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Offline Lee S. Forsberg

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« on: March 15, 2003, 01:52:00 PM »
What does Zinc do in casting metal? Does anyone have any experience with Zinc?
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« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2003, 03:15:38 AM »
It ruins your lead if it gets mixed in with it. Makes a foamy mess that's hard to seperate. However, by itself it makes very hard, lightweight bullets that are interesting to play with. Just melt it in a different pot and don't ever use that one for lead.
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