A while ago I changed my name to "Mr. Wheelweight". After a trip to the courthouse its been changed again. This time its "Mr. Wheelweight Ingot" or in short, "Mr. Ingot". Remember that huge pile of wheelweights I had? Well, I completed the massive meltdown to ingots. Out of 10 buckets of wheelweights I managed to finish with 1285 ingots. With an average weight of 14 ounces for each ingot, the final sum is 1124 pounds. These wheelweights, in addition to 300 pounds of pure lead, 115 pounds of 50/50 bar solder, 550 pounds of linotype, and about 40 pounds of babbit, I should have enough for the rest of my daze. (as Frank Marshall would say
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Melting the wheelweights cost me about $75 in propane as I went through 4 full tanks. I used a different method as I usually do. I used to use a two burner propane cast iron stove. This time I borrowed my buddies big stove that puts out a hugh flame and a ice melter/weed killer propane flame thrower that I bought at Harbor Freight for $24. While the heat from the stove is heating from underneath, the flame thrower is heating the top of the lead. I can melt, skim, flux, and pour a pot full of wheelweights in about 20 minutes. 4 potfulls of wheelweights will empty out a 5 gallon bucket. I use an old stainless cooking pot that will hold about 40 pounds of wheelweights.
Its been two weeks of h*ll, a little here and there when I had time. I destroyed a few pairs of pants but that don't bother me as I used my work clothes and the company pays for 'em---great being a Teamster union guy---I'm sure that will irk a few anti-union types.
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Oh well, here's a few pics. Gotta go and get ready for my next new name. How about "Mr. Bullet Man"?
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Wheelweights
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The tools of the trade----That flame thrower thingy is super!
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The owner of these ingots is Mr. Ingot
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Ain't they beauties??
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