Another good source for various thickness lead wire is from sports shops that sell supplies for fly fishing - some of these supplies include fine lead wire for tying your own flies. Also lead foil for adding to the weight of golf clubs.
I also used to use the lead wrapper from a brand of ski wax (Swix).
Wine bottles used to have thin lead foil wrapped over the cork. Unfortunately, it’s been replaced with plastic for health reasons.
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Yeah. Anyone who says they’re using lead foil from wine bottles these days is drinking some pretty vintage stuff. It hasn’t been used for about three decades.
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Is it still used in Europe?
Ken
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Ken,
The EU REACH directive severely restricts the use of lead and a long list of other hazardous substances in products sold in the EU.
Rick
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