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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> OK, here I am to =
supply more
information than anyone really wants to know. (So, what's =
new?)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I suppose the best =
way to
recycle them would be for fishing weights, although unless you do a lot =
of
deep-sea fishing for say, Cod, you won't need many four pound weights. =
With Cod,
you're fishing at about 600 feet, so they really come in handy. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The lead in key =
weights is not
really suited for casting bullets. It's dead soft, pure lead. If you're =
going to
make useful bullets out of it, you have to alloy it with two substances; =
tin and
antimony. Antimony we used to get from type-setters, but they don't do =
it that
way any more, so the source for linotype has pretty much dried up. And =
has
anyone tried buying a pound of solder lately? Tin's pretty =
expensive,
seeing how we don't have any natural resources of it in this country.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We're all worried =
about lead,
but I wonder......... Where did it come from? Answer; =
mines,,,,,,,,(in the
ground.) Where's it going to end up? In the ground. =
But, if we
can save a little money by not having to excavate it, then it should be
recycled, obviously. We don't want to bring it up from deep in the Earth =
to
leech into our water table, but our landfills shouldn't be draining =
into
our water-table anyway. Who wants to drink garbage? =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 21, 2002 =
8:54 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: old leads</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>> Is there any use for the lead key
weights?<BR>> If not, what is the best way to get rid of
them?<BR><BR> Lead is toxic. Reusing them is
problematic, you have a lead exposure <BR>problem unless you store =
them
tightly, and even then, they are lopsided and <BR>less likely to fit =
the holes
you may need to drill. <BR> I take mine to the gun store, =
where
the reloaders that make their own <BR>bullets use them. These are =
usually
destined for the gun range, which is <BR>already thoroughly
polluted. <BR>If you throw them away, they simply go =
somewhere
else to poison things. <BR>Regards, <BR>Ed
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