Lead Shot

[John]

mmm…Kung Pao! Ever try to see how many of the peanuts you could pick up individually without dropping one using chopsticks? 😆 The chopsticks also make great stir sticks for epoxy and other stuff!

I like the melt your own approach Joe. An exact fit to the shape is possible that way. Nice.

[RocketwhizParticipant]

I’ve used fine sand in the past. Mix it in with the epoxy. That is until my father in-law told me about powered tungsten. Ideal if space it at a premium. 50% heavier then lead. I get mine from Golfsmith. It’s pricey, about $15.00 for a 1lb jar. They also have lead tape, but I don’t remember what that costs.

But hey it’s only money. a reload costs more then that. 😀

Mark

[SCOTT EVANS]

You know,
You could just go outside and pick up a rock from you land scaping. They are really cheap!
If you dont have any come over to my house!! Many sizes of river rock to choose from.
And if you bring a beer and tell good jokes you can have it for free!!! 😉

[AdrianParticipant]

I needed a small amount of lead shot, and I also didn’t want to buy a huge bag of it, so I bought a box of shotgun shells and cut them open. Then I learned about tungsten powder and that’s what I use now. In the last few months I’ve made two 24mm nosecones with 80 grams of weight, one with epoxy/shot and the other with epoxy/tungsten. The tungsten one had a significant amount of room left over. I got mine (golfsmith also) from Amazon.com. One weird thing about it is that it prevents the epoxy I use from getting very hard. It’s not soft enough to move, but it is soft enough to dent with a fingernail. This happened for me with 2 different batches and I never have any trouble with epoxy hardening completely when I use it by itself.

[Murdock]

They don’t list an amount, but I found some Tungsten BB’s
http://www.pinewoodpro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=021200

[SCOTT EVANS]

They don’t list an amount, but I found some Tungsten BB’s
http://www.pinewoodpro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=021200

Watch out Greg 8) Might have to try these in the cars this season!! 😉

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