Came into a sale on a printing outfit and picked up a bunch of linotype blocks. More than I need and will be selling excess for $2.00 per pound plus flat rate/best rate shipping.
May discount for local pickup.
Sought after for mixing with pure lead for harder lead bullets.
Amazon prime sells it at $5 to $7 per lbs.
65lbs plus $15ish shipping per package equals about $145.
70lbs is the weight limit they allow per package.
Is this individual letter blocks? Ingots?
Could be monotype, linotype, stereotype. Different alloys for each, but close.
These are the lead ingots that have not been touched since they were used. For authentication purposes.
Even with all the orders for it. We still have a ton left.
I only have maybe 100# left.
Is there a website or forum that I can get on and offer it to them?
Should be pretty easy to move there. Be sure to post a picture, it helps if people can see what they are buying.
Last trip to the top.
I have 1000lbs left out of the 3500lbs.
Hard to find, mix it one to one with pure lead to make the best bullet!
So how well will this work for C&B ball casting? Will it be to hard or could it be cut with enough lead to make it soft enough for casting balls?
Do not use it for C&B. It's too hard.
Do a search for IHMSA. That is the biggest outfit in the handgun portion for the metallic silhouette game.
And I am in the market to buy some more lino for future casting and blasting.
PM me if you still have some left...how much can you fit in a small USPS box and in a medium usps box.?? I can use some for my 45-70 and for my 30-06 hunting rifles..
Only way I can get the ingots into a small box is to melt it down into smaller ones. 8"x 5"x 1" ingots.
I have a few hundred lbs left.
I will mix the linotype with lead, one to one, the ingots can be from two lbs to whatever you need. Ready to make bullets.
Best deal with the shipping. Smaller packages available.
Thanks slim, that is a good thought.
It's quite a process to sell something there though.
Yes, their selling rules are a bit more involved than here. But then, it is a site dedicated to bullet casters, so your lino should sell well.
I have a buddy who has a foundry for making type and he deals in old printing equipment. Does the source in Colorado you mentioned still have any equipment for sale?
My friend is Sky Shipley in Prescott, AZ. Home phone is 928-237-5525, cell is 314-805-3369, sky@skylinetype.com. He would be very interested in the equipment. Please let me know.
The folks that had the printing equipment passed on a few years ago and it was sold.
I have been told that it was an amazing work of wonder to watch the linotype machine work!