How to melt lead

The question of how to melt lead, occurs in many people, both beginners and seasoned anglers. Because the need for the smelting of lead in the home arises usually out of a desire to make sinkers, lures and jigs in our own unique sketch. I must say that the process is fairly simple and presents no special difficulties. The melting point of lead is equal to 327,4 degrees Celsius. This allows you to melt it in a ceramic, steel and even aluminum containers directly on a gas burner of household cookers.

You will need

• Ceramic crucible or steel utensils with heat resistant handle. Steel forceps or spatula.

Instruction

1. Prepare the bowl. Make sure that it is clean enough and does not contain organic impurities. Check up reliability of fastening of the handle, if any.
2. Prepare lead. If you have a large enough piece of metal, divide it into small pieces. If the lead is physically connected with a large number of foreign substances (like old batteries), remove them.
3. Heat capacity, on which you will be melting. Securely place the container over a gas burner. Light up the fire. Adjust the gas flow so that the flame was small. Wait until capacity is heated. Heating is necessary for evaporation of moisture from the surface of the tank, burn-out of organic substances and prevent the destruction of ceramic ware due to rapid uneven thermal expansion.
4. Melt lead. Place in a container a few pieces of lead. To avoid burns, do it with tongs or spatula. Wait till they melt together. Add to melt portions of the lead to produce the required amount of liquid metal. The gradual addition of lead to the melt accelerates the melting process, because solid fragments in contact with a liquid fraction, which increases contact area and improves heat transfer.