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Default Can I melt lead?

mike formulated the question :
On 7/2/2015 8:18 PM, JoshAGS wrote:
I was wondering if it's okay to melt a small amount of lead on my stove.
It's possible but I heard it creates toxic fumes. I only want to melt
about 1 once worth of fishing sinkers into 1 solid piece. Is this fine or
should I still do it outside?

OUTSIDE!!!


70 years ago no-one worried and we did it all the time to make "tin"
soldiers etc. On the kitchen gas stove in jam tin.
Got the lead from dead car batteries etc.
Do the math and see how dangerous that could not have been. l-)

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