Where to get lead plates or tirangles?

[lawyerbob]

I'm not real happy with the weight tube I made with PVC and lead shot (mainly they are bulky) and think I'd be happier with some flat lead plates/triangles that I can mount in the space under the fuel cell (I think there's room there).

Do people have those poured custom for their application? is there a place you can just outright buy them?

Thanks

[Matt King]

How much do you need? I have a few spare ballast bars laying around, plus about 130 pounds of lead wheel weights in my garage I need to unload!

[Amon]

Karting stores or online should have what you want.

Mark

[lawyerbob]

How much do you need? I have a few spare ballast bars laying around, plus about 130 pounds of lead wheel weights in my garage I need to unload!

I probably need to have a total of about 30-50 pounds of extra weight in the car. The issue is going to be where to put it.

Did you get the e-mail I sent last week thursday on the other matter Matt?

Bob

[PK]

I have bought it from McMaster-Carr:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#lead-plates/=dmt3m0

Somehow, though, it seems wrong to ship weight...

[Bill Bonow]

Bob,

I've made sheet metal forms for lead molds to fit specific areas on the Evolution, works great.

[lawyerbob]

Bob,

I've made sheet metal forms for lead molds to fit specific areas on the Evolution, works great.

But where do you go to get the lead melted and poured? I don't think our stove goes to 650 degrees!

[Bill Bonow]

I only melt/pour lead outside and I stand upwind. Lead fumes are really bad news

Did you weigh the car at RA?

[lawyerbob]

I only melt/pour lead outside and I stand upwind. Lead fumes are really bad news

Did you weigh the car at RA?

Didn't weight it at RA but did at home before I head out there - which was why I added the weight I did - jsut want to find a better way to do it than I did

[Paul LeCain]

You can get lead flashing at any Lowes/Home Depot.

You can cut it, roll it, fold it to any shape you'd like.

[Rick Kirchner]

I believe you can melt it on a turkey fryer burner, maybe with a little air blown up the middle.

[starkejt]

First, you can definitely melt lead readily with a turkey fryer burner. Second, look up the boiling point and vapor pressure of lead, and decide if you're still worried about melting it.

[Doug FST 5]

I've used lead shot right in the bag - just covered the bag with two layers of racer's tape and secured it somewhere in the car where it won't get abraded. I have one of those that's been fine through 20 years of racing. Its pretty cheap per pound at a gun shop that has reloading supplies. The other way I've bought it is in 5 lb ingots from an industrial plumbers supply house in Rochester. Do a google search for "caulking lead" and you'll find some suppliers. Its a good shape to mount in the car. I drill a hole through the ingot for a 5/16" bolt and fasten it to the floor of the car somewhere. Another favorite hiding spot is under my 2 part foam seat. I cut out a spot where the ingot will fit.

Doug FST 5

[lawyerbob]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

[SamF]

Bob,

Have you just considered more beer and pizza to meet min? it works but makes it very difficult to get out of the car.

Sam

[Daryl DeArman]

http://www.divers-supply.com/Scuba-L...-8Lb-P350.aspx

$2/lb....don't know how that compares to your other options but seems reasonable enough to not spend too much time trying to find a cheaper solution.

[jsteeb]

Bob...

Another thing you might try is a material like CerroBend. I think it's more pricey than lead, but certainly easier to work with.

A fisherman buddy of mine turned me onto it a little while ago. You can get it at different melting points - as low as 158deg. It's a combo of lead, tin, and bismuth. I think you can get it at McMasterCarr, but I'm not really sure.

Anyway... just another thought.

If you hit the lottery between now and Mid-O, you could always buy some tungsten! hahaha!


Cheers!
Jason

[Ricky Racer]

Bob,

Try www.aedmotorsport.com they sell it in 2' X 2' sheets in two different thicknesses.

Rick

[gbmetcalf]

Bob:
A few years back I raced at a local dirt track in a pro truck. When I bought the truck it had about 400lbs of lead in it. I just finished making a mold for 6" triangles I'll see how it goes in the molding process. Ill let you guys know.