On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:17:17 +0000, Nightjar
wrote:

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.

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

Yes - the idea is to fill it with lead shot, heat it to melt the lead,
then when it's cool top up with more shot, and son on until the bulb's
full, then screw in a small eye to attach it.
The advantage of using a sparklets bulb is that it will polish nicely.

Itr's not for me - a pal of mine repairs/reconditions/messes about
with clocks.

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Frank Erskine