To melt lead you need to have a good heat source and a pot to melt the lead in. Melted lead gives off poisonous vapors and can burn the hell out of you, so make sure that you are properly attired. Here's how I dressed:
I happened to have a cajun cooker, but I understand that a propane barbeque grill works fine too. The pot is a steel ceramic covered affair I got at the thrift shop for $1.25. As you can see there is a ruined aluminum pot in the background. Some moron said that you can use an aluminum pot, and I was a sucker and fell for it. Aluminum melts at about the same time lead does, so don't use it.
If you have a burner like this you can figure that in 5 min's or so you will have some lead soup. I used some of those annoying lozenge-shaped weights, you know the ones with the slot in the middle so the weights gouge you in the sides?
Sweet revenge, about 5 min.s later
I screwed up the P-weight slightly because the lead was not quite hot enough and I poured too fast. Make sure your lead is good and hot and pour SLOWLY to get a good mold. I used some vicegrips for handles, make sure you clamp them on after your melt so they won't be red hot when it's time to pour.
The V-weight went perfectly.
A fine pair. These just drop out of their molds, no release agent needed.
