On 20/02/2013 09:39, Rod Speed wrote:


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

I assumed an intelligent person would work that out for themselves,
especially as you can't buy shotgun cartridges in the UK without a
shotgun certificate.

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....

95% lead is close enough for the required purpose.

Colin Bignell