Hey guys, I am having a hard time finding a cast pot for smelting that isnt going to cost a fortune to get or have shipped. I have an old set of three stainless pots that I can use, but not sure on the thickness of them being okay. I measured it with a micrometer last night and got .016" or 27 gauge. Would this be adequate for smelting wheel weights into ingots? Thanks
Smelting pot
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m&p45acp10+1
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Old cast iron frying pans work well too. I use an old steel pot for melting down the wheel weights. (Make sure to melt those outside. They will leave an indoor area smelling like burned tires for many days.) For the frying pans check a few garage sales, of flea markets. The rusted ones work just fine. I bought a 4 pan set rusted up from a garage sale for $2. I rubbed them down with Cisco on a rag, and stuck them in the oven on 500 for an hour, let them cool, wipe them out.
Shane Tuttle
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Head over to Harbor Freight and pick up a 5 qt. cast iron dutch oven for about $30.
Go to the Goodwill Store or The Salvation Army and look for a 2 quart Revereware saucepan, preferably with a lid. (I think the one I use might actually be 1.5 quarts.) I use it and an electric hotplate to break down about 10 pounds of lead at a time. It will hold over 20 pounds.
Rifleman1776
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I use an old small cast iron dutch oven and a thick cast aluminum pot. Both work fine. Get too large and you won't be able to lift it.