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Lee, your one lazy SOB, thats for sure. ;) This technique is so, so hargarthian, I've got to give it a try. Jim On 12/10/97 1:31 PM Lee C Kresge wrote: >Jim >I made a V-weight when diving Al-80's right in my backplate. >1. Drill a hole of appropriate size to fit a bolt through (~3/8" or so) >2. Make a Pla-Dough damn above and below the band bolts (lower and upper, >respectively) >3. Raise the head of the bolt (w/ a washer if you have one) w/ some >electrical tape or something >4. Pre-weigh the amount of lead that you want, add about 1/4-1/2 lb. >5. Cast away. Don't pour too slowly. > >As you can probably guess, the bolt sticking through eases handling of >the backplate while assembling/disassembling, and while you're not >wearing it. Use a nut on the other side of the backplate to hold the >weight in place. Also, even if it does come loose, the weight >absolutely, positively is not going anywhere. The molten lead, believe >it or not, does not burn the Pla-Dough and does not contain enough heat >to melt the nylon webbing (if you're too lazy to take it all out/apart >like I was. I cast ~6lbs I think). However much you need, keep the >height below the bottom of the rounded angle where the backplate bends >into the V. > >You do, of course, need to have an Al backplate. . . > >Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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