Sinkers

[brute898]

Hi, I have been making sinkers and untill now I have had my own lead but I have allmost used it all. I have called some scrap metal shops and they will sell dirty lead for $2 a kilo, I think thats a bit to much.
Where can I get good, clean, cheap lead, I dont want to use batterys because you spend ages smashing them up.
Please help.

Thanks

[Leighton]

$2 a kilo in cheap, I keep all the scrap lead sheet from work for sinkers.
Mate I am paying over $400 for a 6m roll of lead about 30kg
Try some tire shops, they might help
Sadly I think lead from building sites is going to be a thing of the past, we are now using a Dux product. Cheaper than lead, easier to work with and a 4m roll weight about 1kg

[Kleyny]

yep try tyre shops

neil

[the gecko]

Housing demolition yards keep lead. Many old homes had gutters and flashing made of lead.

[QuintrexII]

I suppose a nightly walk around your local streets and along the main road may find the lead tyre balancing weights - always notice them in the kerb.

It's not the mother load but could keep you entertained.

[Magella]

Lead prices world wide have gone through the roof. Some tackle suppliers have gone out of supplying sinkers altogether and only sell steal sinkers how to retailers
Cheers Foxie

[Braddles]

for the cost of sinkers V's the massive health risks of smoltering lead - is it really worth it?

I hate even handing the stuff and the dust it leaves behind on your fingers and coats your tackle box where you store it...

[mr ed]

I have made them before while melting lead for a keel, lot of effort to achieve very little

[BREAMBOSS01]

tyre shops car wreckers on the rims (ya next door neighbours car/ joking) sinker sizes from ya tackle box you dont use batterys are useless may as well cut off the terminals and chuck em out.
cheers BREAMBOSS01