Melting lead into ingots - Devil Forge - Metal melting
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2021
- Hello all, today a quick and simple lead melt. I have gotten a bucket full of fishing lead from an uncle to melt. I'm going to make some nice and shiny ingots.
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Disclaimer: Please be aware that working with hot liquid metals is very dangerous! Do not try this at home if you do not exactly know what you do. I have done a lot of preparation and informed myself before I did my first pour.
If you do so, make sure to wear proper personal protection gear like a full face shield, a respirator, a dusk mask, fire retarding clothing or a leather apron, good protective and heat resistant gloves and leather boots. Make sure to work safe and use proper foundry tools.
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Howdee my generous friend. When I was a young teen I would visit service stations and tire shops to collect old wheel weights and battery's. My dad made me a mold to make 5 to 10 oz conical downrigger fishing weights similar to these. An old pot, a soaked hardwood stick and home made charcoal in an old Hibachi BBQ. From the first time I did a pour was incredible to see the metal go to it's liquid state I was hooked, LOL. I made some good pocket cash for a few summers. Love melting anything for sure now. Thanks for the memories bud.
Thank you for sharing some good old days memories! I had the same thing when I melted my first lead ingot, I still have it in my safe as a remembrance to my frist actual melting (I do not count in soldering :)) The beauty of a metal in liquid form is amazing, I begn my journey in metal casting some 2,5 years ago and am still learning each day. I also am following a pofessional welding school now, I am learning to do TIG welding, so beautiful! Thanks for watching my friend!
@@Metalstacker I have been welding, fabricating and machining most of my life. At 65 now I don't have a moment to regret. Now I am pouring Silver, gold and copper in retirement. Sure nothing wrong there eh ! I loved my trades. I hope you find that same love I found.
Nice pile of Lead!!! just be careful with the fishing weights, 6:38 is what happens when there is moisture trapped inside, lucky it was not a big explosion 👍👊
Yeah, i noticed a hissing sound while melting, I was grabbing another lead weight, so did not see how violent it was. Whilst editing I just saw that it was splattering all over the place LOL
I love watching any metal melt
Thanks! A double melt tomorrow :)
I really like the bit where he melts lead.
Good thing you just watched that :D
So happy to be a viewer. Pure escapism. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks mate! Glad you liked it! For me it is also a way to set my thoughts away :)
Heavy! Nice melt
Yeah, lead is awesome!
Thanks for sharing
Great Video!!! 👍
Thanks a lot!
Nice!👍👍👍
Thanks! Soon a lead melt to come, got some lead in stock to melt :)
Supercool bars mate 👍
Thanks my friend!
Mooie collectie zwaargewichten. Luchtbellen in metaal geven mooie explosies 💥
Ja haha, was al bezig het volgende loodje te pakken toen ik wat hoorde sissen, zag pas tijdens het bewerken hoe hard het bubbelde xD
Nice melt mate they look fantastic I done a lead melt it’s surprisingly easy to work with but takes a long time to cool down
Good video keep up the good work
Yeah, lead melts easy and it casts easy too! Absloutely, if you get it quiet hot, it stays liquid for a long time :) Amazing stuff!
Great video. 👍 might wanna be real careful with all that fine lead dust in your shop.
Yeah, we humans do not like lead that much in our nervous system :) I did however wear a respirator :) Thanks for watching :)
Hi. 6. Please stay safe and healthy and take care of yourself and your. To all members also. Talk to you later my friend. ☺☺☺😇😇😇
Hi there, I am safe and sound here :) Enjoying what I do. I wish you the same and also have a wonderfull day :)
@@Metalstacker thanks. Cool. ☺☺☺😇😇😇
Sure hope you have a respirator. Lead is some nasty stuff. Great poor. Been a long time since I melted lead. I’m about to start melting metal in the next couple of months. Been waiting to get into my new house before I start. Thank you for the video. Always ready for the next one. Be safe my friend and have a great day.
I had a respirator for sure :) Enjoy your new house and metal melting! Thanks for the support :) Also a great day to you my friend!
That's really fantastic! Lots of great looking lead ingots! Well done buddy! What do you suppose caused that one lead piece to boil over in the crucible?
Thanks! I really like lead as it melts and pours so easy :) I guess there was a hollow space in that particular fishing weight with perhaps some moisture trapped inside.
That was a big ole bucket of lead, did those one pieces have a hollow core that possibly held some gasses, that was a lot of turbulence, maybe hold them over the flame for a couple seconds b4 dropping them in. I like those 2 cast iron molds at the back of the pour.
I guess there was a pocket of air inside some lead weights indeed. Well I just heard a hissing sound, but just noticed how violent it was while editing LOL. Yeah I'm really digging those moulds too, I am slowly buying more and more of those cast iron molds :)
mooi hoe het yzer blijft drijven...
Ja ik blijf genieten van de dichtheid van lood :)
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¡Es bueno escuchar amigo! ¿Qué derretiste? Gracias por mirar.
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Good amount of lead, hard to believe, but lead might be the next precious metal. It's already in high demand here in the US.
Couldn't really tell but did you flux with boric acid? If so, try saw dust next time.
Thanks
I have my money on copper for now (besides silver ofcourse :)) I hope the base metals will rise, I am saving a lot of it in my safe :) I did not flux it this time, I had fluxed it with some charred coal and candle wax last time :) Thanks for the tip!
What did you have your regulator set on I'm trying to use my 10 kg soon
Ah the 10kg with DFC burner I suppose? When melting lead, try to keep the regulator set at the lowest pressure possible, it will get the job done with 0.02 Mpa or less. Just keep an eye on the flame as the regulator tends to get even a bit lower than the set pressure after some time. Have fun melting some lead and make sure to wear proper protection!
That's a lot of lead for one melting session.
It sure was, luckily it melts easy :)
Do you reclaim lead from car batteries too?
Nope
That is a lot of lead.
It sure is mate! Thanks for watching :)
Dit is een onderdeel die ik graag een keer wil onderzoeken. Zou je een keer miss samen een vlog willen maken ? mega interessant dit !
En vertel me ook wat je van mijn kanaal vindt ? als je tijd heb kijk dan even ?
Hey, hartstikke leuk! Ik ben gek op metalen en ook dus zilver en goud :) Helaas heb ik niet de financiele middelen om bullion munten om te smelten (nog niet haha) Mijn ultieme doel zou wel zijn om mooie zilveren beeldjes te kunnen gieten, wie weet in de toekomst. Je kan me gerust een mailtje sturen met wat voor ideen je hebt. Wellicht koper baren gieten?
Laat maar horen!
@@Metalstacker PB MIJ ?
So... what" lead "you to do this?😄😄
LOL :D A bucket full of lead, lead me to this :P
Hello
Hi there!
Prezzo
Cosa intendi per prezzo? Al momento, 1 kg di piombo vale 1,87 :)
the bars didn,t come so shiny because the metal you have melt is not clean
I think they are shiny :) I did however not flux the metal, but I'm still happy with them :) Thanks for watching!
When you say "before it gets too hot" how's that possible? Lead doesn't flair up like zinc does. lead has a boiling point around 2000-3000°F so its impossible to get it too hot
Quiet sharp on that my friend! As I just had melted zinc some days before I was in the mode for low melting points, you are right, it will not flare like zinc does. It does however react with the oxygen and form a black layer on top of the melt when heating it too much, I think I was aiming at that :)