Hawnjigs
KISS
To process wheel weights into ingots, this is what my carport melt/pour station and equipment look like. Everything is second hand salvage or home made, except the burner & small Lee Ladle.
1. Box fan to suck away smoke & vapors
2. Cast iron propane burner inside wooden wind break barrier
3. Heavy stainless pot with approx. 50# melt capacity
4. 1-1/2# ladle and 1# ingots mold both cast iron - ingot mold in use sits separately on a heavy lead block heat sink
5. Slotted steel ladle for stirring and skimming clips + Lee ladle for skimming powder dross
6. Large stainless bowl for agitating skimmed clips to dislodge clinging lead dross
7. Steel mesh strainer to separate COOL dross into powder waste & larger recycleable lead fragments + waste collection can
8. Work table with heavy aluminum sheet top - propane tanks under
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1. Box fan to suck away smoke & vapors
2. Cast iron propane burner inside wooden wind break barrier
3. Heavy stainless pot with approx. 50# melt capacity
4. 1-1/2# ladle and 1# ingots mold both cast iron - ingot mold in use sits separately on a heavy lead block heat sink
5. Slotted steel ladle for stirring and skimming clips + Lee ladle for skimming powder dross
6. Large stainless bowl for agitating skimmed clips to dislodge clinging lead dross
7. Steel mesh strainer to separate COOL dross into powder waste & larger recycleable lead fragments + waste collection can
8. Work table with heavy aluminum sheet top - propane tanks under
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