I made a nice score of 85.5 LBS of old lead removed from Bell & Spigot joints from old gas mains.
When I melted the lead down and fluxed it and pulled the dross off the top, I was getting some really gold color on the top of the melt that eventually turned into purples and reds and blue colors.
Did I do some thing wrong here? I fluxed with candle wax and a little bit of old crushed corn cob I had.
I melted the lead in a Stainless steel pot and diped with a stainless stell dipper.
I hope all this lead hasn't been ruined.
When I melted the lead down and fluxed it and pulled the dross off the top, I was getting some really gold color on the top of the melt that eventually turned into purples and reds and blue colors.
Did I do some thing wrong here? I fluxed with candle wax and a little bit of old crushed corn cob I had.
I melted the lead in a Stainless steel pot and diped with a stainless stell dipper.
I hope all this lead hasn't been ruined.
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