molds for diving weights

[two stroke mick]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Polwart]

is this what you meant?

Originally Posted by willk

with a pile of lead I pinched from a church roof

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Polwart

is this what you meant?

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

[willk]

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]

Originally Posted by chewy

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

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