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Originally Posted by mkk41
I use a plumbers lead pot that mounts on a 20lb propane tank. Used a good old Coleman stove before that. A buddy uses the side burner on his gas grill and a 6in steel pipe cap.
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This answers the OP's question the best. My father is a plumber, and when I was a kid, cast iron waste and soil pipe was all fitted with lead and oakum. These guys went through a lot of lead melting, and it was done as described above. The burner that sits on top of the tank throws out some serious BTUs; very effective. Needless to say, I've got a whole bunch of lead (lifetime supply) for bullet casting...
These old time plumbers were tough guys, that cast iron pipe, and lead, is heavy stuff, not like the PVC used today...