"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 20/02/2013 01:51, Rod Speed wrote:
Nightjar wrote
Frank Erskine wrote

Does anyone know of a supply of lead shot no more than, say, 3/32"
diameter pse?

Shotgun cartridges

Quite a few of those are lead free too now for the same reason as with
sinkers.

Only for waterfowling. Plenty of lead shot available for other uses.

I said QUITE A FEW for a reason.

And it makes a lot more sense to buy the lead shot
used by those who load their own shotgun shells
than to buy the actual shotgun shells anyway.

That depends which solder you buy. Eutectic lead tin solder will be
63% tin and 37% lead, but EN ISO 9453:2006 Alloy No 123, such as
Johnson Matthey JM595, is 95% lead and 5% tin.

But you must be able to buy lead used for flashings etc.

Not only can you usually buy solder in smaller quantities,

But it isnt pure lead.

but a stick can be drawn down to a size that would fit inside the mouth of
a sparklets bulb.

Makes a lot more sense to buy the lead shot that's
intended to be used when reloading shotgun shells.

That would make it simple to heat the bottom of the bulb and feed the
solder in to melt inside, which would be much easier than trying to pour
molten lead through a 3/32" hole.

Makes a lot more sense to buy the lead shot that's
intended to be used when reloading shotgun shells.