Wanted: scrap lead - BARF

jeepcollector · 01-13-2021, 09:54 PM

Hi all,

I read a blog claiming scrap lead is easy to find. Looking for leads to find some lead. After 10 months at home, hoping to fulfill a childhood curiosity.

Thanks in advance.

Caddywumpus · 01-13-2021, 10:21 PM

Are you going to lick it?

Cuz lead poisoning ain't no joke

jeepcollector · 01-13-2021, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Caddywumpus

Are you going to lick it?

Cuz lead poisoning ain't no joke

Nah, would have requested vintage paint chips if that was the case.

wilit · 01-14-2021, 08:02 AM

Good luck. CA laws pretty much eliminated most sources of scrap lead long ago. Wheel weights used to be a good source, but 99% are zinc now. Plus, because of the ammo shortage, lead is in high demand now. Search Craigslist for boat or forklift ballast or diving weights. That's probably your best bet.

jeepcollector · 01-14-2021, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by wilit

Good luck. CA laws pretty much eliminated most sources of scrap lead long ago. Wheel weights used to be a good source, but 99% are zinc now. Plus, because of the ammo shortage, lead is in high demand now. Search Craigslist for boat or forklift ballast or diving weights. That's probably your best bet.

Thank you!! This is the type of information that I was looking for.

**DucatiHoney** · 01-14-2021, 08:44 AM

Haz Mat removal companies might have some lead. It used to be used in older buildings as fire-blocks between spaces. I've seen them remove several fairly large sheets of it (6"x a few feet). I have no idea if they can just hand the stuff over, but they might be able to tell you where it goes. I'm going to guess that you need some sort of certification to handle it (legally) which isn't super-easy to get, according to one person I've spoken with.

ctwo · 01-14-2021, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Caddywumpus

Are you going to lick it?

Cuz lead poisoning ain't no joke

Man, I wanted to make the lick joke

I bought lead ingots at Alan steel supply in RWC - which I'd use to make lead hammers.

jeepcollector · 01-15-2021, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DucatiHoney

Haz Mat removal companies might have some lead. It used to be used in older buildings as fire-blocks between spaces. I've seen them remove several fairly large sheets of it (6"x a few feet). I have no idea if they can just hand the stuff over, but they might be able to tell you where it goes. I'm going to guess that you need some sort of certification to handle it (legally) which isn't super-easy to get, according to one person I've spoken with.

Thanks for the info!

So much for the new hobby

cencalballer · 01-15-2021, 08:01 PM

Drag racers use it as weight bars a lot maybe see if any shops have some.

Dubbington · 01-15-2021, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DucatiHoney

Haz Mat removal companies might have some lead. It used to be used in older buildings as fire-blocks between spaces. I've seen them remove several fairly large sheets of it (6"x a few feet). I have no idea if they can just hand the stuff over, but they might be able to tell you where it goes. I'm going to guess that you need some sort of certification to handle it (legally) which isn't super-easy to get, according to one person I've spoken with.

Yeah, about 4-5 years ago I hit up a few tire shops willing to buy lead wheel weights. They wouldn't. They rather pay to have a company gather them then sell them. Granted, Cali shifted to zinc weights a while back so the cheap lead wheel weights are hard to come by.

If you find anything in the $1.50/lb range you should buy it. RotoMetals.com sells lead and alloys of all kind. If you're thinking of casting for bullets it may be your best bet. 1000lb of hardball (16bhn hardness) comes to about $2.50lb. Sadly thats not a bad price since ammo is hard to get and that hardball lead is perfect ready to go.

Hell, if you bought some, I'd take 1/4 of it off your hands.

Dubbington · 01-15-2021, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cencalballer

Drag racers use it as weight bars a lot maybe see if any shops have some.

Boat keels too or ballast weight. Problem will be the purity and size. Often is pure lead which is too soft or it a massive chunk.

ScottRNelson · 01-16-2021, 06:59 AM

My father was a printer and we always had buckets of lead sitting around until he finally sold the printing press that used type. My first paying job as a kid was separating the lines to be recycled from the stuff we needed to keep. As a teenager, we used to melt it with a propane torch and let it drip into little blobs to serve as ammunition for a sling shot. I have one "galley" of moveable type that I've kept as a keepsake, but I won't part with that. Other than that there is probably zero lead anywhere else around my house.

brichter · 01-16-2021, 04:11 PM

How much ya need?

BillSmith · 01-16-2021, 04:59 PM

It's been mentioned. Boat keel. Some a not lead, but old ones are. Must be some private party that is looking to send their boat out to a salvage operator that could let you carve out your needed lead before they chop up the whole boat.

G'luck.

01-13-2021, 09:54 PM	#1
jeepcollector Hoarder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bay Motorcycles: XR200R Name:	Wanted: scrap lead Hi all, I read a blog claiming scrap lead is easy to find. Looking for leads to find some lead. After 10 months at home, hoping to fulfill a childhood curiosity. Thanks in advance. __________________ Matt Langley

01-13-2021, 10:21 PM	#2
Caddywumpus 4N631 AMA#: 2809543 Contributor Roadside Angel Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Grove Motorcycles: Happy Name: o'/<	Are you going to lick it? Cuz lead poisoning ain't no joke __________________ The adventure is in the rider, not the bike. Get Trained! www.goldenstatemoto.com My dad used to own a Buell, until one day when he accidentally left his garage open overnight. Now he owns three. Delay gratification and exercise financial responsibility, you say? Why do you hate America? RIP Mahito. 11/7/2010 AMA #2809543

01-14-2021, 08:02 AM	#4
wilit Veteran Contributor + Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 37.78514° N 122.40100° W Motorcycles: '01 SV650S '12 350 EXCF Name: Ryan	Good luck. CA laws pretty much eliminated most sources of scrap lead long ago. Wheel weights used to be a good source, but 99% are zinc now. Plus, because of the ammo shortage, lead is in high demand now. Search Craigslist for boat or forklift ballast or diving weights. That's probably your best bet. __________________ "If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr. "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom." - Malcom X "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Benjamin Franklin "Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation." - James Madison Last edited by wilit; 01-14-2021 at 08:03 AM..

01-14-2021, 08:44 AM	#6
DucatiHoney AMA #: 1028914 BARF Admin Barfie Winner 2014 & 2017 Contributor + Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oakland Motorcycles: 1994 M900 Ducati Name: Heather	Haz Mat removal companies might have some lead. It used to be used in older buildings as fire-blocks between spaces. I've seen them remove several fairly large sheets of it (6"x a few feet). I have no idea if they can just hand the stuff over, but they might be able to tell you where it goes. I'm going to guess that you need some sort of certification to handle it (legally) which isn't super-easy to get, according to one person I've spoken with. __________________ TERMS OF SERVICE 9 s h e l t e r w e r k architecture.design live::::work::::motorcycles

01-16-2021, 06:59 AM	#12
ScottRNelson Mr. Dual Sport Rider Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Meridian, ID Motorcycles: Honda XR650L, KTM 790 Adv R Name: =Username	My father was a printer and we always had buckets of lead sitting around until he finally sold the printing press that used type. My first paying job as a kid was separating the lines to be recycled from the stuff we needed to keep. As a teenager, we used to melt it with a propane torch and let it drip into little blobs to serve as ammunition for a sling shot. I have one "galley" of moveable type that I've kept as a keepsake, but I won't part with that. Other than that there is probably zero lead anywhere else around my house. __________________ Scott R. Nelson - Meridian, Idaho (after 30 years in the Bay Area)

01-15-2021, 08:01 PM	#9
cencalballer Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Haight/831 Motorcycles: all of them Name:	Drag racers use it as weight bars a lot maybe see if any shops have some.

01-16-2021, 04:59 PM	#14
BillSmith Mild Hawg Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Work SF Bay/ Home State of Jefferson Motorcycles: HD 2011 FXDF Dyna Fat Bob Name: Bill	It's been mentioned. Boat keel. Some a not lead, but old ones are. Must be some private party that is looking to send their boat out to a salvage operator that could let you carve out your needed lead before they chop up the whole boat. G'luck. __________________ Bill Smith Dichotomous existence-SF Bay & State of Jefferson 2011 HD FXDF Sometimes a bike is just a bike.

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