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You'll need the following:
-hotplate
-Cast iron Pan
-5lbs of Lead
-Power drill with a 1.5" bit
-5.5" extender for said bit
-Vice
-Baseball Bat (wooden)-Gloves, spoon, metal funnel
1. Put the bat in the vice. Drill a hole as far as the standard bit will allow. Attach the 5.5" extender. Drill as far as the bit will reach.
2. After the bat is hollowed out, begin melting your lead. Always have a good supply of pure lead on hand. Tire weights and other forms of lead can be filled with impurities that will keep you from creating a quality product. Make sure you use pure lead with no other additions to it.
3. Add lead BEFORE you heat the cast-iron pan. Once the lead is melted, you'll see the impurities, even in good lead, rise to the surface. Scoop these out.
4. Using asbestos lined gloves and a small cast-iron scoop or spoon, funnel the lead slowly into the bat. Fill the bat so just a bit of the lead covers the tip. Allow ample time for cooling and setting.
5. Finished.