Tuesday, February 10, 2026

A delivery of pewter for my manufacturing hobby

 

"Holy macaroni! What is in this package?" the lady at the post office asked.

"Gold Krugerrands" I replied.

With cities yanking out lead service pipes, this is a good time to stock up on heavy metals. In ten years it might be hard to find castable pewter-like metals on the open market. 

7 comments:

  1. When I was casting lead bullets I used to order alloys from a company who had a shipping deal - All they could fit into a USPS flat rate box. That's knocking at fifty pounds in a box the size of large textbook.

    The letter carrier hated me.

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    1. A friend got some for me from a place in AK doing a similar 'if it fits, it ships' deal. Pretty funny seeing all the boxes in his garage - until we had to unpack and stack them.

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  2. It may not be the prettiest source of heavy metals, but if you can afford to let the core charge go, keep the car battery.

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  3. Any hints on locating pewter suppliers?

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  4. Hospitals get radioactive material in lead containers. Find the guy who disposes of those containers.

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  5. When I was reloading more often, I went to tire shops and asked for used wheel weights.

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