RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lead Casting

["Stewart Gardiner" <stew@terminalsolutions.biz>]

I learnt that one the hard way when I was a teenager... making fishing
sinkers at my dad's work... Don't let the tip of the oxy/acetylene torch dip
into the molten lead! :) doesn't go down so well either...

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Sent: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 3:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lead Casting


More than words: 

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Be carefull with the lead pipes. If you catch an air or water bubble in the
pipe drop in the meltzing pot it tends to expolde. 
Small explosion of course but it takes week before your skin looks normal.. 
Use a strong hammer and drop the pipes flat before you melt them. 

vbr Carsten

"James Frankland" <jamesf@guernseysubmarine.com> schrieb:
> Hi All,
> 
> does anyone have any top tips for lead casting?  Im ready to cast my 
> drop weights.  Obviously there is a lot of information on the internet 
> about lead casting, but they mostly refer to making small items such 
> as bullets or fishing weights. Here is a good one i found.
> 
> http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-44202.html
> 
> Anyway, ive been collecting lead for a while and have a big pile of 
> mostly roof lead, but also fishing weights, diving weights, lead pipes
etc.
> 
> Also, due to the different pod opening closing method i have made, the 
> standard drop weights are not going to fit, so im going to have to 
> modify the shape of them.  I'm just going to make sure they are the 
> same volume as the standard ones, just a different shape.  I believe 
> they need to be 125lb?  Is that correct?
> 
> http://www.guernseysubmarine.com/Extended_files/Page2909.htm
> 
> Any thoughts?
> Kind regards
> James
> 




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