Lead weights?

[3D diver]

True.

I thought they were phasing out actual lead bird shot anyway, are shot gun pellets still lead?

 

[oldschoolto]

I use depleted uranium for weights.... :shocked2:Very heavy and No worry about the lead dust.....

Jim...

 

[tamas970]

Also keeps you warm if properly distributed

I use depleted uranium for weights.... :shocked2:Very heavy and No worry about the lead dust.....

Jim...

 

[ScubaPolishPete]

I created soft weights from lead shot. Bought 50lbs online for $102 shipped. Zip lock bagged them, then vacuum sealed them, then covered that in white duct taped. Quickly figured out exactly how much the bags and tape weigh, so all of my weights are exactly the weight they should be (ie. 3 lb.).

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[redacted]

I use depleted uranium for weights.... :shocked2:Very heavy and No worry about the lead dust.....

Jim...

Too hard to melt and pour. Gold is much better. And it is "green".

 

[Just_Me]

There have been far too many studies done proving that lead shot is jot really harmful to the environment for that myth to continue.

Don't eat it or use it as a coffee filter and you will be fine.

 

[CT-Rich]

Lead is used to weight aquarium plants and is extremely inert. A bar of lead can sit on the ocean floor and come up a hundred years later and look identical to the day it went down. I cast my lead at age 16 using old tire balance weights, fishing weights and dead car batteries. Still operate perfectly. don't breath the dust or suck on and you will be fine. As I recall the concern about lead shot was that birds (ducks and the like) were picking the pellets for gizzard stones (small rocks in the muscular gizzard are used to grind food). Wash your hands after handling lead and if you are melting down, do it in a well ventilated area.

An interesting aside is that pre WWII lead can be quite valuable. Called low alpha lead, it can be used in electronics and as low background shielding for exotic physics experiments. Atmosphere testing of nuclear weapons has pretty much contaminated the process of making any low background lead or steel.

 

[jwelburn]

There are actually different alloys of lead being used. Mixing lead with other metals both hardens it and makes it less reactive with the salt water. This is why some brands of soft weight bleed much less than others.

 

[divin'dog]

I used soft weights and made my own bags with lead shot but I was able to buy copper coated lead shot. Not sure that is still available but it's an alternative to uncoated shot.

 

[BRT]

I was looking at some ankle weights online and sent and email to ask if they were lead because I didn't want something else. Boy did I get a defensive reply!