For use in creating cast lead ammunition at home or for use for plumbers or other industrial applications, finding a reliable source for top quality lead ingots for sale will be important.
It is increasingly difficult to purchase lead in any form. This is partially due to the health concerns of working with lead, particularly for those not working in the trades. However, with correct safety procedures and adequate ventilation, lead can be safely used in any industry or even at home in the production of lead bullets or for fishing gear.
Quality of Lead
For items like fishing sinkers, the alloy of the lead ingots for sale will be relatively unimportant, after all, it is the weight that is essential. For the use of lead for ammunition or use in industry, the purity of the lead will be a more critical factor.
By making a purchase with a specialized lead product company, there is the guarantee of the purity of the lead ingots that are purchased. Most companies will offer the standard of the 99.7% purity levels, but a few companies will also offer the 99.9% pure lead ingots for sale.
Size and Handling Convenience
For most uses, smaller sized lead ingots are easier to work with for several reasons. With the individual five-pound ingots that are on a string of five, they are easy to handle at a total weight of twenty-five pounds and also allow for smaller melt amount of lead rather than a larger, heavier ingot.
The ingots themselves should be clean and uniform in size and shape. This not only provides accuracy when determining amounts of lead and alloy when it is necessary to combine metals, but it also makes them easier to stack and store.
