17 Apr
2004
17 Apr
'04
10:20 a.m.
As a side line to my other hobbies I cast about 100 lbs of lead a year.
(That's a LOT of bullets!) One of the best ways to melt lead is to find one
of the old Coleman pump-up camp stoves that uses gasoline. They put out
plenty of heat and have a good hot flame and they're small and lightweight
and can be setup outside where there's plenty of ventilation. I have small
single buner stove of that type that was made for the USMC during WW-II. It
folds up into a cylinder about 5" in diameter and about 10" tall. The stove
then fits inside of two stainless steel metal pots that fit together with a
twist lock. It works great and it really puts out the heat!
Joe
At 04:16 PM 4/17/04 +0000, you wrote:
I needed to
melt some lead recently, to make a weight [1]. I used a
propane blowtorch -- one of those ones sold for light brazing jobs. It's
like the typical home butane blowtorch [2], but the flame is considerably
hotter.
A wood fire will melt lead. I and my brother did that years ago to
melt little scraps of lead into one larger block.
Cheers,
Wizard