Originally Posted by lastround
I have a few hundred pounds of pure lead along with some pure tin. I would like to alloy in enough antimony to get to 15 to 16 BHN. I can purchase the antimony from Rotometals, but melting it is where my question arises. The melting point for antimony is about 1100 degrees. I know that my casting furnace won't be satisfactory for this purpose. Can anyone tell me a method for melting antimony so that it can be added to my lead and tin alloy?


Your overthinking this a bit. Fella can mix pure, wheel weights and a bit of linotype easy enough to craft the BHN you're looking for. It is commonly referenced as Lyman #2 alloy. Google up the LASC (Los Angeles Shooting Club) web page for more info than you'll want to digest on the topic.

http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm

I have a couple 100 pounds of linotype if you want to swap for some pure.

I am..........disturbed.

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