Re: help micro keel

Tom,

It's an old tree trimmers trick, learned long ago when we used to
deal with trees filled with lead by people who thought it would do the
tree good. If the saw is small enough, sharpened flat ( 90 degrees to
the way it moves along the bar) and you have good confidence in your
saw control you can trim a keel quite accurately. Of course an
accurate mold is much nicer.

Good Luck on your 'new pour'

Be safe,
Rick

-- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Tom Etherington" <tetherin@j...> wrote:

> chain saw idea sounded a bit dicey to me but it

works

> perfectly. Cuts through the leads like it's butter.

Rick

I must admit the chain saw idea souded a bit dicey to me but it works
perfectly. Cuts through the leads like it's butter. Thanks a lot
for the help.

--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Rick " <sctree@d...> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to cut lead other than by hand with a
> > hacksaw?
>
> A small chain saw works well, but spread out a big tarp to collect
> the
> little pieces that fly around. Block the keel up off the ground
> (laying flat) just enough to keep the saw away from the ground. Cut
> off small pieces, they're real heavy. I cut up a 3300 lb keel last
> winter this way, into 20-30 lb chunks, took about 30 minutes.
>
> Be safe,
>
> Rick

Thanks. i never thought of using a chain saw. A friend loaned me a
sawzall, so I'll try both and see which one works. I'm starting to
feel better about this mess.

--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Rick " <sctree@d...> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to cut lead other than by hand with a
> > hacksaw?
>
> A small chain saw works well, but spread out a big tarp to collect
> the
> little pieces that fly around. Block the keel up off the ground
> (laying flat) just enough to keep the saw away from the ground. Cut
> off small pieces, they're real heavy. I cut up a 3300 lb keel last
> winter this way, into 20-30 lb chunks, took about 30 minutes.
>
> Be safe,
>
> Rick

> Does anyone know how to cut lead other than by hand with a
> hacksaw?

A small chain saw works well, but spread out a big tarp to collect
the
little pieces that fly around. Block the keel up off the ground
(laying flat) just enough to keep the saw away from the ground. Cut
off small pieces, they're real heavy. I cut up a 3300 lb keel last
winter this way, into 20-30 lb chunks, took about 30 minutes.

Be safe,

Rick

Well, I poured my keel bit by bit and habe a lumpy, peeling 400 pound
lump of lead. I'm now in the process of cutting it up so i can try
again. Does anyone know how to cut lead other than by hand with a
hacksaw? Can anyone tell me what they did? I used a plumber's lead
pot and poured about 20 lbs at a time. It might have worked but I
got interrupted about halfway through so the keel got cold. Small
pours on the cold lead didn't work. If anyone would like to call me
collect to talk by phone, my number is 856-486-9726.

Tom Etherington
Pennsauken, NJ