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Online Lloyd Smale

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up to my --- in alloy
« on: February 20, 2007, 12:57:34 PM »
been alloying up some lead and have about 600 lbs of 5050 ww pure with a little tin done about 300 lbs of 5050 ww/lyno and have 300 lbs of #2 done and 200 more lbs of 2 go do tomarow after work. Sure is nice sitting on about 2 tons of lead!
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Re: up to my --- in alloy
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2007, 02:28:23 PM »
Rub it in Lloyd, rub it in.....

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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2007, 02:39:10 PM »
I remember the first time I really tried to melt all my lead into ingots. I ended up with two pallets piled three feet high with 30 pound ingots. Its a lot of work as you well know by now but it sure looked nice.

I sold it to a bullet manufacturer a few days later. I still remember what he said when he saw it. He tested it and smiled, saying it would meet his needs nicely and added that this would last him about 4 days...lol. Ive been selling lead ever since.

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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2007, 02:53:19 PM »
if its not a trade secret where do you find your lead?
I remember the first time I really tried to melt all my lead into ingots. I ended up with two pallets piled three feet high with 30 pound ingots. Its a lot of work as you well know by now but it sure looked nice.

I sold it to a bullet manufacturer a few days later. I still remember what he said when he saw it. He tested it and smiled, saying it would meet his needs nicely and added that this would last him about 4 days...lol. Ive been selling lead ever since.
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2007, 06:14:01 PM »
Not really a trade secret but it would be almost impossible to buy from the people I buy from without some major connections so to speak.

I have to jump through a lot of hoops to buy my lead. I sign a contract everytime I pick it up promising not to reveal the source of my lead, what Ill do with it, that it will be melted down prior to resale, etc etc etc.

Lots of trouble but worth it.

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Re: up to my --- in alloy
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2007, 12:08:33 AM »
anyway you could hint here or by pm what kind of business other then tire shops salvage yards radiator shops and printing shops i could look for lead at?
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