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lead gives off fumes when heated to high. at normal casting/ melting temperature fumes are not given off. i know all the health risks and safety measure needed to take when melting my lead.... even have a respirator for painting so I should be fine.

so far all that lead has been found in my barn and my step dads barn because our grand parents/ parents used to melt lead back in the day. only found one of my grampas old moulds (bell sinker) and i got the Do-it removable split shot and the walking sinker mould.

For ventilation I usually do all my mass melting outside during the summer casting them into those really small cupcake ones. during the winter when im making the sinkers i do it in my barn with my lee 10lb bottom pour melting pot but its very well ventilated (lots of doors and windows open) also have a fan running to keep it circulating.

 this is what i use to make my sinkers, never used wheel weights and I always skim impurities as much as possible to get the cleanest lead, the problem is i cant get all of it out and the lead is to hard to use for making split shots, they snap in half when crimping. recently just found out i need pure lead

does anyone know of a place where i can get soft lead around st catherines