Finding Lead (Sources) All Over

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  • Lead source, Tin source, Find it all over of course! Casters and reloaders. Got Lead? Need Tin? I do my best to help ya find it. I also have questions for my audience. I help you You help me! : ) A story of where you can't find Lead no more...
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  • @nycreloader
    @nycreloader 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a scuba diver I find lead underwater all the time. From lead sinkers to other divers losing their weight belts. I also cut out the lead from sail boat keels that are sunken. It’s an endless supply of the stuff for me here on the east coast. The dive boat captains hate it when I bring up a couple hundred pounds of lead up but I make sure to make it worth their while.

  • @JohnSmith-kg5dv
    @JohnSmith-kg5dv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    We used to melt lead from our tooth paste tubes to make fishing sinkers. I know I am dating myself but a lot of people do not know about the lead tooth paste tubes. I have made it to 76 and still kicking..

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's a good one John! Lead toothpaste tubes! We are still alive...! I really think I've used those myself... Didn't think of it as a resource back then! : )

    • @johnwunder3521
      @johnwunder3521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      remember Kent cigs with the micronite filters? asbestos

    • @michaelpriest6242
      @michaelpriest6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The thin sheets of lead used in toothpaste tubes also worked well as a wrap-around sinker. No melting required!

    • @michaelpriest6242
      @michaelpriest6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnwunder3521 I didn't know about it being asbestos, but I can hear the jingle in my memory's ear. "Kent filters best!" SMH!

  • @HanstheTraffer
    @HanstheTraffer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I had to laugh..."It don't matter what you tell 'em, just get their lead" Yup. That's how you do it! You can also tell them that you make fishing jigs or lures with it.

  • @archersfriend
    @archersfriend 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    When I was a child in the late 40's and early 50's, I think the tooth paste tubes were lead.

    • @HanstheTraffer
      @HanstheTraffer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nope, they were tin. Tin is worth 15 times as much as lead.

  • @e.fifield9034
    @e.fifield9034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the long pieces that crackles when you bend it is pure tin for sure

  • @FortuneCookie45LC
    @FortuneCookie45LC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    EA - You've got it all covered except for radiation shielding and containers for radioisotopes (those would be dangerous if there was any left over radioisotopes on the lead though). Just think - we used lead in our water pipes all the way into the 60s, and we can still find lead water pipes in scrap yards today...plumbers used to keep melted lead going all the time in their shops. Lead was everywhere - in water pipes, gasoline, roofs, printing industry, paint, glass, cosmetics, pewter, electronics, solder. Amazing that people weren't dropping dead everywhere, plus the following generations all adversely affected to include us today. And we used asbestos in our kitchens, ceilings, insulation, even firefighter suits, welding. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to ya, FC Steve

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Mr Fortune Cookie! What all that tells me is HUMANS ARE TOUGH! : ) Mad Hatters..... Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful Family! : )

  • @drsanchez93
    @drsanchez93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “It don’t matter what you tell em, just get some Lead” 😂😂🤙🏽

  • @jreg0028
    @jreg0028 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Coming from jersey, I stick with the fishing sinker excuse.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gottcha.. Attaboy jreg0028! : )

    • @boyman6661
      @boyman6661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elvisammo Thanks for the help bro

    • @improvisedsurvival5967
      @improvisedsurvival5967 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just say bullets I like people to know

  • @jameskrivitsky9715
    @jameskrivitsky9715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I retired from the phone company which used to have cables that had an outer sheath made of lead. The splices were wrapped with a lead sleeve that ranged from 20 inch diameter down to 1 inch tubes. It was customarily found in manholes as well as cable splices in older building and near the telephone poles . So some cable and construction yards will still have a LEAD scrap bin next to the copper recycle bins. J K

  • @alexsurma108
    @alexsurma108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this guys intro. Such a happy sounding “hey, hey guys”

  • @m1anm
    @m1anm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    PURE TIN- WHEN YOU BEND IT, IT WILL MAKE SNAP AND CRACKEL NOISES.

  • @jungleno.
    @jungleno. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey Elvis, pewter is between 85 to 99% tin with maybe 2% copper.
    I use it as tin and add about 2 percent pewter(couple of ounces by eye) to my 20lb melting pot when casting bullets to make the lead fill out the moulds better.
    It will only add about 1 BHN to your cast bullets. More than 2% tin is overkill.
    Genuine pewter must have the word "PEWTER" stamped on the bottom.
    I find pewter pieces at thrift shops and Goodwill stores.
    Happy casting. Keep your powder dry.

  • @jackthesixth9895
    @jackthesixth9895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One source I came across today and that I haven't seen anyone talk about is windows! If you ever see a silvery metal in between panes of glass in windows, chances are it's pure lead. Just like in stained glass windows! Keep your eyes open!

    • @deandeann1541
      @deandeann1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The counterweights in old fashioned sliding windows are sometimes lead too, several pounds per window, one in each side attached to a cord.

    • @jefferyboring4410
      @jefferyboring4410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lead glass window are valuable even partial windows I own a antique shop trust me only a :!$’ would melt a lead glass window for scrap!!!

  • @danieldavis1460
    @danieldavis1460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Old cast nets used to catch bait for fishing have lead weights around the bottom of them.

  • @jimbasler1054
    @jimbasler1054 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Those are TIN anodes...... Used for the process of plating,electrical parts.

    • @deandeann1541
      @deandeann1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kaiser ace ,- barging in on someone elses conversation to sell a dishonest product.

    • @johnsmith-sp6yl
      @johnsmith-sp6yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@deandeann1541 99% sure it's a spam bot, i've seen em' in a bunch of videos.
      you get filtered for talking guns and ammo but not for shilling malware. thanks youtube.

  • @ZERO_42069
    @ZERO_42069 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I got 200 lbs of that roofing lead from my days of doing roofing in high school, im glad i didnt let my dad throw it away lol

    • @showproja
      @showproja 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't beat it for slugs! The "top hats" on vent pipes are my favorite.

  • @stephensexton5572
    @stephensexton5572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let's not forget other sources, Lead foil in dental X-rays, radiological sample containers, X-ray equipment, old TV crt tubes, shielding from the walls of an x-ray room in a hospital, terminal posts on lead-acid car batteries( yes yes I know there's some inside the battery too but it's an awful lot of hassle) also don't forget semi trucks have some very large wheel weights. Also Babbitt bearings and old lead hammers, printers linotype, and even shooting range scrap

  • @fishkilll4750
    @fishkilll4750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So if your near the coast, go down to jetties, revetments with rocks, boat ramps, you will find an old torn up cast net. lots of lead there.

  • @bravoactual5307
    @bravoactual5307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A box of beer goes a long way for some scrap lead

  • @biggerbehindthetrigger2814
    @biggerbehindthetrigger2814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir you are a true scrouger. I have the guy at the range convinced that I make fishing lures and sinkers. I even use a old business card from back in the day when I used to make them. Most ranges won't sell it to you in f they know you are casting bullets. They want you to buy thier ammunition.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bigger behind the trigger Atkinson ...Yes sir I AM. . thank you very much! ! I got some scrounging skills for sure..... ; )

  • @jennbruns8053
    @jennbruns8053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm looking for lead to melt into scuba weights! Lol

  • @michaelpriest6242
    @michaelpriest6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many years ago, powder manufacturers packed the powder in lead containers. How convenient!

  • @peteralexben
    @peteralexben 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    if you bent tin, it wil make a cracking sound, you can make with tin and pure lead fine bullets 1 tin 10 lead

  • @JAM4MORE
    @JAM4MORE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im headed to pickup 300lbs of roofing lead. Wheel weights are hard to come by around here. Thanks for the tip Elvis.

  • @EVILDR235
    @EVILDR235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For many years Chrysler made cars that had tilt steering wheels had a lead weight weighing several pounds under the horn button so the steering wheel would drop easier. Also Ford Crown Victoria's amd simular Mercurys had a tin can on the tailshaft of the transmissions full of lead shot. I worked in a wrecking yard for 32 years and saved several hundred pounds of lead over the years.

  • @terrywisham9228
    @terrywisham9228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All fuse clips are made of high conductivity tin-plated copper. Is info I got off of web hope this helps 😉

  • @HanstheTraffer
    @HanstheTraffer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tin is easy to test. It melts at 450 degrees. You can hold a butane lighter under it and it will melt pretty quick. Tin is also a little less bendy. It cracks easier when you bend it.

  • @charleswilliams2113
    @charleswilliams2113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    From looking on the internet those Shawmut fuse links are die cut zinc.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thanks for that.. I didn't even find that charles... that's interesting!

  • @jasonfife2751
    @jasonfife2751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos helped me get into casting. Another source would be indoor shooting ranges. Those traps fill up and the range generally has to pay to have it removed. If you can talk them into it, you can get a lot of lead and possibly save them money.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes for sure ... Range scrap is a huge supply of lead ! Happy casting to ya Brother! : )

    • @kytrapping5829
      @kytrapping5829 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m not sure if they can legally give it away now unless it’s an outdoor range you can get into after hours just work with the owners on that

  • @Shoota45acp
    @Shoota45acp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think those straps are labeled 1" denoting the depth of the hardware hole or some other feature of the strap that would be 1 inch.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha Ha Ha ... : ) ... That's what Todd Newsome Was trying to say! I'm laughing at my self cause it never occurred to me that it said 1 in. ... goodgollie

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OK Elvis
    Heres the deal on pewter.
    Used to be that pewter was 92% tin 6-7 %lead
    The rest was copper or antimony.
    Then people figured out that lead wasn't good for you so the manufacturers found a way to make lead free pewter. It is now required by law for making pewter eating and drinking utensils.
    You can tell by looking at it if it has lead in it. The old stuff looks blue.
    The new lead free stuff has that silver look too it.
    The new pewter is 98% tin the other 2% may be silver. Dont know for sure. Secret formula i suppose.
    Makes good bullets though.
    I buy pewter mugs at the Goodwill store on half price day. Mugs weigh about 8 ounces. I get them for about one too two dollars each.
    I usually add one mug to ten pounds of wheel weights.
    John Davis jax fl

    • @edwardporter5905
      @edwardporter5905 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good to know John Davis Im in Jax myself. Finding wheel weights is hard enough

  • @williebulletman5217
    @williebulletman5217 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yes people in California will role over in there graves thing there was lead on there bottles Very interesting video keep them up sir keep them up

  • @ammoadam6902
    @ammoadam6902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It dont matter what you tell them, just take their lead! 🤣🤣

  • @Thorsaxe777
    @Thorsaxe777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Elvis, all good info buddy, another good source, if they will sell it to you is Ship Yards that are in the ship breaking business. ships use hundreds of pounds or tons of Lead for ballast all cut into blocks at about 25-50-100-150 pounds apiece. depending on the HasMat control in the state regulations they may be able to sell it to privet individuals. It's worth looking into. Valeo California was the Home of Mar Island Submarine Base, It closed back in the early 90's, anyway a privet contractor is using the facility now as a breaking yard. Dave.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes sir great sources of lead out there just waiting to be discovered! Until i can get this zinc project rolling! : ) thanks thosaxe777!

    • @randyslabey1421
      @randyslabey1421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elvis Did you go to Hatboro Horsham high school?

  • @jamesgenovese1652
    @jamesgenovese1652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent. Book Marked this to share with my FB BP Pards. One more thing to add, as you are doing I presume. Do not mix the differeni kinds of lead you find or you will end up with a hodge podge of some allow and have to spend a lot of of time figuring out how hard it is. Bullets for a modern gun like an alloy that is so and so Lee hard. A front stuffer want that pure lead . Solder joints are 50% tin. The "tin" bars may be some part of a heating coil and are tin. The fuses may be zinc. Isotope shields for medical use are safe as the isotopes are short lived but they are scrap lead and very hard. That plumbers trap is also a harder lead so don't mix it with the pipes, less and solder joints. Once everything is cleaned once, test each one separately and grade them as far as hardness. I use my hands and ears to do this. Hard lead bar ingots ring if they are hard and "thud" when dropped on a concrete floor. The higher the tone you hear, the harder the alloy. Soft ingots are easy to bend. Oh! And lead shot is pure lead. Gun clubs will sell reclaimed mixed shot if you ask them to sell it to you. The rifle range will yield ~ Lee #2 lead.

    • @deandeann1541
      @deandeann1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The better shot now is hard. Its high antimony. Salvsged shot may be soft if its cheap stuff. Probably it ought to be tested for hardness at each club though.

  • @eliasnejel5193
    @eliasnejel5193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The fuses are zinc more or less you can be lucky to find silver fuses.

  • @misfitsailor
    @misfitsailor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tin makes a creaking sound when bent. It melts 170 degrees F before lead, and only weighs 1/4th what lead weighs.

  • @e.fifield9034
    @e.fifield9034 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    roofers usually deal with lead when putting on a new ,like the lead flashing around chimneys and its most pure lead as is can be rolled up its so soft

  • @30roundclipazine79
    @30roundclipazine79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Elvis. Modern Pewter is about 94% tin with a trace of copper and the rest antimony. I melt my foodware separate from my candle holders since the foodware in the last 100 years doesn't contain lead. (In case I want to sell lead free pewter to offset my costs).

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like dem 30 round clipazines!! : ) ... Nice bit of info there on the foodware and candle holder difference ... That tin is very expensive!

    • @30roundclipazine79
      @30roundclipazine79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      elvis ammo I like em too brother! Thank God we live in free states where any clipazine is ok. Tin sure is pricey! I do my casting with ww like you but hunting for pewter is a fun thing to do! God bless.

  • @cameronpogue556
    @cameronpogue556 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Back in the day there were lead shower pans

    • @pink_love_cat4928
      @pink_love_cat4928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea i got some of those a long time ago good stuff

  • @HanstheTraffer
    @HanstheTraffer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I did some research on those "renewable fuse links". It seems that they can be made from several types of metal. I did not see lead or tin listed in any of the types of metal. The closest thing I found was Zinc. Copper and silver plated copper are fairly common materials for them also. I would test the melting points of them to see what you have there.

  • @thomassutherland9975
    @thomassutherland9975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being a pool man on the left coast, I get some from pool vacuum heads. There’s zinc in there too.

  • @ejbalmes7140
    @ejbalmes7140 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your videos man! You are the reason I started casting! No idea on the shawmut fuse maybe lead/tin. The Monarch ones are probably an aluminum alloy but cant be 100% sure without putting hands on it. Appreciate ya man keep up the great work!

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for taking the time to comment EJ .... Glad I could get ya hooked on casting... Bet ya can't believe how much money you save... : ) Yeah that one looked kinda like aluminum .. They are a little hard to make out ... thanks

    • @ejbalmes7140
      @ejbalmes7140 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I came up with a creative way to get free lead around here. I worked out a deal with 3 tire shops and a scrap yard. They give me 100lbs of wheel weights or lead and I cast 1/3 of it into fishing weights. They get the weights and I get the rest!

    • @lestergillis8171
      @lestergillis8171 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elvisammo It could very well be tin.
      It is used as an alloy in lead & possibly a few other non ferrous metals.
      Plumbing solder is normally 50/50 tin & lead.

  • @lestergillis8171
    @lestergillis8171 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are "fusible links".
    They fit inside of the cartridge style fuses.
    Instead of discarding the whole fuse, one would only need to replace the blown link with one of the same rating.

  • @gregbetts8057
    @gregbetts8057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I worked for Bell Canada an I got all my lead off old cable sheaths during scraping runs ..

  • @psykoklown874
    @psykoklown874 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sure do wish I'd kept the lead drain pipes that I ripped out of my house, but I didn't start casting until over 10 years later.
    I'm annealing that brass you sent me as I type this.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cool beans psyko Klown.... Hope it all works out good for ya! : )

    • @psykoklown874
      @psykoklown874 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunate, I had no idea I would need it years later, so I tossed it. I still kick myself whenever I think about it.
      I'll be sending you some 77 grainers once that video's been made.

  • @OzarkSpirit
    @OzarkSpirit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tin is usually marked SN
    They, those bars, look like anodes that are used in zinc plating. They cake up with salts and must be replaced from time to time.

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      could be.... Ozark Spirit.. Someone mentioned that the TIN = 1"IN one inch .. haha didn't see that one. that sounds right

  • @JohnDoeEagle1
    @JohnDoeEagle1 ปีที่แล้ว

    The days of the old FUDD type bullet casters is pretty much over. Beggars can't be choosy these days and you use whatever you can find at the time for a reasonable price making it work. Nowadays with powder coating the actual lead alloy and BHN are less important than they were in the past. You can shoot stuff now after powder coating that would have been unusable in the past because it was too soft or not "chemistry correct" PERFECT Lyman #2, Hardball, 50/50 Linotype etc etc etc. In fact you can use range scrap straight up with powder coating most of the time for a great number of handgun calibers as long as you water quench. Prices are up and through the roof in Fall 2022. Hunt down and buy what you can get when you can get it. The days of the local tire shops GIVING you a 5 gallon bucket of good usable lead wheel weights for free or for trading a case of beer, pack of smokes, box of doughnuts is also VERY OVER! If you are lucky they will SELL them to you for about $1 per pound...if you aren't lucky they will sell them for $2+ per pound or not at all. With that in mind make friends with your local scrapyard. I've personally known my guys for over 20 years and they always tip me off when good stuff comes in. I make a phone call to ask what they have that is lead at that given time. These guys are also gun guys so they know what I am using it for and no "Anti-2A Politics" come into play ever.

  • @eithtonbryan2164
    @eithtonbryan2164 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How much would you sell the roofing lead need it for fishing net

  • @deandeann1541
    @deandeann1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like roofing lead. The roofing lesd I have is the softest, purest lead I've found, its wonderful for slugs and cap and ball revolvers. I've prchased lead on ebay that promised bhn 5 that was way too hard for my revolvers but the roofing lead was the best I have enough for several years of blach powder shooting, and enough monotype for a few years. I think lead type is going to dry up in a few years, then wheel weights will, then tin will need to be purchased. In my state lead wheel weights are not to be had because the state outlawed them several years ago. The type is because newspapers don't use that sort of printing anymore for the most part; that kind of printing equipment is antique.

  • @w00dsta
    @w00dsta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have unlimited access to my pistol range backstop. a few minutes digging and I have a kilo that I borrow, re-cast and then throw back into the backstop.

  • @ivancrews4361
    @ivancrews4361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jim is correct... Round ones used to be used in cathodic protection for pipelines by passing a small electrical current through 2 of these... 2 from tin and the grong connected to a pipeline... Tin will rust and lead will turn white in the weather...

  • @jamespollard3066
    @jamespollard3066 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a source for that roofing lead . It was great for making slugs .

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yep or you can just order a little tin and antimony too.... Thanks James pollard

  • @lanecoffey1310
    @lanecoffey1310 ปีที่แล้ว

    Old typewriter keys are a good source of antimony

  • @ainokea8916
    @ainokea8916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ya as i have scrounge for lead for making salmon cannon ball sinkers ive ran into alot of that tin/lead stuff which can be a pain to melt sometimes and is always dirty

  • @l.a.3887
    @l.a.3887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The metal on the inside of a fuse is zinc Cooper aluminum all of this kind of alloys

  • @vitodelorto1796
    @vitodelorto1796 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that said TIN, and that it indicates tin content, in the lead. That's good for bullets. Pure lead is fine for round powder balls. Cartridge, smokeless powder bullets need to have copper, aluminium, and tin content in order to not deform, when shot.

  • @Howwerelivingfishing
    @Howwerelivingfishing ปีที่แล้ว

    I came here to find sources of lead for when SHTF so I can make fishing weights and jig heads 🤣 I don’t think casting bullets is legal in my area but I haven’t checked.

  • @WalkerOutdoors
    @WalkerOutdoors 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent tips

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks again Walker Outdoors!

  • @chuckfinley3152
    @chuckfinley3152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Tire shops are getting super stingy around here

    • @derekec
      @derekec 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chuck Finley Same for me. Even at my range, gotta dig out lead piece by piece out of gravel , unlike utube videos of folks sifting by the pound in seconds. Takes me an hour to collect 1 lb. and have to wait about a month for it to collect.

    • @WhatIsYourMalfunction
      @WhatIsYourMalfunction 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same here

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chuck Finley I had one that sold me a bucket every month for years. One day, I walked in, and they asked what I was doing. They had new owners...

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      James Evans Nope. They wouldn’t sell. I have another source now. They have less lead, but it’s free!

  • @markbrennan1756
    @markbrennan1756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The candle holder and cup might be pewter which is 95% tin, soft and melt like lead but worth tripe than copper. I melt pewter into small ingot and sell on eBay as pewter scrap. Do not mix.

  • @moushunter
    @moushunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wheel weights are now made from steel or zinc. Finding lead wheel weights is getting difficult.
    I was given a 4 foot by 8 foot door off of an x-ray room. No worries. It is safe. There was 1000lbs of lead in the door. The x-ray room was remodeled with new sheetrock and paint. The guy I got the door from said the shielding in the walls were 4 inch by 6 inch blocks 3 inches thick stacked up floor to ceiling.

  • @KINGAMONGMEN1978
    @KINGAMONGMEN1978 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good information

  • @madmax4773
    @madmax4773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you can know if it is lead by taking a screwdriver and pressing it on the metal and pulling it if it has left a dent and if it has passed easily it is lead

  • @hendonburgism
    @hendonburgism 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The tin anode strip you have looks like the type used in the past to plate copper bus bars/wire etc with Sn.
    I have a lot of 99.99 Sn and, when bent, makes the same crystal twinning sound that yours did, ie deep crunches as opposed to the high pitched crackling that most pewter (less tin(Sn) makes.
    Its unlikely, but if you're browsing in a scrapyard: keep an eye out for indium. It has the same bright silver color of tin, crackles like it as well but is even softer than lead with an even lower melting temperature than either.

  • @michaelpriest6242
    @michaelpriest6242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Antimony hardens. Tin softens.

    • @nathanielradtke7590
      @nathanielradtke7590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tin has a lower melting point than lead but it will make it harder to the best of my knowledge.

  • @tloller52
    @tloller52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stopped at a scrap yard/recycling center about a block from me and asked them if they had any pure lead (for muzzleloaders), The guy said he had about 5000 pounds of it, but it was getting scarce.

  • @janitokleynhans5574
    @janitokleynhans5574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Don Elvis!! Good info! Saludos

  • @wannabe4668
    @wannabe4668 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay, endless supply of lead exist at your gun range. Anywhere anybody shoots into a berm you can extract the spent Bullets. There you go you are welcome. The coolest thing about it is the copper jacket that separates from the lead and that can be sold for copper prices. About an hour of digging and sifting can yield thirty pounds of lead. Just be sure to extract spent Bullets when nobody is shooting

    • @RJ-sr5dv
      @RJ-sr5dv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've done this for years... In addition to the 2000 lbs of range lead, I bought from a foundry many years ago, 3000 lbs of pure lead and 300 lbs of pure tin.
      Sorry to say I'm down to about 1000 lbs of pure lead.
      At 70 I've only got about 30 years of casting left in me.
      Guess I better break out the sifter and shovel.
      Elvis, I've watched some of your videos on lead melting... thanks for your contributions
      Sorry dude but I think you may want to protect yourself a little better from the fumes.

  • @trevorwall87
    @trevorwall87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best excuse for needing lead is for casting fishing sinkers

  • @bobbycrispy5459
    @bobbycrispy5459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sash and case Windows , usually big counter weights on them

  • @frankmorris7700
    @frankmorris7700 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey elvis:
    In the video showing all the places where someone can find lead for bullet casting. And you askes the question if the material in question that you were holding was tin. Upon further examination of the video. The material in question is tin. So the answer to your question is that piece of material is tin the answer is yes absolutely!!!

  • @curtiswest4272
    @curtiswest4272 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I did not know about the lead wraps on wine bottles!

  • @PraetzelProjects
    @PraetzelProjects 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tin pr zinc is my guess on the fuses.
    High pitch sound rules out lead.

  • @putteslaintxtbks5166
    @putteslaintxtbks5166 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the things with tin written on end of one, maybe straps to hold gas tanks on a car or truck.

  • @michaelpriest6242
    @michaelpriest6242 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It should be fairly easy to distinguish between tin and lead by comparing the density. The specific gravity of tin is 7.2 to 7.5. Lead is almost twice as dense. Its specific gravity is 11.34. As you probably already know, a little dab of tin melted into your lead will soften it up significantly.

    • @RJ-sr5dv
      @RJ-sr5dv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael,
      Don't know if you will ever see this comment but I think you are confused.
      Tin will help the lead flow / fill up the molds better but it will HARDEN the alloy

    • @michaelpriest6242
      @michaelpriest6242 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RJ-sr5dv thank you for sharing. I am tired of this argument.

    • @RJ-sr5dv
      @RJ-sr5dv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelpriest6242
      Michael,
      Argument... ? What did I miss.?
      Using the Brinell hardness scale (BHN)
      Pure Lead = 5 BHN-----
      30:1= 9 BHN (30 Parts Lead 1 Part tin (30:1)= 9 BHN [97% Lead / 3% Tin]
      20:1 = 10 BHN (95% : 5%)
      10:1 = 11.5 BHN (91% : 9%)
      Respectfully, I think your confusing Specific Gravity (SG) with hardness
      Your SG numbers for lead and tin are correct, however Specific Gravity or weight of material per defined unit of measure, say in cubic centimeters, has nothing to do with hardness.
      Example:
      Lead SG 11.4 ................grams per cubic centimeter
      Copper SG 8.94.............grams per cubic centimeter
      Obviously copper is harder then lead.
      If I am wrong, please let me know where, thx
      EDIT--- >
      Michael,
      So I may be the one who is completely confused.
      I just found that the BHN of Tin is 2.5..
      So if we mix that with pure lead at 5, we should get a lower number then the one I quoted above.
      Will research.
      Sorry if I provided erronious information.

    • @deandeann1541
      @deandeann1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rj you are right. Nothing wrong with your numbers. Tin has hardened lead for as long as they havr been mixed. Antinomy is more effective at hardening and cheaper, so the primary use of tin is to aid in the filling out of the mold.

  • @jonathanl2748
    @jonathanl2748 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Question: What is your method for cutting the large pieces of scrap lead into smaller pieces that are more easily melted in your Lee pot? Also, thanks for your contribution to educating folks like me. You’re hilarious and informative at the same time. Love it!

    • @silvermediastudio
      @silvermediastudio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cold chisel

    • @StreetMachine18
      @StreetMachine18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blow torch

    • @adamwhite4378
      @adamwhite4378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't melt scrap in your lee. Only put ingots in it. Clean up scrap lead in a separate pot or dutch oven.

    • @jonathanl2748
      @jonathanl2748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@adamwhite4378 Thanks - I will only melt scrap in my Dutch oven. You’re right about only putting ingots in a smelting pot.

  • @JOETERRANY
    @JOETERRANY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The things you’re asking about around 5:50 mark appear to bridge anchor clips used to secure railroad ties to the structure

    • @scottpelka1211
      @scottpelka1211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldnt want to be on a train with that strap holding down the track. Lol

  • @dannytucker1394
    @dannytucker1394 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recognize the counterweight it came out of a window a rope was attached to it it went up to the top of the window with a pulley on it hold your window open in a antique house

    • @uralbob1
      @uralbob1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Either that or a scale counterweight. The window weights I've seen are longer and narrower, but you may be right!

  • @sokyoutdoors588
    @sokyoutdoors588 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good thing for hardening pure soft lead is white babbit. Has all the goods we need for hard alloy and it goes a long way. 1 pound should do about 100 lbs of pure lead. Last I bought was about $7.00 a pound after tax.

  • @vikp6115
    @vikp6115 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any local recycling of steel will have lead for sale

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are two kinds of pewter.
    The old pewter has a blue look to it.
    It has around 8% lead in it.
    That alloy is good for bullets.
    The new lead free pewter has a silver look to it. It is safe to eat off of or drink out of. I make toy soldiers out of it.

    • @moushunter
      @moushunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pewter has about 8% antimony and a little bit of copper in addition to the tin. There are a lot of fake pewter pieces though. Real pewter will not spring back when you bend it. It will retain the bend. If you cannot bend a piece marked as pewter it is likely cast aluminum that is made to resemble pewter. Wilton, wiltonware, and a few other makers mark their cast aluminum pewter because they make it look like pewter. Commemorative plates and other decorative stuff.

    • @johnndavis7647
      @johnndavis7647 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moushunter yes, that's a fact. You see lots of modern cast aluminium mugs and plates with spurious markings to make them appear to be more valuable than they are.
      Unless the things were from the time when aluminum was costly to manufacture and was rare and valuable.
      That was before the 1890s
      If you collect enough pewter it doesn't take long to figure out what is what.

  • @frankmorris7701
    @frankmorris7701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The piece you showed marked tin is a piece of tin and lead alloy mixed

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frank Morris ... cool.. so your familiar with it.. I wonder how much tin is in it? and I wonder what it was? thank you

    • @frankmorris7701
      @frankmorris7701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      elvis ammo: I'd say that piece of tin is equal parts of tin lead and antimony

  • @rdewitt007
    @rdewitt007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fuse links are mostly made from Zinc, copper, Aluminum or silver.....

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe i'll just reserve them for my zinc bullets! Thanks for your help!

  • @livincincy4498
    @livincincy4498 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your plumber gave you and old trap. That is a Plumbing History Artifact for the This Old House Museum.
    I think your mystery parts are springs. Like on a S&W revolver but larger. I hav e no idea what they were used for.
    One caution about lead. Lead is a radiation shield. So it is a housing for radioactive isotopes used for industrial radiation. Basically a container is opened remotely from a safe distance and the X-rays flow out and wella ! You can Xray welds. Now, you would think things would be labeled & marked to prevent grave injury. There was a problem in the past with them being dropped on a construction site and picked up out of curiosity by someone unknowing. Well, back in the day I had to learn about how people putting these isotopes in their pocket and getting exposed to lethal radiation. So be cautious about things that are found & given to you !

    • @elvisammo
      @elvisammo  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      must be off a Ruger GP 100 LIVIN CINCY... : ) None of this looked like shields or radio canisters. but that's a good souce as well, as long as the lab releases them. .... Man I don't even eat Halloween candy!! : ) now I know what gun these springs belong!

    • @livincincy4498
      @livincincy4498 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The GP10,000 105mm hand howitzer perhaps...

  • @uralbob1
    @uralbob1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Elvis, I've got several buckets of hard lead medical radiology containers. Are those any good for casting? I don't know the brinell (BHN) value.

    • @squirrel_is_notamused4694
      @squirrel_is_notamused4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you do. Check out FortuneCookie45LC vid about em.
      th-cam.com/video/3q_9MM6Sp6w/w-d-xo.html

  • @michaellemoncelli9865
    @michaellemoncelli9865 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are replacement fuses that go inside of a fuse yes they lead

  • @justinloomis81
    @justinloomis81 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont know where you live cause this is my first time seeing one of your videos, but you should do just a nature video without talking and just the sounds of your backyard!!!

  • @SilverScorpion
    @SilverScorpion 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @flyingled3176
    @flyingled3176 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm making splitshots for fishing , heavy, emphasis on shots

  • @claireelliot6846
    @claireelliot6846 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those things you were wondering about might be parts to a bench 6:00

  • @Whitebear329
    @Whitebear329 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Typically fuses are made of NiChrome wire or sheeting.

  • @johnmorgan2099
    @johnmorgan2099 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a question for you brother what do you do with all the other metals once you've remove the lead ie. Copper, steel jackets

  • @howiehowdy
    @howiehowdy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 250v 150a fuse looks like a locomotive fuse

  • @RGD1982
    @RGD1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fishing sinkers is my excuse

  • @GeoFry3
    @GeoFry3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Might as well just make bullets out of silver with prices these days. You can pick up old silverware sets at scrap prices these days, and do the Lone Ranger bullet making.
    You can pick up used scuba weights for reasonable prices just look around for anyone selling old gear.

  • @claytonmarsh6162
    @claytonmarsh6162 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks like it said 1 in to me not Tin and the rectangular width seems to be 1 in.

  • @catmandont100
    @catmandont100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 14:10 those are fuse elements...……….they slide in a ceramic cartridge with screw on ends.

  • @psykoklown874
    @psykoklown874 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Romans would have laughed at the thought of "health nuts" freaking out over lead wrappers on wine bottles since they made their wine in lead vats.

    • @sokyoutdoors588
      @sokyoutdoors588 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And ate off of lead plates and drank out of lead cups.

  • @JakeMacVidoes
    @JakeMacVidoes 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are fusible links for renewable fuses. According to shawmut patents from the late 60s early 70s they were supposed to be made of silver or copper. But more recent documents say they are made of zinc. Best way I can think of to figure it out would be to see what temps they melt at. Good luck!