lead pot

[cbourbeau32]

I see most people using a cast iron pot to melt dirty lead in to clean it. Would there be any issues with using a stainless steel pot? Thanks, Charlie

[Dezynco]

I don't think there are any issues, but cast iron tends to "hold the heat" better, thus allowing you to burn less propane to keep it hot.

I use an old stainless boiler to melt mine.

[qajaq59]

Stainless will be ok. However don't use aluminum. They can fail if the temperatures get too high.

[Lloyd Smale]

i use a stainless pot and it works fine

[Dances with Geoducks]

I use the bottom of as cut off O2 tank. Its aluminum, and heats up fast.
I have retired my ca st pot

[cbourbeau32]

Thanks for the replies.

[Sweetwater]

I use an old cast iron pot my mom found in a yard sale for little or nothing. It was pretty burned out with lots of pitting. I powerbrushed it and it works fine and cheap.

[Lloyd Smale]

I used to use a cast pot and it melted tons of lead (and i really mean tons) without problems. I think it was greaybeard that told me his cracked because of heat. I didnt put to much store in it but when i had my barn fire i recovered my cast pot in 4 pieces. I know thats an extream situation but it did show me that there is a possiblity of one cracking.

[D Crockett]

I use the bottom 1/2 of a 20lb propane tank I had a aluminum pot give way on me also had a cast iron pot crack on me went to the steel pot 10 years ago and have melted tons of lead in it would not use any thing else to clean my ww in dances with geoducks a word of warning the 02 tank you are using may not fail this time or the next time you use it but it will fail at some point in time and if you are standing by it you WILL be hurt bad D Crockett