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KFW Oldtimer Offline Posts: 558 Location: Powell Wy. Joined: Dec 18^th, 2016	Re: Safety / Health precautions while casting Reply #15 - May 12^th, 2024 at 9:32am	Print Post
	I am thinking back to the 1960-70's era when N-SSA musket shooters by the hundreds where pulling the minie balls out of the tubes with their teeth, me included and we shot 1000's that way. Was tested a few yrs. ago for lead and found no issues from casting or putting the slugs in your teeth. kw


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Safety / Health precautions while casting Reply #16 - May 13^th, 2024 at 10:30am	Print Post
	I started casting 45 years ago, and never had my blood tested until work required testing randomly late in my career. But even after many decades my lead levels were way below normal. I avoid eating or even drinking while casting, and simply wash my hands when I'm done. My casting has always been done outdoors under cover and no fans used. Only time I get smoke is when I'm melting range lead and it's from impurities dug up at the same time the lead was dug. I do that lead out in the open and stand back as it's melting on my weed burner. Once the impurities burn off I can get close and skim off the junk off the top before pouring ingots.

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steel-pounder Full Member Offline Posts: 165 Joined: Mar 26^th, 2016	Re: Safety / Health precautions while casting Reply #17 - May 30^th, 2024 at 12:08pm	Print Post
	if you look it up lead does not put off fumes or vapor until it reaches its boiling poi which is over 3000 degrees F. the only way to get lead in your blood from casting is by ingestion or absorption. eating and smoking while handling lead, especially old lead that has an oxide layer on it are two ways.


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1612 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Safety / Health precautions while casting Reply #18 - May 31^st, 2024 at 8:27pm	Print Post
	Cbashooter wrote on May 31^st, 2024 at 8:10pm: I think lead can vaporize at about 750F. Why do you think such nonsense?

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Safety / Health precautions while casting Reply #19 - Jun 1^st, 2024 at 10:57am	Print Post
	One of the issues with melting lead at typical temps is how clean the lead is. When I melt down scrap lead, or range lead I do so outside as the impurities that burn off it can contain lead, even though the lead isn't hot enough to vaporize. By doing so outside I can stand back and let the impurities burn off, and then skim the pot before pouring my ingots. I've never had any smoke off of my lead furnace when heating my ingots for bullet casting.

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