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Default Can I melt lead?

On 7/2/2015 11:18 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?



Lead oxide is the toxic thing to avoid, the white part of the dross that
comes from smelting lead. Clean up after and dispose of any waste
products responsibly.