Into assorted sinkers.
I need to try and limit any exposure because, so I'm taking just sections at a time and smelting some lead. I have a few old molds from Kelly and decided to give them a shot.
100 year old San Diego Lead Pipe.
(https://i.imgur.com/3U9l43s.jpg)
Some new and old molds
(https://i.imgur.com/vR5XdiC.jpg)
The pours went pretty cool, but all the leads were 6-16 ounces so each one was a pretty big cavity.
(https://i.imgur.com/rPbEqML.jpg)
More back up lead.
(https://i.imgur.com/uoyopd6.jpg)
The Booty
(https://i.imgur.com/7Xq9U4C.jpg)
I have no plans on making sputnik sinkers. That requires more work than I'm willing to put into them. I'll leave the expert sputnik sinker builds to Wilbur. ;D
Thanks for checking out the process!
That's pretty cool Tom. Seems like it would be a pretty slow process. I know SocalBill has started pouring his own sputniks. Definitely a lot of work.
That stack of back up lead is pretty awesome 👍🏿
For me the worst part of making spudniks is drilling the holes for the grip wires.
I was too cheap to buy a spudnik mold, so i made my own out of Bondo. It won't last forever but has popped out a suprising number of Spudniks.
That's pretty cool. I spend a lot of money on lead... :( I should buy a mold and start crafting...
Jim
I don't know about in SD, but up here in LA I found a good source for used lead is from all the lobster trap cages I come across washed up on the beaches. If I look close most of them will have 2 small bricks of lead used to weight them down wired inside the cage. I always get my pliers out and untwist the wire holding them in the cage and save them to melt down later....
: Socal Bill November 21, 2017, 06:13:43 p
That stack of back up lead is pretty awesome 👍🏿
For me the worst part of making spudniks is drilling the holes for the grip wires.
I was too cheap to buy a spudnik mold, so i made my own out of Bondo. It won't last forever but has popped out a suprising number of Spudniks.
I hit the sand for a short session last night for a skunk, but I love your Sputniks Bill!
Hold better than any I've tried so far! 8) 8)
: xjchad December 18, 2017, 09:52:11 p
: Socal Bill November 21, 2017, 06:13:43 p
That stack of back up lead is pretty awesome 👍🏿
For me the worst part of making spudniks is drilling the holes for the grip wires.
I was too cheap to buy a spudnik mold, so i made my own out of Bondo. It won't last forever but has popped out a suprising number of Spudniks.
I hit the sand for a short session last night for a skunk, but I love your Sputniks Bill!
Hold better than any I've tried so far! 8) 8)
Nice! Glad ya like'um :)