Members tonyc1 Posted May 13, 2009 Members Report Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Ed, this is what I use to melt my lead. It is a hotplate that I bought at a local tip shop about 20 years ago for 5 dollars and the pan is just an old one we used for cooking. The electric plate gives any degree of heat you want and it only takes about 10 minutes and you don't have to worry about getting gas, you just plug it into the point and away you go. I used a gas ring many years ago but this is better. This block is 1 1/2" thick and 9" wide. You really should use pure lead as it is softer than wheel weights and projectiles. Both of these usually contain Tin and Antimony which is used to harden projectiles for shooting. I've cast hundreds of thousands of projectiles so I know this is true! Get some pure lead if you can. Tony. Edited May 13, 2009 by tonyc1 Quote
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