Decided to try Rotometals and order some of their pig lead to cast round balls. Thought I would post it here in case some were contemplating it.
I got their E'mail for 10% off for fathers day and ordered 3 of the pig lead orders. It says 52-55lbs and it is packed in a flat rate box!! (Yes, the UPS man really wasn't happy with me!!). There are 4 large chunks of lead that are too big to fit into my melting pot, so I spent the evening melting them down and casting 1 lb ingots in my Lyman mold.
You can see the results of one box of pig lead. There are 52 one pound bars, and probably 3 or 4 more still molten in the pot. The four chunks that come in a box are also there, one in the pot and three on the tailgate.
With the discount and free shipping it came out about 1.69 per pound. I have seen it better and I have seen it worse. Just thought some roundball casters might be interested.
Doc
