Merry Christmas, 12/10/11
I have been lucky enough to pick up 1200 pounds of smelted wheel weight lead at the local scrap yard over the last three months. Priced at $0.50 per pound I figured this was a good deal. Then there is the $0.13 per pound in LP gas to smelt the lead into ingots (I need to make my smelting setup more efficient). Lastly there is the $1700 for the hernia surgery done two days ago making my cost per pound $2.05. I figure even with the surgery the cost per pound isn't too bad. But to make matters worse I limped over to the scrap yard today and bought another 200 pounds. Too bad I won't be able to lift it out of the car for another two or three months till I heal. But I still say I am not addicted and can quit at any time.
best wishes- oldandslow