Curious to see what other fellow casters are using for equipment to smelt/melt their raw lead into ingots for casting. Last year I got into casting and managed to procure over 500lbs of lead, mostly COWW (clip-on wheel weights). For separating the lead from the steel clip-ons and removing the general debris, I use a 12" cast iron dutch-oven that I purchased from Harbor Freight for around $30, and a Camp Chef propane burner that I purchased on sale from Cabelas for around $60. I use a 4" ladle I purchased from a gentleman in NH, and pour my ingots into several Lyman ingot molds, and an old cast-iron pan. I flux my lead 3 times using dry pine sawdust, before pouring into molds.

The Camp-Chef has proved to be pretty rugged, and has supported a dutch oven full of wheel-weights. Guessing around 100lbs total weight. The extended legs really save on the back.
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Some of my ingot molds.
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First melt (approx. 100 lbs. wheel weights)
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Second melt. (approx. 200 lbs. wheel weights)
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Getting about 20% loss in weight from the melt.
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Last edited by novalty; 01/16/14.