Cast it into ingots yesterday. I have been getting them from my dentist for the last 2 or 3 years. They are very thin small strips that weigh almost nothing. It takes a lot of them to get any weight at all. I average 6 to 8 lbs every six months. Not much, but it is great to sweeten wheelweights. The first batch I got from him was about 27 - 28lbs because they guy he had been giving them to died. They just kept building up until I asked the dentist about where the lead went, and he was glad to give them to me.
The wheelweights I have are mostly from trucks. They average Bhn 13.0 to 13.5. They need a little tin added in order to cast well. The x-ray lead is almost as hard, Bhn 12.5 to 13.0. However, it casts EXTREMELY well. I think that it has a large percentage of tin. Does anyone know what they are made from?
Mixing the WW and the x-ray lead half-and-half gives a Bhn 13.0 bullet (air cooled) that casts extremely well. I use them for gas-check bullets and higher pressure plain-base bullets.
The wheelweights I have are mostly from trucks. They average Bhn 13.0 to 13.5. They need a little tin added in order to cast well. The x-ray lead is almost as hard, Bhn 12.5 to 13.0. However, it casts EXTREMELY well. I think that it has a large percentage of tin. Does anyone know what they are made from?
Mixing the WW and the x-ray lead half-and-half gives a Bhn 13.0 bullet (air cooled) that casts extremely well. I use them for gas-check bullets and higher pressure plain-base bullets.
