The Lead Sheet Training Academy is at the forefront of training for those using lead or hard metals in the construction industry.
To deliver this training the LSTA operates from a state of the art, purpose-built training facility in East Peckham, Kent which is open six-days a week for most of the year. The training centre includes full scale training rigs and resources as well as providing a well-equipped environment in which to learn as it re-creates real-life situations. If suitable premises are available, we can also deliver basic courses in lead and hard metals at locations around the UK.
The centre is recognised as a CITB Approved Training Organisation. Our tutors are experienced trainers, holding qualifications in leadwork, hard metals and teaching, have experience of working on-site and are CITB-approved assessors. CITB grants are available to meet most course fees for employees of CITB-registered construction businesses.
I had the great honour of working in Manchester with one of the UK's oldest local family plumbing company's J. Hemstocks Ltd. They were the original Manchester company that made the boiler's for the first train engine "The Rocket." They carry out all the Grade I & ll listed building's lead roof work's throughout the Northwest of England, the new lead work's they installed was absolutely exceptional.
Everything on these wood core roll flat roofs can be bossed and when you know what your doing it's a hell of alot quicker also. You know your good when you can boss a flat bit of code6 into a 200x200mm open end box.
I learned to do this with just bossing and heating the lead....started off bursting the corners and needing to weld patches...by the end of the job i was able to dress the corners so that the corner was the thickest part of it :) white rubber mallet is better than a ball head for roll ends
A steady hand,clean lead and the right flame is what's needed to achieve a nice consistent weld,bossing is something you can not rush it takes alot of skill to be able to boss corners up,i have seen alot try on site thinking they could do it easy and end up making a fool out of them selves lol the best part of the job is all that scrap lead from old buildings,churches ect,,a nice bonus at the end of the week on top of your wages😉👌
I spent many weeks at college trying to leadburn (weld) and I only wish I had achieved that kind of result. It is a difficult thing to master. You either have it or you don't. The instructor told me to whistle because it relaxes you. I got the whistling down to a fine art but not the welding.
Practice makes perfect,,,, lots of it !!! I used to do I bit but a mate of mine was shit hot at it and that's all he did , he came from a roofing background witch was handy and he knew exactly what I wanted. I could send him while I went fishing or shooting job done.
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........it's one year ago I see. There was considerable lead in the CRT picture tubes of the old style TVs , 50% is the figure I've heard . Out of interest - crystal glass is also lead addition but likely lower percentage . it can be cut carefully while submerged in water using diamond blade angle grinder.
@@Sm17hy1 because of movement. Lead doesn’t stay still once it’s been installed into a box gutter and over time, it’s moves. The longer the sheet of lead you use, the more likely you’ll be for the lead to split, causing leaks.
It never occurred to me to cast sheet-metal. Amazing! I wouldn't have believed it. The cast sheet doesn't look too bad, probably nothing like as uniform and smooth as the rolled sheet. The sand didn't look too burnt, wonder if they can just keep using it? And is it better or worse as roofing? Maybe related videos will tell! Thanks for some startling information. I don't think many people in the US know that lead CAN be welded, and here it's a recognized trade.
@Tony Samson. Soldering (AmE: /ˈsɒdərɪŋ/, BrE: /ˈsoʊldərɪŋ/) is a process in which two or more items are joined together by melting and putting a filler metal (solder) into the joint, the filler metal having a lower melting point than the adjoining metal. Unlike welding, soldering does not involve melting the work pieces.
@@mlummas514 And just to confuse everyone even MORE <GRINS>, consider the term 'brazing' (which is very similar to soldering in that the base metal isn't heated enough to melt it, but the 'filler' is generally a 'brass-like' material rather than a lead based material)
