Making My Own Lyman Alloy #2

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I bought everything necessary to make my own Lyman Alloy #2- the lead, antimony and tin. I kept track of all expenses, including taxes, shipping and waste. I bought a 5 lb ingot of 70% lead / 30% antimony from RotoMetals, Inc. online. I highly recommend them! Fast, professional and fair.

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26 авг 2022

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@jolebole-yt 3 месяца назад

Unless you have a source for cheap bare lead and cheap tin, you are not getting even close to $67. Sourcing all the above metals from RotoMetals will cost $147 before shipping. For that amount you can buy 1400 147gn 9mm factory lead coated bullets equivalent to 30lb of lead alloy. Casting is cheaper only if you have a source of really dirt cheap lead since its 90% of the cost.

@robertfrapples2472 Месяц назад

I have people who constantly bring me pure roofing and plumbing lead for 75 cents per lb. I watch the bins at my local recyclers ($1 per lb) for Linotype and any harder alloys to mix as well. This was my second purchase from RotoMetals, and I only got it to make a batch of Lyman #2 alloy with precise hardness for my personal hardcast bullets. Most of the lead I pour is sold as buckshot and slugs. RotoMetals lead is way overpriced. I bought one 20 lb bar from them that made a blue plastic-like goo floating on top of the pot when melted. It was hard to dip out, and turned up as streaks in some slugs.

@jameskringlee8974 Год назад

i JUST (3/15/23) PRICED 30# of Lyman Alloy #2 at rotometals - 6 x Lyman #2 Bullet Metal ~ 5 pound Ingot (90% Lead, 5% Tin, 5% Antimony) $107.94 (note: shipping is free with a $150 order and tax is not yet added also they are noting a "You save $4.00" per 5# Ingot price decrease was used to figure the 107.94) So, a good saving by doing it yourself for $67 tax and shipping included. Thank You

@robertfrapples2472 6 месяцев назад

It's amazing more people don't get into melting their own lead. During the pandemic, I made a 700% profit margin selling buckshot and round ball "slingshot ammo" on eBay. I sill make a 400 to 500% profit margin on all I sell, and I sell a LOT.

@Almost_Made_It 5 месяцев назад

@@robertfrapples2472nice!!

@SALTYCOMBATDIVER-ExInstructor 5 месяцев назад

@robertfrapples2472 I use to make them using wheel weights over a decade ago. Now I'm getting back into it. Where's the best place to find lead?

@rosswitte 5 месяцев назад

Do you check the hardness with some sort of tester like the Lee?

@robertfrapples2472 Месяц назад

Exactly like the Lee! Lol. Cheap and awesome.

@rufustoad1 6 месяцев назад

Hi, do you know the difference between Saego and Lyman or is there?

@claiborneeastjr4129 3 месяца назад

SAECO and Lyman both offer high-quality, iron molds. I've had excellent results from both, along with Lee, NOE, RCBS, and NEI.

@scorpione113 6 месяцев назад

I didn't see you put the antimony for the ternary alloy

@fishtinandcopper179 6 дней назад

The antimony went in as part of an alloy with 30% Sb 70% Pb, what isn't shown is the complex calculation necessary to achieve the required final composition.

@stasi0238 4 месяца назад

Where did you get the lead?

@robertfrapples2472 Месяц назад

Roofers and plumbers I know bring their scrap to me. I pay them 15 cents more per lb. than the recyclers give them. I also buy from recyclers for $1 per lb when I need harder alloy than pure lead.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath 4 месяца назад

What is Lyman #2 used for?

@randyadams03 4 месяца назад

Casting bullets , number one goal for me

@jonleone777 5 месяцев назад

To rich for my blood. Im all about as cheap as i can get. In the grand scheme of things not to bad thoygh. I use wheelweights and range scrap, then coat if needed.

@robertfrapples2472 Месяц назад

Wheel-weights are the Devil's spawn. I will not invest the time, work and waste involved in melting them ever again. The last batch I did yielded less than 50% of the original weight in lead and it took forever. Digging up range scrap is hard dirty work, and there is simply not enough to keep me supplied. I need between 200 and 300 pounds most weeks. Fun stuff though, ain't it?