I am amassing approx. 250 pounds of lead, plus tin, and antimony. Some of the lead is pure, some Linotype and some is reclaimed.
I have a decent ladle, but need to come up with ideas for doing quantity of lead and turning them into usable size ingots. My biggest piece is a tow motor counter balance weight.
My thoughts were to make a tripod out of rebar, I have some 1/2 inch, use a cast iron dutch oven (
For the burner, I thought of using this design
I do have Michael Porter's book Gas Burners for Forges, Furnaces & Kilns if I need additional ideals. With my shop, I do precious metal casting, but on a much smaller scale where I can use a electric furnace to melt gold and silver. In the smithy, I have a forge with atmospheric burners. So I have some working knowledge of building burners.
How does this sound to everyone? ;}
Jerry