Re: Pouring lead

Jim Mickalak has his usual sound, low-key advice about sink weights
for rudders here:
http://homepages.apci.net/~michalak/15jul01.htm
Equally applicable to centerboards.

All the cautions are worthwhile. Melted lead is hotter and contains
more heat than anything in day-to-day experience.

Peter

> A few cautions on the lead pouring:
> Even a drop of water into the lead pot can be disasterous,

splashing 700 degree lead all over. This

> includes condensation in the lead you add to the pot.
> Eye protection, long sleeved coat and pants and real shoes are a

must.

> Wash your hands before smoking or eating - you are dealing with

lead and arsenic in those

> wheelweights.
> A coleman in the shop does this task easily, but lastly, add a fan

and open window for a fresh air

> source.
> Happy casting!
> Jim

A few cautions on the lead pouring:
Even a drop of water into the lead pot can be disasterous, splashing 700 degree lead all over. This
includes condensation in the lead you add to the pot.
Eye protection, long sleeved coat and pants and real shoes are a must.
Wash your hands before smoking or eating - you are dealing with lead and arsenic in those
wheelweights.
A coleman in the shop does this task easily, but lastly, add a fan and open window for a fresh air
source.
Happy casting!
Jim

Hi -

A master boatbuilder here in NC (a real one - not one of us)
recommends against pouring lead for health, safety, and environmental
reasons.

He suggested instead to go get buckets of those lead car tire weight
balancing gizmos, and pound them into the mold - if necessary dump
some filled epoxy in I suppose.

Just thought I would throw that one in the hat.

M