Posted By: Moto-Moto
Making bullets out of fish. - 01/15/21 11:31 PM
We needed some lead weights for our other chassis. So I went to the scrap iron place and bought #60 of these lead fish and made our own.
Posted By: Curt0407
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/15/21 11:41 PM
Clever. I bet you have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
Posted By: Jons3825
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 12:12 AM
Could’ve gone to a tire shop and they’d give wheel weights for free. Smelt, flux, and cast. Very popular for actual projectile making in reloading.
Posted By: fishmagnet
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 12:51 AM
Yeah, maybe if you just need a few ounces of lead, sometimes a tire store may help. But with lead going for about .80 cents a #, tire stores can make a nice monthly stipend selling recycled tire weights instead of giving them away to the public.
Good job Moto, very resourceful of you!!
Posted By: tmd11111
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 12:52 AM
Could’ve gone to a tire shop and they’d give wheel weights for free. Smelt, flux, and cast. Very popular for actual projectile making in reloading.
Most the wheel weights now a days have too much tin for bullets and tire shops think their made of gold. Still useable for fishing jigs though.
Posted By: Moto-Moto
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 01:14 AM
Could’ve gone to a tire shop and they’d give wheel weights for free. Smelt, flux, and cast. Very popular for actual projectile making in reloading.
Most the wheel weights now a days have too much tin for bullets and tire shops think their made of gold. Still useable for fishing jigs though.
And zinc. And paint. And grease. And steel clips.
No thank you.
Posted By: Jons3825
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 01:28 AM
I forgot where I posted, it’s the OT. Carry on.
Posted By: Nickbyrd
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 02:08 AM
Pretty crafty . How did you decide to melt them down ?
Posted By: Moto-Moto
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 02:19 AM
Pretty crafty . How did you decide to melt them down ?
I used my turkey fryer and an old cast iron skillet that was on it's last leg.
Posted By: Chris B
Re: Making bullets out of fish. - 01/16/21 03:12 AM
Wheel weights are probably less than half lead anymore.