Mixing lead?

[sticksteer]

Thanks SpeckWick, I'll see if our local store carries it.

[Baxter1]

What is the difference in lead? I have a bunch of old cable sheathing I use.

[jimfish]

Whats the diff. after you paint them you cant tell the diff. but if you want jidghead to come out bright and shiney add a 8in. piece of 95/5 solder to your lead pot it will really make em shine and powder paint sticks tothem a lot easier.

[Barnacle Bill]

What is the difference in lead? I have a bunch of old cable sheathing I use.

Like all metals there are different grades. With lead it is hard to soft and I believe its the amount of tin in it. (I'm not positive about that). For some reason the mold makers recommend using soft lead for pouring jigs. Years ago I always made my salt water sinkers from wheel weights (hard lead) and never had any problems. You can tell if its hard or soft by pressing your thumb nail in it. If you can see the indentation then its soft. Hopefully someone else know more about this.

[jigsbydirk]

Yeah Ibnfshn hardness comes from the tin. The only time I noticed a difference was when I poured from a hand pot before I had a Lee Production pot. The softer lead poured easier. With the production pot it all pours the same to me. However i think the tin produces a bit more trash in the production pot and makes me have to clean the spout out more often.

[Barnacle Bill]

Yeah Ibnfshn hardness comes from the tin. The only time I noticed a difference was when I poured from a hand pot before I had a Lee Production pot. The softer lead poured easier. With the production pot it all pours the same to me. However i think the tin produces a bit more trash in the production pot and makes me have to clean the spout out more often.

When you are done pouring do you leave lead in the pot? I noticed when reheating it has a tendancy to leak a lot and has to be watched closely until it heats up.

[jigsbydirk]

Yeah, my pot leaks to, i just have a small tuna can under the spout that catches the drips until it seals itself off.