Ohartless1
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I’m returning to cap and ball plus casting my own ball ammo. Just to start my memory again I tried to do a golly gee and melt/cast some .45 cal ball tonight using a cast iron pot, propane burner and a ladle (ZERO TEMPERATURE CONTROL). I came across something new to me. Prior to fluxing using sawdust, I noticed the pot had a layer on top that could only be described as lead “foam”. It floated on top of the lead and my ladle had a tough time pushing through. This material would not mix back in. Even after fluxing it remained on top and formed a dense floating “foam” and has the appearance and texture of rough, sandy lead colored brownie batter. 40 years ago I cast probably close to 1000 lbs of pounds and this is the first time I’ve come across this. Out of 10 lbs I have about 1 lb of this “scrap”.
Any suggestions what this might be? The lead was recycled from old lead pipes.
Any suggestions what this might be? The lead was recycled from old lead pipes.