Idea to melt lead on a stove build

[bourbon]

This weekend I was involved in lead fishing weights being cast.

The heat was from a Primus stove. The cruicble was a SS steel pot.
The lead was cut into strips and pre warmed on a 1" steel plate on another stove.
The crucible was warmed and small amount of lead was added untill a pool was formed.
The warm strips were fed in and allowed to melt in their own weight.

When there was jst over a pound of liquid lead, the cruicible was poured into a pouring flask. Yes another stove. The dross was cleaned off.
The lead then was then decanted into moulds.

Simple and fun.

What a load of faff. why on earth do you need to 'pre warm' the lead? eat a couple of tins of beans. put cleaned tin on primus stove, cut lead up to fit in tin, put into tin one at a time waiting until the first one melts. Throw some tallow in. That will clear it. pour slowly into a very dry mould. wait for it to cool, then knock out. easy. I do it in a field.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

What a load of faff. why on earth do you need to 'pre warm' the lead? eat a couple of tins of beans. put cleaned tin on primus stove, cut lead up to fit in tin, put into tin one at a time waiting until the first one melts. Throw some tallow in. That will clear it. pour slowly into a very dry mould. wait for it to cool, then knock out. easy. I do it in a field.

Simple.
The MIS member planed it that way. The lead will melt faster, allowing the less forming of dross.
He had planned down to the temp of the warming plate.

As it was his project we ran with his plans, with a few tweeks to the H&S side.

When I melt lead, set crucible in fire, add lead, melt pour into moulds.

 

[bourbon]

Simple.
The MIS member planed it that way. The lead will melt faster, allowing the less forming of dross.
He had planned down to the temp of the warming plate.

As it was his project we ran with his plans, with a few tweeks to the H&S side.

When I melt lead, set crucible in fire, add lead, melt pour into moulds.

Thank you for that. Best let him take the lead he has a greater sense of achievement that way

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thank you for that. Best let him take the lead he has a greater sense of achievement that way

That's why we did it his way.
80% of suggestions we get get no were.
Not planed through, or they want others to do and much more.

This guy had done it all.