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What the heck happened
Butler Ford 40:
Zinc? Would be my bet.
No Powder:
Hey Bill could you enlighten me a bit more on this zinc stuff. It has the appearance and is easy to bend and cuts just like lead. The pot won't even get warm, but anything is possible. I ordered a 4lb. Lee pot this morning. It could be a coincidence that the pot quit working at that particular time, but I don't want that to happen again.
Butler Ford 40:
I'm not sure what all it is used for but I do know that they frequently used them for wheel weights and when they get mixed in with the lead wheel weights, it all turns to sludge resembling your photo. I can't imagine any reason for it to have caused your pot to fail?
No Powder:
This was a piece of 4" line of some kind. I cut 2" pieces off this pipe, and then used a pair of tin snips to cut that in half. Would I been able to cut it with snips if there was zinc in it?
Winter Hawk:
--- Quote from: No Powder on April 18, 2024, 08:55:17 PM ---Good idea Kees. I live about 150 yds. away from a Family Dollar store. But it's not that thrifty.
--- End quote ---
I meant the second hand stores, not Family Dollar or Dollar General! :lol sign
~Kees~
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