Today's wheelweight melting session showed me some realities

[JimGnitecki]

Very large batches of lead make for consistency. It just requires a larger operation though. If you melted down 50 WW at a time, I would expect a lot more variation than if you melted down 5000 at a time or 50,000, or 500,000….

McMaster Carr has ceramic insulation that will work well past any temperature you will ever have lead.

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Jmorris, I really like the flexible ceramic insulation, but:
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Does McMaster-Carr ship internationally?
“Due to the complexity of U.S. export regulations, McMaster-Carr accepts international orders only from businesses. This decision also applies to orders shipping within the United States, because it is based on the final destination of the items. We cannot accept this order or future orders.”

I'll try to see if Granger in Canada has it.

Jim G

 

[jmorris]

https://www.grainger.com/category/plumbing/insulation/ceramic-fiber-insulation

 

[JimGnitecki]

https://www.grainger.com/category/plumbing/insulation/ceramic-fiber-insulation

Thank-you, jmorris! It's late tonight. I'll have a look tomorrow.

Jim G