molds for diving weights

two stroke mick · 15 February 2010, 15:15

Hi

does anyone know were a mold to make diving weights can be purchased. There are plenty in the US but on sign of them here

TSM

BruceB · 15 February 2010, 15:50

Places like Lumb brothers usually sell this sort of thing but if its for diving from a RIB I would buy shot belts. The amount of damage a solid weight does banging around the boat is horrendous, I have banned them from mine and only allow shot belts on now.

willk · 15 February 2010, 15:51

http://www.namronuk.com/weight-moulds-PT88

You often get 'em fleabay too, none right now tho..

My old club had a beautiful 4lb closed mould - all curves and suchlike. I got a bit carried away with a pile of lead I pinched from work. I have 36 x 4lbs and 8 x 2lbs in me shed. I'm a sad case

willk · 15 February 2010, 15:52

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Originally Posted by BruceB

The amount of damage a solid weight does banging around the boat is horrendous

A fishbox up the pointy end will sort that carry on

chewy · 15 February 2010, 18:02

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Originally Posted by willk

http://www.namronuk.com/weight-moulds-PT88

You often get 'em fleabay too, none right now tho..

My old club had a beautiful 4lb closed mould - all curves and suchlike. I got a bit carried away with a pile of lead I pinched from work. I have 36 x 4lbs and 8 x 2lbs in me shed. I'm a sad case

I did the same, thought I may as well make a few whilst I'm at it. Last time I looked the pile had gone down, think my Dad had recycled them into sinkers and pirks!

Downhilldai · 15 February 2010, 18:31

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Originally Posted by willk

I got a bit carried away with a pile of lead I pinched from work. I have 36 x 4lbs and 8 x 2lbs in me shed. I'm a sad case

willk and a pot of molten lead - it's all becoming clearer now

Poly · 15 February 2010, 18:37

is this what you meant?

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with a pile of lead I pinched from a church roof

Downhilldai · 15 February 2010, 18:39

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is this what you meant?

Errr, are you saying willk's a man of the cloth?

willk · 15 February 2010, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Errr, are you saying willk's a man of the cloth?

Beat me to it, DHD

. Although, I'd make a good Presbyterian Minister*. I might even end up as the Moderator. But anyways, the lead did come off the roof. BTW, I was very careful in respect to lead fumes, my issues began long before that.

As Chewy can confirm, nothing feeds an OCD like a increasing pile (sorry, orderly line) of gleaming silver weights and a decreasing pile of tatty chaos (sorry, scrap lead).

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willk · 15 February 2010, 18:49

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thought I may as well make a few whilst I'm at it.

Yeah, that's how it started for me too....

karlT · 15 February 2010, 18:59

http://www.findafishingboat.com/listings.php?cid=44

BruceB · 15 February 2010, 19:26

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Originally Posted by willk

A fishbox up the pointy end will sort that carry on

No room up the front for a crate. The problem isn't when they are in the boat but when they are being donned or dropped into the boat after surfacing.
My console on the old RIB was heavily scarred from carelessly dropped solid weight belts and the new one has a nice big scape across the front and side of the outboard casing from someone swinging their belt round to put in on.
This was the last straw and I banned solid weights from the RIB.
If folk aren't going to excercise some care with what they do with kit they they aren't coming on. I am not particularly precious about the boat but I think a minimum of care is called for if you are a guest on a boat.
Shot belts don't really cause any damage so no shot belt=no ride on the RIB.

willk · 15 February 2010, 19:31

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Originally Posted by BruceB

This was the last straw and I banned solid weights from the RIB

No trouble with the 16kg steel cylinders?

BruceB · 15 February 2010, 20:30

Nope, everyone uses twinsets which lie flat on the deck plus we never go out with more than four divers, half the number that the equivalent club boat would take for the same size hull.

chewy · 15 February 2010, 22:18

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Nope, everyone uses twinsets which lie flat on the deck plus we never go out with more than four divers, half the number that the equivalent club boat would take for the same size hull.

How much do twin sets weigh......

willk · 15 February 2010, 22:21

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How much do twin sets weigh......

Depends how many pearls it c/w ;-)

BruceB · 15 February 2010, 22:22

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Originally Posted by chewy

How much do twin sets weigh......

About 35-40kg depending on size and wing backplate combination........

chewy · 15 February 2010, 22:34

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Originally Posted by BruceB

About 35-40kg depending on size and wing backplate combination........

I don't dive anymore so don't have much experince of twinsets but don't these cause damage.
I suspect techie divers take more care over their gear hence not as much damage?

BruceB · 15 February 2010, 22:48

Nope, lie them flat on the deck behind the console and they are fine, two sets lie fine between the tubes with two in front. The bladders and boots stop anything being damaged.
You can see two sets on my old RIB, it could take four sets between the outboard and the console....

chewy · 15 February 2010, 23:35

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Originally Posted by BruceB

Nope, lie them flat on the deck behind the console and they are fine, two sets lie fine between the tubes with two in front. The bladders and boots stop anything being damaged.
You can see two sets on my old RIB, it could take four sets between the outboard and the console....

That console is well placed............................................ ..........................