It is easy to fabricate a mold from plaster of paris or even hard wood.
I used to make moulds for lead weights for fishing that way. The
temperature of the molten lead is not enough to burn the wood to much.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Bob Spidell schreef:
> I get several years out of mine, but just throw them away when they
> get flattened.
>
> I've wondered if it wouldn't be possible to 'recycle' them; i.e. melt
> the lead and remold it (some of the lead chips off, but you'd still
> have a 3.95 lb hammer). Anyone do this? Where'd you get a mold?
>
> The handle should last forever.
>
>
> bs
>
>
> Tom Felts wrote:
>> The biggest problem is that they distort very easily and have to be
>> "remolded" to a shape that you can use. I have also had some small
>> dents show up on my spinners.
>>
>> tom----but I still use the lead hammers.
>>
>>
>> ---- Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>> =============
>> What's the problem with lead hammers? I've used them (4lb) for years
>> with no problems (kind of a waste of lead, though).
>>
>>
>> Bob
>
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