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Thread: Zinc. Wow!

  1. 04-16-2013, 06:06 PM #1
    BBQJOE
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    Zinc. Wow!

    I've never looked before, but zinc is just .08 cents lower than lead.
    I'll have to start saving them to turn into the recycler when I go there WW hunting.
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  2. 04-17-2013, 05:02 PM #2
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    send that zinc to me for lead
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  3. 04-18-2013, 10:42 PM #3
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    All of my "left overs" go to the recycle'r. The last bucket of wheel weights cost $25.00. I smelted out approximately 185 pounds of usable alloy for casting and what was left over, clips and dross, went to the recycle house. That bucket paid me $15.00 making my bucket of wheel weights pretty darn cheap!!!
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  4. 04-18-2013, 10:44 PM #4
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    Shady, do you want the zinc smelted or with the clips still on it? I have 10 5 gallon buckets that I am going to go through this week.
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  5. 04-19-2013, 11:45 AM #5
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    no smelt whole weights
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    Do you guys recycle the clips from your smelted COWW's?
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    shady what experiment are you working on with zinc?
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  8. 04-24-2013, 12:57 AM #8
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    I used to throw mine away, but after buying a couple buckshot molds I thought I would try making zinc buckshot.
    I have a 5 gal bucket overflowing with zinc now and still have about nine buckets of WW to sort and smelt.
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  9. 04-24-2013, 07:30 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by gunoil View Post
    shady what experiment are you working on with zinc?
    I'm not shady but if I remember correctly he casts cannon balls from it.
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