lead

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When I was making decoy weights i used muffin tins to make weights for geese. I also used a fair sized dipper and inserted the handles for the weights in it till they cooled enough. A friend just drilled a 1/2 inch hole in the edge and tied his lines there. I also used large cotter pins with the legs bent . Lots of ways to do it but think the drilled hole may be the best. I also made strip weights but if made from soft lead they will sometimes break in half as you bend them to hold in the bottom all the time. Oh and i often made my ingots with muffin tins filled all the way up. Much more convienient than loose wheel weights. Also I made shot but you do have to make sure the lead is a bit more pure than wheel weights. And I also had little bars of tin and antimony to add to the mix. Don't know if you can buy antimony any more. I used to get it from plumbing supply houses. Father in law was a plumber