Wheel weights

[RAllison]

Robert - well, I think I'd start over and recast them. I'd make them smaller so you can get them against the smaller inner ring part of the wheel (as I did mine) which is about 8" diameter BUT definitely measure it first

I'm a wondering

 

[RAllison]

I know people will call me nuts but now I gotta know...can I successfully turn lead.

 

[jkoenig]

Robert, the question is: will you live through it...? Don’t put a bunch of lead dust in your shop to breathe in for the rest of your (shortened) life.

 

[RAllison]

There won't be any dust,that stuff is so soft it will probably peel in one big shaving. Plus I can enclose the piece at the chuck. I got vaccinated,my days are limited anyway!

 

[RAllison]

We've worked with a graphite lead before and pretty much had to suit up,that stuff is nothing but dust! I wonder if that's what you're thinking of.

 

[lpalma]

These came off a 123, weigh about 40lbs each.

 

[RAllison]

Is that concrete?

 

[lpalma]

Lead or is it lead? You can lead a horse to water but it will not have lead feet.

 

[RAllison]

They look bigger than mine and mine are 40lbs.

 

[RAllison]

 

[lpalma]

The mounting steel adds some weight to it.

 

[lpalma]

I know professor Pepperwinkle on The Superman show was able to turn it into gold!

 

[RAllison]

My kinda guy! I need more lead or lead!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Here's some concrete wheel weights that Pat Irlbeck made back in the early 2000's.

 

[RAllison]

Wowsa!

 

[kmcconaughey]

I think this might be a slightly larger set that he made on this 782, he has/had another 782 with his home made weights as well. Photo taken at Blunier's Plow Day 1.

EDIT: Here's the other 782:

 

[RAllison]

Now thats gettin it done!

 

[RAllison]

Well now I know! I can in fact and currently am,successfully turning down lead!

 

[RAllison]

And while I'm here I went and slotted for the valve stem

 

[jkoenig]

Looking good!