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Hi James, I have made V weights for my buddies and myself. The easiest and cheapest way I know how to do it is the following. Take your doubles and put seran wrap between the tanks. Then take modeling clay and form it between the two tanks over the seran wrap in a triangular shape. Then take your backplate and press down on the clay. Trim the clay as necessary. The biggest v-weight I have made to date is a fifteen pounder for my hp120's doubles. Take a shoe box and put the modeling clay in the bottom of the box. Pour plaster of paris in the shoe box. After twenty minutes or so when the plaster is dry pull out the clay. Hold on to a lead weight with vice grips and heat it with a propane torch (buy it cheap at a hardware store) and let the melting lead drip into the mold. This takes longer then a cajun cooker and a frying pan but is much cheaper if you are only making one for yourself. Jim Cobb's web site describes how to make one with a cajun cooker, search the archives. In my area a cajun cooker costs about $65.00 U.S. After the V-weight cools break it out of the mold and check it for size. If it is to big you can use a belt sander with rough grit or a Makita grinder to grind it down. If the weight is to heavy just slice off a little bit with a hacksaw, band saw or jigsaw until you get it right. By the way wear a good breathing mask as lead fumes are very bad for your health. Cost is approx.: Propane torch $10.00 Weight $1.00 per lb. No weight belt, priceless. I hope this helps yourself and anybody interested. Dive safe, Greg Kuiper -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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