Regional Commanders - The North-South Skirmish Association, Inc.

The carbon we need can come from many things: coal, carbon black, heck old tires. But I do another
bit of {FRUGAL} mister wizard magic, I use sawdust. I just go and grab a coffee can full from under
the table saw. Just make sure that if you do this, you use DRY sawdust.
Now heating up the dross will not melt like the lead we all know and use. It becomes sort of spongy
and soft. You know it is melted but it’s pretty useless in this state. (See above picture.)
At this point throw in a handful of sawdust. It’s gonna smoke some. Get a dry stick and stir the mess,
then add another handful and stir some more. That sawdust should start to burn. A propane torch will
speed up the burning. Keep throwing in sawdust, stirring and heating.
After a bit – Shazzam!! It looks like nice melted lead covered with some rusty powder. Scrape inside
the pot walls good, and do a final fluxing [technical term for throwing in sawdust] skim off the stuff on
top and pour your nice clean recovered lead.
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