Processing and Melting Pewter

[@doodscollection]

I started to appreciate the value of pewter. Thanks.

[@campbellmorrison8540]

Ha, oh dear how tastes change, these were probably somebodies pride and joy, wedding gift what ever. Great video, I too am using pewter for making small castings that were originally made from diecast.

[@ChrisVZ77]

I just got into pewter casting, and found cutting up the scrap pieces was too labor intensive. My solution was to hold the piece with tongs, and use a MAP torch to melt the metal into a container of water. This makes tiny pieces that are easy to get into your crucible/melting container. I then spread the grains out and let them dry before melting them into ingots.

[@walter2990]

Older pewter contains some amount of lead, just saying.

[@msimpson20175]

Yes, and it has its use as well. Especially when using it for things that need the weight. For instance, casting bullets or weights. That said, lead based pewter is pretty rare these days.

[@gruntspy44]

I like this dude.

[@msimpson20175]

OK, I can tell you from experience most inexpensive pewter items you find in thrift stores is pretty dented up. Also if its old it should not be used because of the lead content.

[@smsgtbulldog]

Looks like the same process I’m using

[@kouki267]

السلام عليكم اخي هل هدا المعدن غالي الثمن وما اسمه شكرا اخي

[@yeet3071]

@@kouki267 the name is pewter and yes it is expensive more rare than silver is

[@michaelarrowood4315]

Probably dumb questions, but if the manufacturer of a melting pot emphatically specifies "no pewter," why would you melt pewter in it? It seems like that implies some inherent danger or possible damage to the equipment. Might not some other melting pot be better? Why that particular one, and have there been any problems to date?

[@msimpson20175]

I use the same unit for melting and casting my pewter. Have for years. I think it mostly because they fear some zinc may make its way into the melting pot. Zinc can react to the steel pot and can cause a runaway condition that will melt through the steel.

[@thomaswright3271]

Get rid of the spout?, More like get rid of a finger. 😬

[@raymondwhitehouse8978]

That pewter was wonderful in the first place....why not melt damaged pot charity shop rubbish?

[@msimpson20175]

These all came from thrift stores.

[@keithhagler502]

That was good stuff, and now it's ruined.

[@msimpson20175]

It all came from thrift stores. i have twice this much waiting to be processed.

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

@@msimpson20175 So because it found its way to a thrift store it needs to be destroyed?

[@msimpson20175]

@@JohnJones-oy3md Yep

[@whtkngofc]

@@JohnJones-oy3md useless unwanted boomer junk anyway

[@JimmyCall]

Seems criminal you damaging people's works of art.