ad-closed WTB - Wheel Weights/Lead

[jriv9]

Looking for wheel weights and/or lead. 

[xsubsailor]

If you're wanting them for casting bullets, I'd pass on the wheel weights. Out of a 5 gal bucket you might get 5-10 pounds that are actually lead unless you can find some that are about 20 years old.

[jriv9]

Yeah... i've got a 5 Gallon bucket that i'm still working through for the past few years. I hear that the EPA has screwed us. Was hoping someone had some ingots or sorted wheel weights. What are the best options today for finding lead? I'd like to avoid rotometals, etc.

Maybe balast or scuba weights?

[jriv9]

Any scrap yards in Nashville area that have Lead at a reasonable price?

[Grayfox54]

Yep, EPA regulations.  Just about everybody went to steel wheel weights years ago. Lead is now classified as a dangerous substance and all kinds of rules apply.  

[Ronald_55]

A few options in addition to wheel weights to look for is scrap roof flashing, lead keel weights (though they can be hundreds of pounds in some boats),  containers from nuclear medicine shops that they use to house the radioactive meds until used, and range scrap recovery. If you can find a dentist that still uses regular xrays, the xray pieces have a small piece of lead foil. If they have a bin of them, it might be enough to work with. 

I pulled some of this together off other people's info. I was stupid and passed up a large chunk of lead a few years ago and have kicked myself ever since. I don't cast now, but have been looking to collect what I need to start one day. 

One note. Dad used to cash sinkers and diving weights from battery lead. I have heard lots of warnings and also lots of people saying it is ok. In a SHTF pinch, I think I would do it. Right now, I have not come to that point. Of course Dad just used to turn the battery upside down on a stump he wanted killed for the acid to drain out. I am sure the EPS would love that. 

[jriv9]

  

I think the boat ballast and radioactive medicine container things seem like the way to go. 
 

thanks for the info guys!

[Sunfish]

PM me for lead and Solder.

[myg30]

What are you going to cast ? You need soft or hard lead and how many pounds are you looking for ?

wheel weight lead is around 11 -12 bnh~, and lead as in pure runs 5-6 bnh.

So you doing black powder casting, pistol, or rifle

 

Mike

 

 

[Patton]

Another option; these are less than $2 a pound delivered to your door. https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/rmr-in-house/casting-lead-from-rmr-jacketed-bullet-cores-approximately-12-brinnel-hardness/

[seez52]

I was thinking a lot of wheel weights these days was made of zinc? Is there a way to tell the difference?

[RED333]

1 hour ago, seez52 said:

I was thinking a lot of wheel weights these days was made of zinc? Is there a way to tell the difference?

You can cut a lead WW with side cutters, you can not cut  a zinc WW with side cutters. Now all you guys that will say “ I can” well you are trying way to hard!

[jriv9]

Casting mostly pistol and about to cast for 300 BLK. Powder coated. I water quench and mix in some linotype when i need something harder although with powder coating i don't think about it much. 

Yeah... i use dykes to test em'. First i tap them against my welding table, then verify with the dykes.

 

[Ronald_55]

On 8/22/2020 at 3:00 AM, jriv9 said:

  

I think the boat ballast and radioactive medicine container things seem like the way to go. 
 

thanks for the info guys!

One other point I saw was that you can use pewter to add to lead when you need tin. Guy I saw it from said he buys things like pewter picture frames at thrift stores. 

[jriv9]

I purchased some on eBay and a super nice member is going to sell me some. Appreciate all the help guys!