow color is actually a good sign. Lead will develop that color as it oxidizes. I'd suggest trying Rotometals. Cool I never knew that! Also, thanks for the recommendation on rotometals I will check them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDawson85 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, caster said: Chad sounds like a you may have a mix of other metals like Zinc mixed in . Does it try to stick to a pouring ladle, if this is the case you need to pour your metal out and start over. Also make sure you are up to pouring temp . We have soft lead for sale in 1 lb ingots for $1.50 and it is very clean. I will be glad to send you a sample That’s funny you mention it sticking to the ladle. I actually noticed that when I got my last batch of lead from them. I thought it was weird that it stuck to the spoon I was using. It sucks I’ll have to throw away 15lbs of it. Can I ask what you charge for shipping that’s a really good price per ingot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDawson85 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Anglinarcher said: And of course cal LPO and give them a chance to help. They don't make their own lead so if they got a bad batch, they need to know as well. I sent them an email to let them know so we’ll see what they say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caster Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 We do charge for the freight. We use USPS and ship up to 70 lbs for around 14.00. I can send you a sample for around 6.00. Caster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
