Refining Lead Ingots! Fluxing with Wax Candles.

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A fine young man (Justin) dropped off some lead shielding from an old X-Ray room demolition job. I melted the sheeting down into some rough ingots that need some major refining to clean all of the slag and waste out of the ingots. This is how I do it! Important links below:
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@bfox48 2 года назад

I use crayons in my casting pot . I was a janitor at an Elementary school so I swept up a lot !

@nunyabusiness3082 Год назад

Gotta love all the dry leaves around the hot melt work area 😆

@sobersportsman 2 года назад

I love watching you work. Great way to get outside on a Winter's day.

@dewaynewhite4889 2 года назад

Great job bubba

@stephenrobinson7945 2 года назад

Once lead is poured into cast iron, the cast iron can no longer be used for cooking food. Once you retire a cast iron pot from lead smelting, it should be destroyed.

@JohnDoeEagle1 Год назад

Non gun/reloader types ALWAYS say that. Don't you think when we die with a house full of guns, knives, swords, tomahawks, archery (bows/crossbows/arrows), reloading/casting equipment, ammo, hunting, fishing stuff people won't be smart enough to tell the grungy cast iron pots and pans from the stuff in the kitchen?! 1966 original stuff is black and seasoned from cooking. Newer cast iron is all rusty and cruddy from melting lead in them. 🤪🙄

@ITZGR82BFREE Год назад

Duh!

@ohiohomesteader4207 2 года назад

I've always used old candles.....works great....good way to get rid of all the old candles the Mrs has been collecting over the years

@mattkissmyasstyrants8676 2 года назад

Lol.. does she know?

@saltcreekammo 2 года назад

AND the lead now has a nice ocean breeze scent to it... 😂

@rocknraptor3195 2 года назад

Thanks bub for showing this, I'll definitely try it. The sawdust doesn't seem to work that great, & just watching you the wax seems to do a lot better job. Glad you are doing better, yall have been in my prayers. Take care, God bless yall.👍🙏💙🇺🇸

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

I've used almost everything that can be used as a flux and the wax works best for me!

@shadowcastre 2 года назад

Rocking raptor# While wax does work.. Sawdust is the better flux. The trick is to let the sawdust fully carbonized before you stir, scrape, and skim. I find wax is best used in the casting pot and is an excellent reducer!

@rocknraptor3195 2 года назад

@@shadowcastre Thanks

@vdog4799 2 года назад

I use white wax and sawdust. I never tried the store bought powder or anything yet. I can see you get that lead HOT the way it's turing purple

@johnhildebrandt3159 2 года назад

I've Enjoyed your Southern hospitality, personality, and walking me through the smelting process of making 00 buckshot. I envy your white tail deer population as in Ca we have small blacktail deer and some larger Mule deer in the north east area of the state, but the weather is much less severe,.except for the draught, fires and occasional earthquake. Have taken most of my deer with bow but now that I am a senior, I've gotten back into long gun hunting. So glad I've found your videos, keep up the great work, so easy to watch and great information and resource referral.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

thanks for the kind words John... I am so glad that the videos have helped ya out!

@larrypettaway3705 2 года назад

That is something to see i never seen anyone do that before good video.

@watchdog235nc7 2 года назад

Thanks Bubba, I have been a fan for years and have learned a lifetime of information. Thank you my friend.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

thanks for the kind words pal!

@bigracer3867 2 года назад

Use candles myself. The lead looks awesome!

@pauldonzella5052 2 года назад

I go to the dollar store and get a pack of tea candles.... Stuff works great.

@mrhamburger6936 2 года назад

Thanks for the information

@johanrynjah8241 Год назад

Great idea! . .This same technique is applicable when purifying zinc too . .Thank you for sharing. .

@icabobcrane8984 2 года назад

Good video wade, i have melted a lot of lead , fuluced with marvel fuluce ,that sucks ,rosin that sucks, wax or parrifin is the best

@wm12ga 2 года назад

Hot dang! Heck yes! Another good one 👍👍

@wemcal Год назад

Wonderful video

@ledbyonme2064 Год назад

Very interesting video I've never seen that doing thanks for sharing

@michaelbarrett2346 2 года назад

Thank you

@KrakenCasting Год назад

Wax as a flux! How clever! I'll have to try that. Any idea if that would work with higher temperature metals like aluminum or copper?

@vicferrari9380 6 месяцев назад

Washing soda. But I it's tough on the crucibles.

@carlkluz4777 2 года назад

Keep up the good work. How about some loads for tactical shotguns with shorter (18") barrels?

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

Working on some Carl!

@mattkissmyasstyrants8676 2 года назад

I love the 1 3/8 Oz Fury JHP Slug. Works Great for long range out of my Rifled mossy too.

@saltcreekammo 2 года назад

CommieTube doesn't like slug videos. Buckshot makes more sense for defensive purposes anyway.

@GDSavingThePast 4 месяца назад

I have lead solder which is lead and tin that was removed from old silverware knife handles. Have you ever refined something like that

@cdarrinford 5 месяцев назад

Use wax and sawdust to really clean the lead. Read "From Ingot to Target".

@troy2621 2 года назад

Looks like the lead is getting to hot!

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

It probably was.

@joevangorder1006 2 года назад

I was just scrolling through comments to see if anyone else mentioned this but that's the same issue I had when i first started casting with that rainbow looking lead, lowered the temp and poof, no more oil slicks, just beautiful clean ingots. I was told it doesn't affect the lead negatively but I didn't like it personally.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

@@joevangorder1006 it's a common occurrence when cooking the lead over something like a turkey fryer. you're rt it's just cosmetic!

@jarodmorris4408 6 месяцев назад

I'd like to see someone do this with wax and stir and a different one just stirring. I don't see how the candle was burning off acts as s flux to pull that stuff up when the slag is already lighter than the lead.

@cranegantry868 9 месяцев назад

The gauntlets are good. Wash hands thoroughly after handling lead. It's a beautifully useful metal but is toxic.

@mybuickskill6979 Год назад

I'm curious the shape the lead was in when you received it 🤔

@jackharper3190 2 года назад

Great Video! I have lots of old car batteries. Anybody used Batteries to get lead? A bit messy I guess...

@larryalexander4833 2 года назад

Old batteries can be dangerous to use. The lead from battery contaminated from the acid can give off poison gas ( type of nerve gas ) that can kill .

@rocknraptor3195 2 года назад

Yes sir I have. It took a bit of work & I didn't get a whole lot. I really didn't know what to expect. But I would do it again before I would waste it!. I usually recycle them for money but I had some that were busted up & I melted them down. If you have a lot you could definitely get a nice pile of lead! Casting is great & the cheapest way to shoot & reload by far. I have lots of 9mm stocked up & you can by molds for about any caliber. I powder coat my bullets just like B.R.O. does his buckshot. Good luck bud & be safe! 👍👍🙏🇺🇸

@jackharper3190 2 года назад

@@rocknraptor3195 Thank you!

@brucelewis1017 2 года назад

Do you have any problems with those muffin pans getting to hot and melting the bottom out of them

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

Not at all Bruce. Lead can't get hot enough to punch thru metals like tin or aluminum.

@DBHC_PRO 7 месяцев назад

Will bees wax work as a flux?

@bubbacrabb 6 месяцев назад

That purple color is cause the leads to hot. It's not really impurities turning the temp down will prevent a lot of it b

@charlesdriggers199 2 года назад

Is the blue on the ingots because it is pure lead or is it impurities ? I will be looking and saving candles form now on.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

Hey Bud... it's a combination of the high heat, residual stuff picked up out of the non-stick pans.

@charlesdriggers199 2 года назад

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors I was wondering. I never seen it before.

@ThePeterDislikeShow 8 месяцев назад

Can you flux bismuth with candle wax as well?

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 8 месяцев назад

I've never messed with Bismuth before.

@glendavis9663 2 года назад

🤙🤙

@vicferrari9380 6 месяцев назад

How much of the dross is burnt candle wax? It has to go somewhere.

@ThePeterDislikeShow 8 месяцев назад

Is this safe?

@Pnwelkhunter 5 месяцев назад

I am new to this, where do you find pure lead? I need some for musket balls.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 5 месяцев назад

mine is roof flashing!

@Pnwelkhunter 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, I will keep my eyes open for that stuff! @@BubbaRountreeOutdoors

@scott98390 27 дней назад

What do you do with all the contaminated dross?

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 27 дней назад

the unusable waste goes to the local recycle center.

@ronrobertson59 2 года назад

Bees wax or paraffin? I recall my Dad in the 50s and 60s used saw dust in his lead. I been using flux that is $9.00 a can. These candles look like a better choice.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

It all works Ron. I have used and continue to use whatever I can find at the time!

@widdy 2 года назад

Do you prefer tire weight or soft lead for buckshot?

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

I like both David! But I prefer the wheel weight alloy because it is a good bit harder than pure lead and patterns better at extended ranges! The pure lead pours a little better and fills the molds a little easier.

@widdy 2 года назад

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thanks. I have about 50 lbs of wheel weight lead and around 100lbs of X-ray room lead. I’ve been using the X-ray lead for fishing lures and thought the wheel weight would be better for buckshot because it is harder.

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

@@widdy I actually do the same!

@sddirt6840 Год назад

That lead has bismuth in it

@kmhanley Год назад

What pot do you use? Aluminum?

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors Год назад

it's an old steel pot.

@michaeldunn150 2 года назад

what's the bluish/ purplish color?

@martinsonofwar395 2 года назад

Impurities in the lead caused by other elements. Might be bismuth judging by the colors. I highly doubt it is titanium due to the temperatures required for titanium to liquefy

@BubbaRountreeOutdoors 2 года назад

it's just residual impurities left on the surface of the ingots.

@shadowcastre 2 года назад

Micha Dunn# The rainbow colors are a common occurrence with pure lead caused by over heating the melt... Not from impurities or other metals.

@mattkissmyasstyrants8676 2 года назад

It's ghey led. But I'm not judging, any led is good for making bulllotz in my book.

@madewithscraps 9 месяцев назад

I was curious about that also. Normally I have discovered any Zink present when wheel weights not separated properly produces a blue/purple color. This being from an X-Ray lab, don't know if Zink was present or not? Interesting.

@icabobcrane8984 2 года назад

Marvel fulux is boric acid and will rust everything, don't use it ,use wax or parrifin