I've sand casted lead parts before, it works but it leaves a textured surface that needs to be sanded. It's not good for wheel weights however it works for other things.
down4derby said:I've sand casted lead parts before, it works but it leaves a textured surface that needs to be sanded. It's not good for wheel weights however it works for other things.
Vitamin K said:Banning lead is kind of a bummer move, IMO (or, shall I say, strongly discouraging it).
Course, we don't set the rules, so they are what they are, right?
Crash Enburn said:Before this thread digresses any further (that was rather funny, btw Corvid)Yes it was...
Micro, can you clarify things a little? If I'm reading/seeing this correctly, you used wax to make a form to make wheel weights. You then showed a pic of the cast forms before, and then after cleanup. And then finally, a pic of a wheel weight made of putty. The one made of putty I made in about 2 minutes, it would not work as is. Is that right? I would have liked to try the same technique but in putty.
I ask because the cast pieces are hollow, and so wouldn't weigh as much as they could.This is not true. It is a solid cast piece. You invest the wax and then burn out the wax and cast the metal. Very few would have the tools/equipment needed to do this.
Also, I doubt that a putty weight could be attached to the car reliably.
Thanks!
TRE said:just use fender washers..lot easier
microbrush said:Sorry, I didn't mean to have this turn into an environmental debate.
microbrush said:Sorry, I didn't mean to have this turn into an environmental debate.
microbrush said:
Crash & Micro said:I ask because the cast pieces are hollow, and so wouldn't weigh as much as they could.This is not true. It is a solid cast piece.
Crash Enburn said:microbrush said:Crash & Micro said:I ask because the cast pieces are hollow, and so wouldn't weigh as much as they could.This is not true. It is a solid cast piece.
While the castings in the pics above are indeed solid, they have empty volume. What is their point? Are they the weights? Are they the reusable molds? Your putty weight appears to have been made by pressing into these...
They are weights. They would be reusable. They do not have empty volume. The putty was made by pressing into a wheel, not by pressing into these weights. I was under the impression that one wants to get the weight as low and towards the back of the car as possible. These would be as low as one can go and as far back as one can go. They are just not as dense as tungsten. They eliminate one row of 6 1/4 tungsten cubes as they weigh about one ounce. It helps to get a shorter COM. The cars are stable with these- no wiggles, just not fast enough. I hope that these pictures of them in the final use help to clarify. Please excuse the post-it note. I didn't care to post my name and address.
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microbrush said:Quote:
Originally Posted by TRE
just use fender washers..lot easier
This is what I do!! I ruff them up with sandpaper, super glue them together and sand the edges. They are REAL cheap.
We need to have the inside of the wheel visible without the removal of the wheel. You would need to cut the washers in half somehow. How much do your fender washers weigh? What kind of metal and size do you prefer?
Crash Enburn said:Micro - Your other pics did help to clarify things. They are much thicker than they appear from the front/back view.
However, there does definitely appear to be a ridge in the weights.
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That depth could be filled with material for more weight. Unless, of course, that ridge fits into that little hollow inside the wheels (but it looks deeper than necessarily). That's all.
microbrush said:Quote:
Originally Posted by TRE
just use fender washers..lot easier
This is what I do!! I ruff them up with sandpaper, super glue them together and sand the edges. They are REAL cheap.
We need to have the inside of the wheel visible without the removal of the wheel. You would need to cut the washers in half somehow. How much do your fender washers weigh? What kind of metal and size do you prefer?