Lead

[Mike89]

any of you carvers need some lead???   I have 2 old window weights..  sashs I think they were called...

[delcecchi]

Are those sash weights lead?    Best source of lead that I know of is wheel weights at your local independent tire store.   

[Mike89]

yup but the price is right.........

[MJ1657]

It will take awhile but the lead wheel weight supply is going to dwindle. We are I believe in our third year of the ban of their use. 

[Mike89]

but you can still use it right???

[MJ1657]

22 minutes ago, Mike89 said:

but you can still use it right???

Yes. Just using or selling lead wheel weights is illegal. I should have made that more clear .

 

Lots of shops still use their old stock I have not heard of any enforcement of the law. 

[Mike89]

thanks!!  and interesting...

[leech~~]

MINNESOTA

Minnesota lists its lead-based wheel weight penalties under its Waste Management & Pollution Control Statutes.

Minnesota prohibits the sale, offer to sell, distribution and use of lead wheel weights.

Unlike other states, the Minnesota law also covers management of used lead wheel weight recycling, meaning that businesses should be able to track where their used inventories are going when they send them off for recycling. The law states in section 116.072.

(a) The commissioner or county board may issue an order assessing a penalty up to $10,000 for all violations identified during an inspection or other compliance review.

 

The Minnesota lead-based wheel weight law will become effective January 1, 2016.

 

 

[smurfy]

of the 8-9 dekes i use, only 2 are wod with lead to sink, the rest are plastic that needs to fill with water. and they happen to be my fav!!!!!!!!!!!

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

of the 8-9 dekes i use, only 2 are wod with lead to sink, the rest are plastic that needs to fill with water. and they happen to be my fav!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The Loons luv yea!

[Big Dave2]

The guys that I know that use a lot of lead are the catfishermen.

 

Although my father in law uses a bunch to make cannon balls for his homemade cannon.

[delcecchi]

Didn't know about the wheel weight ban...  Interesting.   Are the shops required to track where they go for recycling?  How many they remove from wheels?  

[MJ1657]

2 hours ago, delcecchi said:

Didn't know about the wheel weight ban...  Interesting.   Are the shops required to track where they go for recycling?  How many they remove from wheels?  

They are required to record the weights they recycle. I do not personally know of any shops doing it. 

 

I did have a couple of my dealerships have me remove their lead weights and replace them with steel or zinc when the law went into effect. Most decided to use up the stock they had.

 

It has not been a popular law. There is not a real great substitute for lead at this point.