Schwing
Member
I mixed up my first batch of ingots from wheel weights over the weekend. I used a dutch oven and just dumped them all in there and tried to keep the temp around 700. I was using a dutch oven and it spiked above 750 so I think there is a possibility of zinc. My ingots look kind of frosty on the bottom and they clink together with a metallic clink.
I have searched this and other forums for the skinny on zinc and have found everything from "You have to toss the entire batch in the garbage" to "Just melt them at a higher temp for better fill out and load em up!"
Can anyone give me the real skinny on zinc? Do you guys who use wheel weights put a lot of worry into it?
I am not too concerned about this batch. It is about 37 pounds and cost about $30 so It isn't the end of the world but I am really interested if it even matters or if I am hearing rhetoric from people who don't really know.
I have searched this and other forums for the skinny on zinc and have found everything from "You have to toss the entire batch in the garbage" to "Just melt them at a higher temp for better fill out and load em up!"
Can anyone give me the real skinny on zinc? Do you guys who use wheel weights put a lot of worry into it?
I am not too concerned about this batch. It is about 37 pounds and cost about $30 so It isn't the end of the world but I am really interested if it even matters or if I am hearing rhetoric from people who don't really know.