Dental X Ray Backing Foil

[ScottV]

I just got about 25 lbs of the dental x ray backing foil from a local dentist. From what I have read, it's between 96 and 98% pure lead. Has anyone had any experience with this before? This is a pic of one of the foils.

[jackie53]

Yes works Great my dentist keeps them for me and trade them for crappie jig's!! kind of thin but works great!!

[ScottV]

Yes works Great my dentist keeps them for me and trade them for crappie jig's!! kind of thin but works great!!

Thanks, I've never even heard of it before. Feeling of it, it almost seems like its coated with plastic or something. With good lead getting harder to get ahold of, I'm glad to hear that this is good stuff.

[justcameslabdaddy]

Got a hold of some Demo a hospital took it out of X-ray room been pouring with it 3yr 8' x4' sheet. Good and clean.

[Cray]

Scott I got some from my dentist last year. That stuff is nice. It's really nice if you have a mold with small head and is hard to pour. Flows really well. I sent some to StumpHunter, he uses it to wrap the hook shank on a weighted fly he ties for a customer.

[ScottV]

Thanks guys.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Yes it works good Scott, Cray fixed me up for life for fly tying