snuffy
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What about lead from batteries?
Edit: Never mind, I just answers my own question. Too many noxious impurities
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?138362-Why-Car-Batteries-Are-Dangerous
Read the first post on that linky. the maintenance free batteries will kill you if you breath the fumes.
If there's a secret to getting lead in today's culture, it's by word of mouth. YOUR MOUTH to friends-relatives-your cop buddies, let them know you're looking for lead. IF they're listening, and they care about you, they will remember you when the run across lead, give you a call. I showed a buddy at work a couple of bullets I had just cast. He was very interested even though he had never fired a gun. Several months passed, he come stomping up to me with a chunk of lead in his hand. He had a ""statue"" that was made by layering lead over a wire form to create a figurine. He said he thought it was pewter and it weighed 75 pounds. Turned out to be nearly pure lead, I gave him .50/lb, he was ecstatic!
Another co-worker said hey they're junking a big multi spindle drill that has a massive counter weigh consisting of lead plates about 100 pounds each;
I ended up with 17 of these, 90 pounds apiece. Alloy is pure lead with just enough tin to make it melt at a lower temp and fill the mold better(hardness measured with my Lee tester is 7 BHN). Alloyed with linotype 17# of those weights to 3# of linotype makes it cast like standard wheel weights.
It wasn't stolen! Honest ossifer, I have this here materials pass issued by the maintenance chief. They were glad to get RID of it, otherwise hazardous waste disposal had to be done. That stack of over 40 of those weights were gone in 3 days!