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Lead Castle

Posted: 03 May 2015, 02:48
by wrbishop
Hi everyone,

Just to kick things off and generate some discussion, I have a blog post on building a lead castle:

https://www.wrbishop.com/radiation/gamm ... ad-castle/

I've seen folks using lead pellets for their enclosures. Making your own lead "shot" is fun research too:

http://www.how-to-diy.org/MFW13FiXkhG1M ... aking.html
http://www.surplusfirearm.com/2011/02/2 ... expensive/

->Bill

Re: Lead Castle

Posted: 03 May 2015, 16:49
by brehwens
Hi Bill!

The link to your website does not seem to work, I tried it both yesterday and today.

Nice to see the lead shot making. I am thinking about lead shots as a way to reinforce my current castle, a bit depending on the probe I will use.
My current castle was done by casting lead in a stainless steel mold. This was done in a workshop that had a ceramic furnace and proper ventilation, so it is hardly something that can be easily done anywhere. But it turned out very nice, I will make a link from the old forum in a separate post at some point.