South Florida Experiment

The Traveler said:

You have inspired me. I leave next week to a beach I go to once a year. I am making several lead rings to disperse. They will be marked with individual identification and my telephone number.

I may never see any of them again, or get a response from someone else who found one. But, what if I do?

It is worth the effort, which I found is not all that hard.

I had no experience with lead or pouring metal or molds or anything prior to this. Last night, I made the molds from a chunk of 2x8 using a hole saw (pic #1). Then made a melting pot out of a soup can (pic#2). I found melting lead was easy and even poured two rings (pic #3). Tonight I plan on pouring the rest and letting them cool. I will have to break the 2x8 to get them out without bending them. Will update with more pics tomorrow.

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The Traveler said:

Update: I easily poured 16 more rings in about 30 minutes without know what I was doing. It was a bit more difficult getting them out of the mold than I anticipated, even though I knew I would have to break the block (pic #1). I ended up with 18 rings (pic #2), and think they turned out pretty good (pic #3). Typical weight around 10 grams (pic #4).

:Channeling Felix: And it fits! (pic #5).

I am going to try engraving them tomorrow, but am thinking that will be the hardest part (with failure a distinct option).

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