With all the growing concerns about the economy and about availability/cost of lead, I thought I'd add this. (One caveat: Those living in Southern Arizona should NOT read the following; it might jeopardize my new lead supply . . .) Tired of trying to find plumbers and roofers who might have "scrap" lead for sale cheap, I decided to try another tack: stained glass window producers. They use soft (pure? near-pure?) lead to join the pieces of stained glass windows, decorations, etc. Found five in the Tucson area. One already recycles. Second had no scrap, but said they would call me when some accumulates. Third had "about 40 pounds (actually, about 36)," and gave it to me gratis. Fourth said she had just short of 25 pounds at the shop and in her home shop; come and get it for 35-cents a pound (I did, of course). Last one said she has a box of "about 100 pounds," but has temporarily forgotten just where she has it, since she just moved her shop. If I call back after the weekend, she said, she'll probably have located it, and I can come and pick it up. Didn't say outright, but implication is that it'll be free. Few phone calls = about 60 pounds of lead in hand (total cost, $8.25), and another (perhaps) 100 pounds, possibly free. The lead pieces ranged from long strips to what I'd term "lead gravel" -- small bits and pieces. Won't promise that it's pure lead, but it sure is soft so I suspect it is. Occasional pieces with some solder; they're so few I don't bother to cull them out, but one could. The stained-glass folks seemed pleased with the prospect of my "recycling" their lead. If you've got stained glass places in your community or nearby, it might be worth a phone call if you're in the market for inexpensive projectile metal . . . - paul