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Terry Coombs[_2_]
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Tire weight alloy
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:05:52 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 3:08:25 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs
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Anybody know what they're made of ?
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Snag
There is at least two types. One a lead alloy and the other zinc.
Dan
These are the lead alloy , a place my son worked at tossed boxes of
new weights when they converted . Most of the boxes made their way
into the shop manager's car ... my son managed to get one for me
and no one ever asked why the manager ordered a bunch of them
shortly before the changeover ... . I also got a bunch of used ones
from somewhere , the ones that didn't melt were all steel .
The lead alloy weights are alloyed with antimony to make them harder.
Will lead particles in the finished product be a problem? Because
there will surely be lead dust in the dust you are making.
Eric
Well , since it's intended to push lead , I don't think it'll matter much
.. I have really gotten into primitive hunting techniques since moving to the
woods of North central Arkansas ... next thing ya know I'll be gluing turkey
feathers onto wood sticks with glue from boiled hooves .
Though I might get into something more modern once I finish my Gingery
shaper build . With a shaper one can fabricate bolt action receivers . And a
lot of other neat stuff . Like falling blocks ...
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