Wow, to be 16 again. I am envious of you. I can not caution you enough to learn the safe way to go about your interests in smelting metals. There is lots of information available on this forum and I encourage you to read alot. Since I am not in Tx. I will not be able to help you with the lead.

Its good to see you have lots of goals, don't give up or get side tracked. Best to you, Mike.