Mitty38
Well-Known Member
As long as it works for you. Just use what you got. That was the point of making my video.
Not sure how much you are blending but.
If you only have 20 lb capacity then melt 15 or 20 lb at a time. Mark them batch a, b, c. Or pipe, sheet, lino. Whatever.
Then use the ingots to blend yourself a nice consistent 20 lb batch. Ingot per ingot.
Then another. Batch the same.
Then blend the two resulting batches 1 lb ingot to 1 lb ingot,together. Till you get a nice 40 lb batch.
40 lb, like some one else said will make a lot of bullets especially for 1 rifle.
And it will be repeatable with the leftover lead that you still have marked Lino, pipe, plate ect.
Plus you get a lot of fluxing and so forth going on and end up with a very clean alloy.
Any how. What I am trying to get across, is don't stress so much, use what you got.
However you are able to do it. Then see what you got and work from there. Enjoy the process. It's only metal. It can be blended or changed over and over. Added to subtracted from, blended down etc.
It won't spoil. You can't ruin it, only change it's properties, which can easily be changed again.
Have fun with it .
Not sure how much you are blending but.
If you only have 20 lb capacity then melt 15 or 20 lb at a time. Mark them batch a, b, c. Or pipe, sheet, lino. Whatever.
Then use the ingots to blend yourself a nice consistent 20 lb batch. Ingot per ingot.
Then another. Batch the same.
Then blend the two resulting batches 1 lb ingot to 1 lb ingot,together. Till you get a nice 40 lb batch.
40 lb, like some one else said will make a lot of bullets especially for 1 rifle.
And it will be repeatable with the leftover lead that you still have marked Lino, pipe, plate ect.
Plus you get a lot of fluxing and so forth going on and end up with a very clean alloy.
Any how. What I am trying to get across, is don't stress so much, use what you got.
However you are able to do it. Then see what you got and work from there. Enjoy the process. It's only metal. It can be blended or changed over and over. Added to subtracted from, blended down etc.
It won't spoil. You can't ruin it, only change it's properties, which can easily be changed again.
Have fun with it .
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