June 18, 2008: Fire & Water - Page 2

SeanAhern · 06-28-2008, 11:00 AM

Hm. I still think it's aluminum. The color seems more like the lighter color of aluminum than lead. And I've personally seen this kind of thing in the aftermath of a car fire. I picked up the cooled blob and it definitely had the weight of aluminum, not lead.

Bullitt · 06-29-2008, 12:34 AM

Headin to CA tomorrow for two weeks for some fire fightin.. wish me luck!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-29-2008, 12:36 AM

Wear your fireproof underwear.

Griff · 06-29-2008, 11:51 AM

Rock on Bullit!

Big Sarge · 06-29-2008, 12:53 PM

I'm pretty sure that is lead, too. I've cast a lot of bullets & it looks too light.

Be careful Bullit. I sure wouldn't want your job. I have a fear of burning

xoxoxoBruce · 06-29-2008, 03:58 PM

Too light, Sarge?

Big Sarge · 06-29-2008, 04:29 PM

Too light in color unless casting pure, which wouldn't be the case with the impurities associated with an auto fire. That doesn't even take in account the frosting

xoxoxoBruce · 06-29-2008, 04:33 PM

So you think it's lead, because it's too light to be aluminum?

Big Sarge · 06-30-2008, 01:04 AM

Nope. You have misunderstood. It is aluminum because it is too light in color to be lead.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

I'm pretty sure that is lead, too. I've cast a lot of bullets & it looks too light.

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Nope. You have misunderstood. It is aluminum because it is too light in color to be lead.

Oh, OK.

Big Sarge · 06-30-2008, 09:12 AM

Argghhh. See how the voices in my head make me screw up. LOL

Ok. The cooled molten metal is likely aluminum based upon the color. I cast lead bullets at a 20:1 ratio, and the metal in the picture doesn't look like lead. This is especially true considering the impurities that would be present if it was lead from a battery comingled with other elements. Plus there is no sign of frosting such as would have occurred with the ground/pavement being a different temp.

Make sense now? Lord, I hope so.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2008, 09:14 AM

Yeah, I thought that's what you meant.

Sundae · 06-30-2008, 09:36 AM

So hang on, you're saying it's lead, right?

Big Sarge · 06-30-2008, 10:13 AM

OMG. I give up.

Bullitt · 06-30-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Rock on Bullit!

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wear your fireproof underwear.

We're heading to Big Sur, CA for the Basin Complex Fire. We're not even to Reno yet and already the smoke is limiting visibility to just a few miles.. this is gonna be interesting.

06-29-2008, 12:34 AM	#17
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06-29-2008, 12:36 AM	#18
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06-29-2008, 11:51 AM	#19
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06-29-2008, 03:58 PM	#21
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Too light, Sarge? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-29-2008, 04:33 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So you think it's lead, because it's too light to be aluminum? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-28-2008, 11:00 AM	#16
SeanAhern Sentimental Sentient Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 38	Hm. I still think it's aluminum. The color seems more like the lighter color of aluminum than lead. And I've personally seen this kind of thing in the aftermath of a car fire. I picked up the cooled blob and it definitely had the weight of aluminum, not lead.

06-29-2008, 12:53 PM	#20
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I'm pretty sure that is lead, too. I've cast a lot of bullets & it looks too light. Be careful Bullit. I sure wouldn't want your job. I have a fear of burning

06-29-2008, 04:29 PM	#22
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Too light in color unless casting pure, which wouldn't be the case with the impurities associated with an auto fire. That doesn't even take in account the frosting

06-30-2008, 01:04 AM	#24
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Nope. You have misunderstood. It is aluminum because it is too light in color to be lead.

06-30-2008, 09:12 AM	#26
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Argghhh. See how the voices in my head make me screw up. LOL Ok. The cooled molten metal is likely aluminum based upon the color. I cast lead bullets at a 20:1 ratio, and the metal in the picture doesn't look like lead. This is especially true considering the impurities that would be present if it was lead from a battery comingled with other elements. Plus there is no sign of frosting such as would have occurred with the ground/pavement being a different temp. Make sense now? Lord, I hope so.

06-30-2008, 09:14 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, I thought that's what you meant. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-30-2008, 09:36 AM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So hang on, you're saying it's lead, right? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-30-2008, 10:13 AM	#29
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	OMG. I give up.

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