Lead prices

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I am wondering about the current prices for lead and if its of or otherwise. I have access to a big of lead plumbing pipe. Some of it dates back to before the turn of the last century. I do not have to pay for it but I want to. One of my inlaws have a a pile of it at there business. I have used some but it has to be throughly cleaned  with a brush soap and water.  Then Cleaned again  in the lead pot to get all the impurities out  In a 10 lb pot it will will give me about 6-7 lbs of  lead. The rest it sand like yellow impurities. In the end it is worth  the effort. I t is the smoothest pouring soft lead I have ever used They give me any I might want. But I feel like i should be paying something for it. 

[Dutch]

You can buy good clean lead ingots for about $3.00 per pound so since you have to clean it and do away with the slag if you feel guilty give them about a buck a pound if your time and labor aren't worth anything.

By the way are you fluxing it?

[tjm]

Lead scrap prices ~$0.50-0.60 per pound, I think from a quick look on the net.

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11 hours ago, tjm said:

Lead scrap prices ~$0.50-0.60 per pound, I think from a quick look on the net.

I believe that's bulk commodity prices.  Hundreds of tons or more.

[tjm]

You're right SIO3, I meant not to value it any higher than that, a look at Mo.Metals Joplin shows $.38/lb.

On the subject of lead, roof, chimney and gutter flashing is cleaner and softer than drains.

[Dutch]

I had an Xray room 4x8 lead sheet.  It was a bear to get the backing off, melt, clean and flux before I could use it.  It did last a couple of years though.