Typical wheel weights have a hardness of around 11-12. Pewter is 23. Simply adding 1 lb of pewter to 9 lbs of wheel weights can take the hardness up to 14-15. A little pewter goes a long way.
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To melt, or not to melt?
- ~JM~, 2022-09-22, 19:03
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- Pewter can increase the hardness - Randy Barnett, 2022-09-25, 05:13
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You are correct, too nice to melt. (nm)
- WB, 2022-09-23, 07:50
- Figured they might be... - ~JM~, 2022-09-23, 10:21
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Many years ago I found some old pewter
- colleen reeder, 2022-09-22, 22:45
- That was from me, not Colleen. For some reason this - colleen reeder, 2022-09-22, 22:46
- DON'T! (nm) - JT, 2022-09-22, 19:55
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Not a caster. Pewter? Only you can decide. (nm)
- Jeff Spencer, 2022-09-22, 19:46
- pewter - Joepjs, 2022-09-23, 11:38