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Offline Silver Creek Slim

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The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« on: July 05, 2006, 09:23:27 AM »
Yesterday, I was out in the backyard with the cookfire going making a roast in the dutch oven. The roast was on and going good. I had to stick around to babysit the fire to make sure it didn't become a forest fire.  :o I trimmed the branches on a boxelder that is west of the house. I cleaned out the kid's/dawg's wading pools (2) and refilled them with water. I decided, since I had the fire going, I would melt the lead alloy outta the 3' long by 4" pipe. I took it over to the fire on a handtruck 'cuz I couldn't lift it. I struggled to git it situated in the fire right. I put the closed end on a couple logs and the open end on an 8" cement block so the it angled down toward the open end. I put my smelting pot under the open end. I got the fire going good with pine branches. We have pine shelter belts 'round the yard. The majority of the heat was in the center of the pipe. I tried getting more fire at the open end but it was hard to do 'cuz the cement block was there. The fire started dying down so I went over to the shelter belt to get more pine branches. As I was collecting them, I heard a noice from the fire that sounded like a tennis ball gun. So, I went back to the fire. There sat a chuck of 4" diameter by 7" long lead alloy 3 feet from the end of the pipe.  :o The smelting pot was covered with lead. Lead was splattered all over the side of the firepit. The pipe had move about 6" backwards. After the chuck of lead colded, I weighed it. It is 28 lbs. My guardian angel was working overtime.

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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2006, 10:09:18 AM »
I never thought about it doing that, after thinking about it over night I almost bet there was some moisture in it as well as the expansion of the lead.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2006, 10:26:51 AM »
The moisture theory might be valid. Hmmmmmmm...


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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2006, 10:01:01 AM »
BTW, here is a picture of my "cannon" and projectile.



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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2006, 04:49:08 PM »
Ok... I just strolled in outta the weeds... and the only lead I handle shows up at the casa lookin' like boolits already.

Why was there lead in "the" pipe?
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2006, 05:13:47 PM »
The pipe used to be 5' long, but someone cut 2' offa it 'cuz they needed a section of it. It was previously used as a counter weight for an overhead door. The 5' pipe filled with lead alloy weighed about 300 lbs.

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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2006, 05:27:11 PM »
How much fg will it take to launch it?.......Glad you and family are okay ;D
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2006, 05:58:28 PM »
At least a couple lbs.  ;D The family was at a parade when the incident happened. Just me, the dawg, the cats, and the chickens were home.

BTW, welcome back from KY.

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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2006, 07:40:25 PM »
I talked to Gopher Grease this afternoon, he's like me, he thinks there was some water down in there someplace that built up pressure and when enough melted it let go. :o
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 PM »
Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on July 06, 2006, 05:13:47 PM
The pipe used to be 5' long, but someone cut 2' offa it 'cuz they needed a section of it. It was previously used as a counter weight for an overhead door. The 5' pipe filled with lead alloy weighed about 300 lbs.

I see.  And, I've seen those at warehouses that are as old as Del.

A good find.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2006, 04:28:18 AM »
Quote from: Stump Water on July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 PM
I see.  And, I've seen those at warehouses that are as old as Del.

A good find.


that's old
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 AM »
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am? ::)
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2006, 09:25:13 AM »
Quote from: Stump Water on July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 PM
I see.  And, I've seen those at warehouses that are as old as Del.

A good find.

Quote from: litl rooster on July 07, 2006, 04:28:18 AM

that's old
I didn't know there were warehouses that old.  :o ;D

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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2006, 09:26:00 AM »
Quote from: Delmonico on July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 AM
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am? ::)
Aren'tcha Noah's brother?  ;D

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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2006, 09:29:17 AM »
I ain't even ever got AARP junk mail in my name yet, but my wife has. ;D  (I expect it soon.) :o
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2006, 09:49:33 AM »
Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on July 07, 2006, 09:26:00 AM
Aren'tcha Noah's brother?

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Lord, I hope not.  Noah is the one whut got in the cables last night - my grandboy.  I'd rather drive an F-150 then ta have Del as a grandkid...............
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2006, 09:59:57 AM »
Quote from: Arcey on July 07, 2006, 09:49:33 AM
Lord, I hope not.  Noah is the one whut got in the cables last night - my grandboy.  I'd rather drive an F-150 then ta have Del as a grandkid...............


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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2006, 10:39:03 AM »
But Arcrey, down in the land I travel in, all the locals wave at me.  They don't wave at SUV's that is tryin' to pretend they is a Pick-Up. ;D
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2006, 11:49:31 AM »
Quote from: Delmonico on July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 AM
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am? ::)

Old enough to know better than to ask that question in these here parts!  ;D
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2006, 11:52:44 AM »
I ain't skeered of none a ya! :P :P :P :P
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