Description: 10-1 POUND SOFT LEAD INGOTS:CLEAN AND READY FOR GREAT CASTINGS! ALWAYS OVER 10 LBS 8/06/2020 - To present **ATTENTION: ALL EBAYER'S, CUSTOMERS, FUTURE CUSTOMERS, OR ANY ONE WHO CAN READ. USPS HAS SUBSTANTIAL DELAYS RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE BEEN AND STILL ARE SHIPPING NEXT DAY. HOWEVER USPS IS NOT MEETING THE PRIORITY MAIL DEADLINES. REALIZE THAT USPS WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ACTION SUCH AS A CASE OR A CLAIM TO BE TAKEN FOR 15 DAYS. ALL DELIVERY DATES POSTED ON ANY ITEM ON EBAY ARE PUT THERE BY EBAY NOT THE SELLER! WE CAN NOT GUARANTEED A DELIVER DATE AS THIS DEPENDS ON THE CARRIER. Technical Information: This is reclaimed plumbers and roofers lead it is the softest industrial lead commercially available. BHN 5-6. This alloy is great for casting bullets, fishing accessories, and much, much more. Questions: We get a lot of questions about "pure lead" and BHN. First off, most of you who are looking for soft lead/pure lead are probable muzzle loaders; although there are a few of you who use it in limited fishing applications. What you all are really looking for is soft lead (plumbers lead, roofing lead, etc.; BHN about 6). Although most beginners confuse this with purity, purity really has two meanings that apply to this: 1. Containing nothing that does not properly belong 2. Unmixed with any other matter Now, all commercially available lead is some sort of an alloy; there are always some trace elements, or small percentages of things that won't really affect the operation/intended use. So let's say plumbers lead is 98 percent lead with a few percent of trace elements, is it still soft? Of course! Will it still work for muzzle loading? Yep. But is it "unmixed with any other matter"? No, it's not 100% lead. The only thing close to this definition of "purity", that I am aware of, is laboratory grade lead (BHN around 4) which is available on eBay at the time of this writing (12/14/19) for $314 for 250 grams. For you muzzle loaders out there this means if you are using this definition of purity you would only have to spend $34.88 per bullet (assuming a roughly 430 grain bullet). Does this sound reasonable? Heck no! So let's examine the other definition of purity."Containing nothing that does not properly belong" So let's say I'm new at casting, and I go to my local tire shop, and get a bunch of wheel weights and melt them down. What is going to happen is you are going to end up with dirt, Zinc, and lead all mixed together. Now if I started ladling this into molds THIS WOULD NOT MEET THIS DEFINITION OF PURE! Dirt and Zinc definitely don't belong in the mix! Nothing will wreck your castings faster than Zinc in your mix, but through fluxing and a proprietary "filtration" process we remove much of the foreign material. We keep the zinc out by not using wheel weights in any of our casting lead. By doing this we meet this second definition of purity "Containing nothing that does not properly belong" So an alloy can be pure? Yes! As long as it is good and clean. In conclusion Laboratory lead BHN 4 Plumbers lead BHN 6-7 Range lead BHN around 10 Even based soley on BHN you can see range lead and plumbers lead are both alloys (and to some un-pure), but if there is nothing that does not properly belong they can be classified as pure. A better descriptive word would be soft lead and harder lead. Tips for checking BHN: Make sure to file the surface. Surface hardening may throw off BHN readers. BHN can vary by who is taking the reading. BHN can vary by who made the reader. Most of the time the variation is within a few points, but limit as many of these variables as possible, and you achieve the most accurate reading (and I am not a fan of Lee Precision Reader). PLEASE NOTE WE DO SEND OUT AN EXTRA POUND OR TWO, SO THAT IF MY SCALE IS OFF, OR YOUR SCALE IS OFF THAT YOU GET WHAT THE AUCTION IS FOR. YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO GET WHAT THE AUCTION IS FOR. PLEASE DON’T CONTACT ME AND SAY “I GOT MORE THAN WHAT THE AUCTION WAS FOR BUT NOT MY FULL EXTRA TWO POUNDS.” I TRY TO BE FAIR AND SEND EXTRA TO MAKE SURE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, PLEASE RESPECT THAT AND BE FAIR IN RETURNThank you for your business, and the opportunity to serve you!Plumbum Casting Company Note: If you have to return your item and it is your fault (you ordered the wrong size etc) you will be charged a restocking fee sufficient to cover any shipping and packaging costs. Double check what you are purchasing and you should not have any problems. As for our part if it is our fault we will make it right PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. This is lead - this link contains lead warnings: https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/
Price: 34.95 USD
Location: Homer Glen, Illinois
End Time: 2024-08-07T19:53:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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Type: CASTING LEAD ALLOY
MPN: Does Not Apply
Ammunition Type: All Types Of Firearms
Brand: Lyman
