Buying Lead?? - Page 2

rarhomes · 03-25-2008, 02:35 PM

Roofing supply house. they use it for flashing tile roofs.

gradywhite273 · 03-25-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt. Brian Daley

I get mine as I run a dealerships service dept. all the wheel weights I need

i second capt daley, there is enough lead by the wheel aligment machine to supply you with sinkers for years, stop by a dealership or a tire store, they may give it to you to get it out of there.

flatbottom · 03-25-2008, 07:01 PM

if you buy online ...the shipping cost per weight is a killa.....hit the service departments and junk yards/scrap yards

Tuna Meltdown · 03-25-2008, 08:26 PM

Fintan, do not buy lead! There is plenty of places willing to give it away. My friends and I just melted down a few hundred pounds of it. We made all our 8,10,12,and 16 ounce sinkers for the monster shark tournament. The way we rig them they break away from the main line and are never seen again upon the strike. We used roofing flashing and old bricks of lead we had laying around. Like others said do it in a very well ventilated area. The affects may not hit you till later.

Do not touch the leads untill your sure they have cooled down. I have the burn marks to prove it. Try finding it for free before you consider buying it because then your probobly better off buying the pre made sinkers.

krisis7 · 03-25-2008, 08:29 PM

old batteries properly dismantled have lead. BE CAREFUL

jimbo62 · 03-27-2008, 09:49 AM

http://www.fairfieldfishingtackle.com/

they used to be known as the Newark sinker co. they have everything you need to make them - they are helpful and knowledgable and have been around for years.

Jim

sunbeammate · 03-27-2008, 10:47 AM

used tire stores are a good place to get lead. dive shops are a good place to get it too with the dive belts made of lead. go to the phone co. all the old phone wire use to be rapped in lead sleves. they will give as much as you want. take a trip to the dump you never know what you will find walking around. all the old flashing from roofs are lead. old window shashes had led in them, about 2 lbs of it each side.

clt_capt · 03-27-2008, 11:18 AM

I have gotten lead at scrap metal yards - it ain't cheap - last time I bought some is was about $.70/lb

gradyfish265 · 03-27-2008, 12:03 PM

Find a gun club or a junk yard, also some gas stations collect them from old tire balance weights, that is usually the cheapest ways to get it. Buying on ebay or other sites is typically expensive, as mentioned above, the shipping kills you.

Five4Fighting · 03-27-2008, 04:04 PM

I get mine from a local scrap yard...

Lead Pipe, Lead Shower Pans, etc...

I found that wheel weights are not 100% lead and don't pour as well.

03-25-2008, 02:35 PM	#11
rarhomes Crab mustard is good Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 819 Credits: 1,827.5	Roofing supply house. they use it for flashing tile roofs. __________________ Capt. Rick Happy That The Bad Things In Life Are Only Temporary.

03-25-2008, 07:01 PM	#13
flatbottom Fish the Edge Team Sportfishermen.com Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bear, DE Posts: 8,028 Credits: 16,704.2 Boat: 232 center console Home Port: Indian River, De Best Catch: off the shot gun Occupation: jackleg	if you buy online ...the shipping cost per weight is a killa.....hit the service departments and junk yards/scrap yards __________________ New Rules To Live By Don’t invade Russia in the winter, and don’t conduct a short raid on Goldman Sachs when the former CEO is the Treasury Secretary.

03-25-2008, 08:26 PM	#14
Tuna Meltdown Crab mustard is good Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hopkinton, MA Posts: 634 Credits: 6,085.6 Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna Occupation: Construction Manager	Fintan, do not buy lead! There is plenty of places willing to give it away. My friends and I just melted down a few hundred pounds of it. We made all our 8,10,12,and 16 ounce sinkers for the monster shark tournament. The way we rig them they break away from the main line and are never seen again upon the strike. We used roofing flashing and old bricks of lead we had laying around. Like others said do it in a very well ventilated area. The affects may not hit you till later. Do not touch the leads untill your sure they have cooled down. I have the burn marks to prove it. Try finding it for free before you consider buying it because then your probobly better off buying the pre made sinkers. __________________ Dan Stewart Tuna Meltdown 25' SeaCraft

03-25-2008, 08:29 PM	#15
krisis7 Got fish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Port St. Lucie Posts: 180 Credits: 1,271.2 Boat: SeaPro 196 Best Catch: 48 lb Dolphin	old batteries properly dismantled have lead. BE CAREFUL __________________ Sea Pro 196 Port St. Lucie, FL

03-27-2008, 09:49 AM	#16
jimbo62 My best friend has a 65 footer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 60 Credits: 1,316.2 Boat: viking Home Port: brielle, nj Best Catch: grand slam	sinkers http://www.fairfieldfishingtackle.com/ they used to be known as the Newark sinker co. they have everything you need to make them - they are helpful and knowledgable and have been around for years. Jim

03-27-2008, 10:47 AM	#17
sunbeammate I practice safe fishing Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: BRISTOL CT Posts: 69 Credits: 1,195.1 Boat: YOURS Home Port: WATERFORD Best Catch: 110lb sword, 100lb yellow, 45lb striper, 11lb fluke 35lb king salmon 14lb brown trout Occupation: MATE	do not buy lead used tire stores are a good place to get lead. dive shops are a good place to get it too with the dive belts made of lead. go to the phone co. all the old phone wire use to be rapped in lead sleves. they will give as much as you want. take a trip to the dump you never know what you will find walking around. all the old flashing from roofs are lead. old window shashes had led in them, about 2 lbs of it each side.

03-27-2008, 11:18 AM	#18
clt_capt I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raleigh, MHC Posts: 3,167 Credits: 3,108.0 Boat: Luhrs 36 Home Port: MHC Occupation: Supporting my Tackle habit	I have gotten lead at scrap metal yards - it ain't cheap - last time I bought some is was about $.70/lb __________________ *"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." --STEVEN WRIGHT*

03-27-2008, 12:03 PM	#19
gradyfish265 Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 287 Credits: 1,308.3 Boat: Grady White 265 Express Home Port: Port Monmouth Occupation: Naval Architect	Find a gun club or a junk yard, also some gas stations collect them from old tire balance weights, that is usually the cheapest ways to get it. Buying on ebay or other sites is typically expensive, as mentioned above, the shipping kills you. __________________ 2002 Grady White 265 Express 1989 Grady White 22 Seafarer FOR SALE!!!

03-27-2008, 04:04 PM	#20
Five4Fighting Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Shermans Dale, PA/Long Neck, De Posts: 272 Credits: 1,468.3 Boat: 2000 Pro-Line 20Walk Home Port: Indian River, De Best Catch: 150lbs. Striped Marlin; Mazatlan Mexico Occupation: Designer (Connectors)	I get mine from a local scrap yard... Lead Pipe, Lead Shower Pans, etc... I found that wheel weights are not 100% lead and don't pour as well. __________________ Shane Five 4 Fighting 65/68/71

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