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A propane tourch was the first thing I tried in dealing with my 50# ingots and I quickly found out the thermal conductivity of lead is high enough you end up heating it for what seems like forever before the spot to which the tourch is applied begins to melt. Of course if you used and Oxy-Acetelene tourch with it's much higher flame temp you would get quicker results but then how much does the gas cost???OldCannon wrote:Wouldn't a blowtorch work?
I had the same problem a few years back when a friend gave me some 50# ingots of plumber's lead. Got tired of trying to saw little pieces off of it and finally tried a wood chisel and a 2# hammer. That works pretty quick and results in small pieces that fit into most melting pots with a little practice.Don2 wrote:Well...It was a LARGE hole about 18" x 18".Needless to say it was toooooooo heavy for me to move, had to use a tractor to put it into my truck then use my front end loader to remove it...It almost imposable to get a large chunk of pure lead into smaller pieces!!!!! Think about it....I tried everything but build a large fire and melt it!!!
I'm still working on it....it's kinda like big a pet lead rock.
Don2
