How to melt lead wheel weights into ingots

Опубликовано: 02 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Fish Quest
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What metal comes to mind when you hear “precious metal”, gold, platinum, silver? Lead comes to mind when I hear “precious metals”. Lead is a highly dynamic metal that can be used to make anything from fishing sinkers to ammunition.

In this episode I’m going to teach you the basic steps to processing scrap lead wheel weights into cleaner more pure lead ingots that can be used to make whatever your heart desires.

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-Travis Johnson
Fish Quest