[PeteyHD]

I melt all of my weight. When I was in college melted thousands and thousands of pounds for non sponsor boats in NJ and MA so was fortunate enough to pay for all the molds in less than a few hundred pounds. I get all my lead for free from tire shops and build good relationships with them. Most of the guys would really hook it up for a nice oily bluefish (which I do not eat but catch a ton of in the summer) in exchange for a bucket full of lead. The largest expense will be your initial investment of molds and burner and pot. I have a large propane burner and 150# capacity pot. But you should be ok with something much smaller.