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gloves and definitely a respirator made specifically to remove the lead threat. Do it outside, or with very good ventilation. Best way to do the slugs is to get a blank Do It! mold, put it in a vice on your drill press, and carefully drill in the center of the mold with the same size drill bit that you will use in the plug. This will give you a slug that is the same diameter as the hole you drill. Need a slug with a hole down the center? Do the same as above, then use a smaller bit in the center of the first hole and drill the rest of the way through the mold. I use one of the egg sinker inserts (brass wire with a handle) in the mold, pour lead, pull out wire, then pop the slug out. Hole in the center. You can do the same thing with 2 pieces of scrap wood if you are not needing to do a lot of slugs. The wood will wear out after 20 pours or so.
If you are just doing a few slugs here and there, an old spoon that you will never use for eating again and a propane torch can be used to pour the lead. Notch the side of the spoon to allow you to pour the lead. Better bet is to get a small ladle made for melting lead. If you are going to be doing a larger number of slugs, get a Palmer Hot Pot II melter. Will hold 4# of lead, you can heat and pour from the same pot.
Jigman
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