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Scrap lead
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:28 pm
by Alpha1
Our first consignment of scrap lead arrived to day. Two pallets. Each pallet contains 1 tonne. This is now a regular order with the Supplier. Its to feed the lead smelter. I think I need to invest in a few more moulds it would be a shame to waste it.
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:03 pm
by dodgyrog
Good grief!!!!
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:55 am
by the running man
My god how much you shooting!!
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:04 pm
by Blackstuff
Bizarre how you can buy big quantities like this no bother but its a big hassle to get a couple of lb's!!
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:22 pm
by Dahonis
Perhaps clubbing together to buy a load.....not even sure what the cost would be per tonne and where to get it from????
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:59 pm
by Alpha1
We are buying this in as a Company not as a individual. We buy it from a local scrap metal processing plant.
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:08 pm
by dodgyrog
Alpha1 wrote:We are buying this in as a Company not as a individual. We buy it from a local scrap metal processing plant.
Why do you want so much - selling it on as ingots?
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:54 pm
by Alpha1
It's used to make parts for the nuclier industry Rog.
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:56 am
by Nick Hulme
Dahonis wrote:not even sure what the cost would be per tonne and where to get it from????
Scrap price for lead has been "up to" £1 / Kilo for quite a while now with a few lows in the market close to 50p / Kilo,
- Nick
Re: Scrap lead
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:20 am
by dromia
Never fails to surprise me how little space a ton of lead actually takes up, you know it is heavy but it still looks small when you see it.