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| cb4289 |
 Posted: 05/10/2007 10:49 AM Post subject: |
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| miskaman |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 10:48 AM Post subject: |
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| What's another good source for free lead? No tire stores around here give out free tire weights, even if I did say it's for a science project. |
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 12:53 PM Post subject: |
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space monkey
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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| Try the backstop of your local airgun/black powder range. |
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| Maniac |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 16:12 PM Post subject: |
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Captain
Joined: 23 Oct 2007
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| also cheap wallmart fishing lead weigts |
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| Novacastrian |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 16:16 PM Post subject: |
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Bloody Aussie
Joined: 11 Aug 2007
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How about buying it from a scrap dealer, probably around 10 bucks a kilo.
That's not toooooooo expensive. |
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| _Fnord |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 16:20 PM Post subject: |
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reenigne
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If you want to play it dangerous, you can get a few pounds of lead out of car batteries. You'll need corrosion resistant gloves, goggles, and a resperator, preferrably.
DEAD ones... By the way. |
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| BC Pneumatics |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 17:21 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Mod Man
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| Go to a scrap yard, lead is only about $0.50USD/lb last time I got some. I was lucky enough to find a deposit from a caster (probably a reloader) in nice ~.5lb ingots that fit perfectly in my lead pot. If you are lucky, there will be some bullets there as well. I got some that are about .64 cal, they look to be for a muzzle loader. They melt nice and quick in a half full pot of molten lead, without freezing their surrounding. Great for when I am am casting a couple pounds of ball mill media. Hell, the bullets them selves would be good media... |
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| Zen/// |
| Posted: 11/16/2007 18:25 PM Post subject: |
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Joined: 27 Oct 2007
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| Quote: | | it deforms far too easily upon impact to be terribly useful |
he is refering to lead....
Expanding hollowpoints anyone? |
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| sniper hero |
| Posted: 04/21/2008 9:16 AM Post subject: |
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| hi wrote: | i was wondering, could i use cement as the mold and use solder as a projectile? or would the cement break and the solder be to soft?
EDIT- i think i would like to make a bullet shaped projectile, would that work too? i was going to make it for 1/2'' pipe |
I want to make a bullet shaped too but remember that you dont need 2 pieces of plaster for that
my father has that caps you put in front of your mouth and nose. would they help a lot ?
and am I helping if I say you maybe can make a mold for multiple balls ?
and I want to skip the wax part and use a marble since i have a marble barrel.  |
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| spudfarm |
| Posted: 04/21/2008 9:29 AM Post subject: |
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| you have kicked up every old topic on this forum now.. congrats.. |
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