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Jonathan
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Jun 6th, 2026 at 11:46pm
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I just came into a lot of lead pipe that came out of an old house and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the hardness is of this stuff.  Thanks
  
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Consider it pure lead.  The shiny joints are most likely a 50/50 lead/tin alloy and will melt before the lead does.  I recently melted into ingots a couple hundred pounds of lead pipe.
  
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Be sure to cut it into small enough pieces to assure no trapped water! It can blow up pretty good if dropped in a pot with trapped water in it.
  
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Reply #3 - yesterday at 1:06pm
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Also make sure that none of it came from a toilet drain and still has a few "presents" left in it. Don't smell the smoke!
  
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