I'm in metals/welding two, and we're past the point of directed projects... Now its do what you want, as long as your working, phase of the class.

We need a few lead hammers, and My teacher has an old hammer head mold.

I got some old lead shot, and I have used it for lead working before... It has alot of contaminants (slag?), that form a nasty coat ontop of the melted lead. When you skim it off, you get the nice mirror finish, and a good cast (i think)

I have a few questions on exactly how to do this... We dont have any specialty tools/equipment for this, so I need to "rough it"

What should I melt the lead in, before pouring it into the mold?

How do I keep it one solid object, as in a good cast? If it cools down too much before its all poured, you get a crappy cast...

So, I'm really asking how I should be doing this?
Ive got equipment to hold the mold, and melt the lead... And (usually) enough equiment/materials to make alot of tools (out of steel, or al)
Tks alot
~Nate

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