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Never melt lead in an unventilated area especially in ones house. -----Original Message----- From: Cam Banks <cam@ca*.co*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:29 AM Subject: Re: V weights - various methods >This weekend I made a v-weight with a different method. Take 14" of 2" >metal pipe (thicker pipe is probably better), threaded on both ends. >Using a jig saw, sawzall, or band saw, cut off the top third of the pipe >(make 2 cuts if using a jigsaw or sawzall). Thread the caps on. Now >the mould is done. > >Put on a gas stove across two burners, and heat on high. Put in some >chunks of lead. Help them melt from the top with a propane torch. I >used 10 lb's of lead. Let cool. > >Unthread the caps (use vice and pipe wrench if needed), bang mould on >ground to loosen lead. Twist lead to remove. Beat down any moulded >"pipe threads" on the lead ingot with hammer. Drill two holes 5/16" >diameter, 11" apart. Voila, a 9.8 lb v-weight. I couldn't believe this >worked first time with no trouble. > >This results in a half-round, or half-moon sectioned weight of course, >but it fit neatly betweeen my Al 80's. > >Cam > >Greg Kuiper wrote: >> >> 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'. > >-- >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >Cameron Banks 408-821-6314 cell >Applied Materials Account Manager 888-731-6502 pager > 408-934-0500 office > 408-934-0707 fax >Aera Corporation >422 S. Hillview Drive e-mail: cam@ae*.co* >Milpitas, CA 95035 http://www.massflow.com >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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