So, I've finally gotten together what I need to get started, and am working on cleaning up the WW I have accumulated & pouring ingots. First thing I've noticed is that it takes longer than I thought it would, and second is that a soup ladle full o' lead weighs a good bit more than it looks like it should!
Anyway, as I was picking out the steel clips and skimming off the crud, I remembered about fluxing. Digging around the bucket of stuff I bought off a buddy of mine, there was a small tub of flux, so I started using it. I noticed that the stuff I was skimming off was a lot different than what I skimmed off before, so I was wondering if I did anything wrong / bad to the alloy by getting rid of the stuff I skimmed off at first - you know, like did I remove a lot of the tin, or something?
Second, I set aside the stick-on weights thinking that I remembered that they were pure(er) lead, and I want a harder alloy. Should I have done that, or should I just go ahead and melt the stick-on weights into the alloy?
Finally, the ingots I made are frosty looking - is that OK at this point?
Ya, I know, n00b questions, but I figure if I can learn from you guys it might keep me from messing up too badly after it is harder to fix it.
Just a Shooter (and now, a fledgling caster)