[TheForge] Printers lead

[A Vida]

Printer's alloy was intended to have high wear resistance so that fewer 
plates would have to be cast.  I would tend to think that it may not be 
suitable for the application in question.

Lynn and Susan Lang wrote:
> Hello
> I have acquired a quantity of printers lead, ingots that were used in a
> Mergenthaler linotype.  The proportions are Lead 85 percent, Antimony 11
> percent and Tin 4 percent. Is this suitable for Repousse backing
> material?
> 
> Thank you
> lynn