Had a little accident earlier while making some more leads, now this shows just how careful you have to be as i am certainly not a novice at this but one little lack in concentration covered my legs and feet in lead along with melting through my big z brolly and rod sleeves, rucksack etc
Luckily it didn't actually burn me (god knows how not) but it could have been so much worse!
God i loved that brolly
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WTF!!!
Bit lucky there i think Gav!
WTF!!!
Bit lucky there i think Gav!
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Yes mate i think i was
Lesson learnt, back to making them on the patio, cold or not!!!
Yes mate i think i was
Lesson learnt, back to making them on the patio, cold or not!!!
OMG! Did you see a ghost or something.............. 
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No mate was trying to do to many things at once and while holding a roll of lead letting it melt in the pan i turned round to grab the moulds and pulled the pan over.
That pink thing on the left hand side of the picture is an inch thick mdf wooden lid off of my daughters old toy box that i had made into a nice worktop so i didn't have to sit on a bucket outside hence looking like it does!
No mate was trying to do to many things at once and while holding a roll of lead letting it melt in the pan i turned round to grab the moulds and pulled the pan over.
That pink thing on the left hand side of the picture is an inch thick mdf wooden lid off of my daughters old toy box that i had made into a nice worktop so i didn't have to sit on a bucket outside hence looking like it does!
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bloody hell gav
glad your ok though mate and i no its ruined a bit of tackle but that can be replaced
bloody hell gav
glad your ok though mate and i no its ruined a bit of tackle but that can be replaced
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F.me gavin you got lucky not burning yourself,what happened ?maybe get yourself one of those thick leather aprons.
F.me gavin you got lucky not burning yourself,what happened ?maybe get yourself one of those thick leather aprons.
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maybe get yourself one of those thick leather aprons.
and some leather chaps to match
maybe get yourself one of those thick leather aprons.
and some leather chaps to match
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had a similar near miss many years ago making sea fishing leads,
i was sitting by the shed door doing the moulds whilst my brother put the lead in the pot.
as we were chatting, he didn't check a piece of old piping quite as thoroughly as he should've.
one almighty bang later, luckily i rolled behind the door with no more than splatter up my arm, which i've still got the pock-mark scars from to this day!
right behind where my face would've been if i'd still been sitting up was a great big lump of molten lead that had burnt its way into a box.
if that had hit me in the face, well i'd be a damn sight uglier now. but i wouldn't be able to see it!
ever since that day, i've bought my leads.
bloody dangerous stuff, molten lead. would never do it again without the full PPE set-up, gloves, goggles, apron etc.
had a similar near miss many years ago making sea fishing leads,
i was sitting by the shed door doing the moulds whilst my brother put the lead in the pot.
as we were chatting, he didn't check a piece of old piping quite as thoroughly as he should've.
one almighty bang later, luckily i rolled behind the door with no more than splatter up my arm, which i've still got the pock-mark scars from to this day!
right behind where my face would've been if i'd still been sitting up was a great big lump of molten lead that had burnt its way into a box.
if that had hit me in the face, well i'd be a damn sight uglier now. but i wouldn't be able to see it!
ever since that day, i've bought my leads.
bloody dangerous stuff, molten lead. would never do it again without the full PPE set-up, gloves, goggles, apron etc.
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Think i got away with it quite lightly really, i have all the masks and goggles, gloves etc and have made god knows how many but it just shows you must concentrate at all times!
Think i got away with it quite lightly really, i have all the masks and goggles, gloves etc and have made god knows how many but it just shows you must concentrate at all times!
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Glad your ok Gavin.
Does the loss of kit mean a price hike
Glad your ok Gavin.
Does the loss of kit mean a price hike
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Cheers Garry, I know how lucky i was just so glad that didn't happen obviously!
As for the tackl,e not happy but lesson learnt, just thankful that i had to take my rods etc out first otherwise i would have been sitting here severly pissed off instead of being just pissed off
Cheers Garry, I know how lucky i was just so glad that didn't happen obviously!
As for the tackl,e not happy but lesson learnt, just thankful that i had to take my rods etc out first otherwise i would have been sitting here severly pissed off instead of being just pissed off
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Yes mate afraid so, £1.30 from the shop for the time being
No i will still do them just won't be in there on a worktop again i am back to being outside
Yes mate afraid so, £1.30 from the shop for the time being
No i will still do them just won't be in there on a worktop again i am back to being outside
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just thankful that i had to take my rods etc out first otherwise i would have been sitting here severly pissed off instead of being just pissed off
to bloody right gav you were lucky full stop mate
i no if those rods would have been in there sleeves you would have been gutted mate,
but again gav you would be in A&E right now if that lead had gone over you 
just thankful that i had to take my rods etc out first otherwise i would have been sitting here severly pissed off instead of being just pissed off
to bloody right gav you were lucky full stop mate
i no if those rods would have been in there sleeves you would have been gutted mate,
but again gav you would be in A&E right now if that lead had gone over you