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Default Cutting and drilling lead



"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Matty F wrote:
On May 7, 3:45 am, Roger Mills wrote:
I need to replace the weights in some of my sash windows, because the
existing ones aren't heavy enough. I need to use lead because less dense
iron or steel weights would occupy more space than is available.


Depleted uranium takes even less space, and is probably cheap. I'm not
sure how it should be cut though


With full dust collection faciliites. Highly toxic material.



What about a long cylinder full of Mercury (see other posts about mercury
container!)