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On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Paul Osmond wrote: :I am planning on using a Coleman camping stove that uses camping fuel. :Is this going to be good enough? Maybe - my initial attempts with a camping stove failed because it wasn't putting out enough heat. In the end I heated it from above with a blow-torch. :Lead melts at relatively low temps but how do I know it is melted :enough? Does it bubble and splatter all over the place, or is it just :good and runny? It melts like a block of ice melting. I used a wooden stick to stir it up. You're unlikely to get it hot enough to bubble and boil. :I have some old lead that has a coating of orange paint on it. Should :I scrape the paint of first or does it really matter? You'll get plenty of slag collecting on the surface of the melt. For every 4lb of "raw" lead weights I put in, I got 3lb of useable lead out. The paint will just burn off and add to the slag. Scoop it off with an old spoon or some such. :If the V is not connected to anything I assume it is trimmed to :fit perfectly between the tanks+bands so not move around and make :annoying noise. Yup - I even countersunk the holes in mine, so the brass eyelets on the wing fit better. :I plan on using an old cast iron skillet as my smelter. Is this :a safe enough pot to use.? Being a frying pan type pot is it necessary :to use a pot with higher sides? Not sure - it is will be quite heavy when full, and you'll need a fair degree of control to pour it. A wide flat pan is harder to pour from than a small, deeper one. I used an old saucepan. :Is there a simple formula that will let me know how much weight to :melt? (ie) Melt 10 lbs of lead to get a 5 lbs P weight, etc. See above. There's a picture of my V weight, and the equipment I used to make it at http://www.subaqua.co.uk/greg/v-weight.jpg This one is 13" long, and weighs in at 3kg (7lbs or so) The wooden mould shown has now made 3 weights, and is probably good for several more. Final tips. Pour slowly, wear lots of protective clothing, goggles, etc., and don't breathe fumes. Greg -- Greg Roach, Stony Stratford, Bucks, England, greg@su*.co*.uk* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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