Today I decided to see if I could make another part; the lead weight that is clamped to the inside of the door handle. I had one missing. Buying it somewhere and waiting for it takes too long...
Used some old roofing lead, a piece of angled aluminum, an old stainless pan and the wife away for an evening, I think I got the main shape right.
I did use a fresh air filer mask, lead is very harmful when inhaled.
First pic is the original part from the other door (with some felt backing).
I first purified the lead by melting it, and letting it drip down to the side; the debris and corroded film float (lead is heavy and pushes everything up), so that stays behind.
Then it is into the kitchen to heat it up and pour it in a mold.
The shape is actually pretty easy; a piece of 90 degree aluminum with to copper blocks to define the size. When set at the correct angle, it makes one beautiful ingot.
Now all it needs is some shaping to get the size right.
What I show you is attempt 4...Edit attempt 5; ingot#4 was too thick, and it would have taken too long to shave it to it correct thickness. Recasting #4 into #5 tok just ten minutes.