05-01-2009, 09:23 AM
Hiya, Gary, and 
to Big Blue. Glad to see that you've made it over. 
I searched in nearby Hamilton (Ontario) for a source for lead and after lots of inquiries, was finally directed to a small operation near the city's industrial north end. No sign, and in what from the street looked like a garage, wedged in between their office in a converted house and another house, home to a massage parlour.
(Get the lead, then get the lead out, I guess.) 
The place makes, among other things, decorative cast lead planters - vandals won't be swiping them or tipping them over, that's for sure.
I asked if they had any sheet lead that I could buy, and was asked how thick and how much do you need. I got about 3 or 4 pounds of .035" lead sheet for the quite reasonable price of "free".
This place wasn't listed in the 'phone book, but you might have success by asking at other metal suppliers - there's lots of steel supply places in Hamilton, and it was one of them that directed me to this place. You could also try scrap metal dealers - they may not have any sheet lead to sell to you, but they may be able to direct you to a similar operation that buys the lead from them.
Wayne
to Big Blue. Glad to see that you've made it over. I searched in nearby Hamilton (Ontario) for a source for lead and after lots of inquiries, was finally directed to a small operation near the city's industrial north end. No sign, and in what from the street looked like a garage, wedged in between their office in a converted house and another house, home to a massage parlour.
(Get the lead, then get the lead out, I guess.) The place makes, among other things, decorative cast lead planters - vandals won't be swiping them or tipping them over, that's for sure. I asked if they had any sheet lead that I could buy, and was asked how thick and how much do you need. I got about 3 or 4 pounds of .035" lead sheet for the quite reasonable price of "free".
This place wasn't listed in the 'phone book, but you might have success by asking at other metal suppliers - there's lots of steel supply places in Hamilton, and it was one of them that directed me to this place. You could also try scrap metal dealers - they may not have any sheet lead to sell to you, but they may be able to direct you to a similar operation that buys the lead from them.
Wayne