Railroads used it as bearing metal in old non-roller bearing car axels. If you had a friend working for the RR you could get lots of it. I still use it for adding tin to plumber lead for casting bullets. My stash is slowly running out.
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Babbit?
- WB, 2026-05-15, 06:32
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Babbit
- stonecold, 2026-05-16, 06:38
- That was on FB marketplace, not far from you! - WB, 2026-05-16, 08:11
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Babbit is good for casting but very HARD (nm)
- Sean Harper, 2026-05-15, 09:28
- Says 80-90% tin, I bet hard! - WB, 2026-05-15, 10:49
- The picture - WB, 2026-05-15, 06:34
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Babbit
- stonecold, 2026-05-16, 06:38