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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC8592.FFE5C920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The triangular lead bars are homemade. My Father and I made some by melting regular lead weights ( can also use wheel weights if you clean them up and clip off the metal) into a cast iron skillet using a blow torch. The melting occurred pretty fast. As soon as all the lead was fluid, I poured it into a small form made from 45 degree angle iron. The bar was initially 12" long and later had to be cut to about 9" to fit between the bands on the double tanks. For reference, the bar will weigh about 1.1 lbs per inch if using the above angle iron and filling the form to about 1/4" from the top. Figure out how much weight you need and make the form accordingly. Let the thing totally cool, otherwise it will break upon removal from the form. It works great and it's nice not to have a weight belt------Jason Jason Weisacosky Missouri 417-967-5913 Hypoxic@Tr*.Mi*.or* ---------- > From: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: alum vs. ss backplate <summary and addl q.> > Date: Monday, June 30, 1997 4:04 PM > > So, the consensus on the backplate is go with SS if you can afford it, > otherwise, aluminum will make you happy. > > One additional question: > > Are the wkpp style triangular weights homemade, or can they be bought > somewhere? Should the size (length) of the weight be adjusted to > completely eliminate a weight belt? (assuming using lp twins) > > Thanks. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > Northwest Labor Systems > http://www.nwls.com > Bellingham, WA > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC8592.FFE5C920 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">The triangular lead bars are homemade. = My Father and I made some by melting regular lead weights ( can = also use wheel weights if you clean them up and clip off the metal) into = a cast iron skillet using a blow torch. The melting occurred = pretty fast. As soon as all the lead was fluid, I poured it into a = small form made from 45 degree angle iron. The bar was initially = 12" long and later had to be cut to about 9" to fit between = the bands on the double tanks. For reference, the bar will weigh = about 1.1 lbs per inch if using the above angle iron and filling the = form to about 1/4" from the top. Figure out how much weight = you need and make the form accordingly. Let the thing totally = cool, otherwise it will break upon removal from the form. It works = great and it's nice not to have a weight belt------Jason<br><br>Jason = Weisacosky<br>Missouri 417-967-5913 = &= nbsp;<br><font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>Hypoxic@Tr*.Mi*.or*</u><font = color=3D"#000000"><br><br>----------<br>> From: Kevin Connell = <<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>kevin@nw*.co*</u><font = color=3D"#000000">><br>> To: <font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000"><br>> Subject: Re: alum vs. ss backplate = <summary and addl q.><br>> Date: Monday, June 30, 1997 4:04 = PM<br>> <br>> So, the consensus on the backplate is go with SS if = you can afford it,<br>> otherwise, aluminum will make you = happy.<br>> <br>> One additional question:<br>> <br>> Are = the wkpp style triangular weights homemade, or can they be = bought<br>> somewhere? Should the size (length) of the weight = be adjusted to<br>> completely eliminate a weight belt? (assuming = using lp twins)<br>> <br>> Thanks.<br>> <br>> <br>> = -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br>> Kevin Connell <<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>kevin@nw*.co*</u><font = color=3D"#000000">><br>> <br>> Northwest Labor Systems<br>> = <font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>http://www.nwls.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000"><br>> Bellingham, WA<br>> = -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --<br>> --<br>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to = `<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'.<br>> Send list subscription requests to `<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver-request@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'.</p> </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font> </font></font></f= ont></font></font></font></font></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01BC8592.FFE5C920-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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