Lead pot accident today. I'm lucky.

[evtSmtx]

glad you're ok.

 

[buck460XVR]

Yes......you are lucky. Part of life's learning curve is based on luck. Those with bad luck get hurt or killed, while those with luck on their side that day, live thru it unscathed to advise those of us with less experience. Few months back I came across a old glass stoppered bottle labeled H2 SO4(sulfuric acid). It had been buried between the walls of a building I was remodeling. Thinking it would make a neat knick-knack on the mantle, I went to the sink to rinse it out when my youngest son started to scream at me......."never water in acid, acid in water!". I had forgotten about the explosiveness of acid when water is added to it. Don't know if the tiny amount of residue left in that bottle really was sulfuric acid, but doing things the safe way made for it didn't matter, and the bottle now resides on the shelf where folks pick it up and admire it all the time.

 

[mdi]

Thanks for sharing your faux pas wif us. I've had visits from the Tinsel Fairy although mine were not as dramatic, just a bit of a "pop" and a few droplets flying around. But the one I will never forget is the time I dropped a few sprues back into the pot and got a splash. Nothing noticable, but a tiny spot appeared on my glasses, right in front of my iris. I took off my glasses and inspected, and found a tiny droplet of lead had melted into the lens. Without the glasses, the lead would have melted the lens of my eye!

 

[Shaq]

Glad you weren't hurt (seriously). I don't cast, but thanks for the warning.

 

[Dog Soldier]

Reloader Fred, So you are in a rush to insult new members? I did not claim to be an expert. I did not reflect on absorption through the skin. My post was simply meant to wash your hands before eating or smoking.
During my 40 years as a Senior Engineer I was in many smelters and refinery plants. The rule was use cold water during the decontamination process.
We have had varying experiences. I respect your.

 

[ReloaderFred]

Naw, just those who come off as experts on everything, but post inaccurate information. Just because "we've always done it that way" isn't a scientific reason. I base my statements on scientific facts, and actual consultations with experts in the field, plus personal experience over the 54 years I've been reloading. I don't take the "my way is the only way" approach to most subjects, and you've done that in some of your previous posts in other threads. I don't read every thread, but I've received PM's from other members to look at some of the threads in which you've posted, and they requested I respond, which I did.

You've done your share of arguing since arriving here, and I guess you just push my buttons. I'll leave it at that, since there's no sense in continuing this.

 

[mdi]

Fred doesn't need my input to defend his post, and I agree with his premise. Anytime casting with lead is mentioned someone jumps in with their "Safety Measurers" that warns us all of our impending slow, miserable death if we don't follow them expressly (even though we've been casting 40+ years and have regular blood tests). Some are of the "Chicken Little" varieties and some unproven Old Wives Tales, and some may have facts as a base but exaggerated considerably...

Sometimes all this over reaction to working with lead scares off new casters...

 

[dwjwin50]

Yeah, some of the military abandoned poly clothing because it has will melting into skin. Cotton is the only way to go, or get a set of fireman's overall$.

 

[BLU]

Arkansas Paul... glad you're going to be okay. In 22 years, I've had two accidents myself, (not bad ones but eye-openers!). First minor one was when I had a drop of sweat from my forehead fall into the pot. Fortunately I had protection on and the spitting lead just caught a bit of my forehead. Wow... Okay... note for the future... no liquid in the pot! I had no idea liquid did that. The second time was more dramatic. I had been given some .50 cal rifle bullets, (not muzzle loader style). I figured, why not melt those down, so I tossed them in the melting pot. (I have a 12 foot ceiling in my shop.) I only mention that because while I stepped away about 10' from my lead pot, I heard sort of a muffled bang. I turned to look and 5 lbs. of lead had gone straight up into the air and to this day, a lot of it is stuck onto my ceiling. I don't know what was in that/those bullets but Judas Priest... never again! Sometimes, I guess, we just get a tad too comfortable... I don't know. I know I'm probably going to be an endentured servant to my guardian angels when I get to heaven because I've certainly given them a hard go of it! Glad you're not seriously hurt.

 

[200Apples]

Thanks, Paul, for your post. I do not cast, but I may in the future. Glad you're ok.