Casting Lead Into the Recently Welded Steel Mold. Got 1.1 Kg (2.5 Lbs) Ingot

I’ve welded a steel mold for casting ingots from metal scrap. I’m planning to use it mostly for pouring brass, aluminum, bronze and copper.

Now, I’ll test my new steel mold by casting lead. If something goes wrong it’ll be much easier to work with lead which has 327.5 C° (621 F) melting point than with other metals. I covered all inside surfaces of a mould with slack lime. It should prevent any metals sticking.

During the test, nothing unexpected has happened. It was easy to take out a bar when it cooled down.

The weight of the lead ingot is 1.142 kg (or 2.5 lbs). In the future, I’ll try to use this steel mold for pouring other non-ferrous metals.