Lead melting pot

[Perry Owens]

I wanted to buy a 12in cast iron melting pot from Monument but the supplier said "due to production difficulties they are more or less discontinued". Anyone know an alternative supplier or have a good idea how to make one?
Perry

 

[the snooper]

I wanted to buy a 12in cast iron melting pot from Monument but the supplier said "due to production difficulties they are more or less discontinued". Anyone know an alternative supplier or have a good idea how to make one?
Perry

gas bottle cut up about 15 inch maybe there are some 12 inch about it wont be cast but it will work

 

[pedrobedro]

Buy yourself a little wok or a cast iron pan at a boot sale. 12" is a lot of lead, what are you casting to need a crucible that big ?

 

[the snooper]

Buy yourself a little wok or a cast iron pan at a boot sale. 12" is a lot of lead, what are you casting to need a crucible that big ?

Panels for his fallout bunker

 

[Maker]

what are you casting to need a crucible that big ?

A keel block for a boat?

 

[Perry Owens]

Buy yourself a little wok or a cast iron pan at a boot sale. 12" is a lot of lead, what are you casting to need a crucible that big ?

I mix batches of bullet alloys of various hardness's using lead, tin and antimony and cast them into 10lb ingots to fit my electric lead pot.

Perry

 

[Screwdriver]

Last time I used an old saucepan.

S.

 

[cocker]

I use an old stainless saucepan for the same job ,
Pour the clean lead into a baking tray for 12 little pies
Then when I'm casting bullets just top the pot up with the lead pies

 

[Shox Dr]

Must admit to using anything to hand.

My mother still has a load of soup tins full of melted lead, I made for her when casing musket balls for my catty as a kid