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by westwind
Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: Technical Articles
Topic: Lead ingot ballast removal
Replies: 4
Views: 5838

Re: Lead ingot ballast removal

First step regarding lead ingot removal drill a hole into the ingot to see if it is lead.swarf from small drill will indicate this.ingot was bedded in with concrete grout but this will break out when ingot is lifted.I used a flexible multisaw for the cutout once the fibreglass skin was broken thru w...
by westwind
Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:55 pm
Forum: Technical Articles
Topic: Lead ingot ballast removal
Replies: 4
Views: 5838

Lead ingot ballast removal

Recently removed lead ingots from my investigator.Used small hand saw to cut along each side of lead ingot to remove fibreglass covering.Drilled small hole each end of ingot,screwed in 20 mm screw into holes leaving about 5mm gap.Using custom built lifting bar with slotted flat bar to slot under hea...