My buddy got a hold of some 100 year old lead pipe from work and gave it to me to try and make something cool out of it.
I had to use a sledge hammer to crimp down the pipe and use a bolt cutter to cut smaller manageable pieces. I would have used an acetylene torch if I had one, but I had to use what I got.
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There was a sh!t load of slag from the pipe. Lots of dirt and impurities in there. It took many hours to get everything smelted into pure lead bars.
Liquid Gold!
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Making Bars.
(https://i.imgur.com/dWoLOZa.jpg)
The bounty! That not a bad haul, but have to limit and decide what I wanted to pour. Those big sinkers use a lot of lead to make. I decided on some flutter jigs. I lose so many of them looking for bonito, macks and even rockfish on the small gear that it's worth trying to pour them first.
It took a little more work, but I made some great jigs that now need to powder coat and get some hooks put on.
(https://i.imgur.com/drPN1N2.jpg)
I'll update the progress as I pour some more.
Thanks for reading.
Really cool Tom!
Looks like a lot of fun!
Ah so that's why the closure on the 8. :D Cool mold those will definitely get bit. Might not even need paint.
Sweet jigs, I see a new business in your future. ;)