Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Cheap and heavy...

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Right on, "Leadfoot"!
Carl


Pierre Poulin wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I just made my first trip to the local tire changer. I got 200pounds of 
> tire weight for 20$!
>
> I want to thank all of you who toke time to respoend to my message. Once 
> again psubs helped me when I needed it!
>
> Pierre "leadfull" Poulin
>
>
>
>
> > From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> > Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Cheap and heavy...
> > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:05:28 -0700
> >
> > Actually, now that I think of it, if you drop one or two heavy 
> > weights, the change in weight versus the force of water and gravity 
> > *could* damage the sub.  If you have a bunch of little weights and 
> > slowly drop them, all the better.  Slower is better, I feel.
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > Dan H. wrote:
> >
> > > Better do some weight and volume calculations Pierre.   You may need 
> > > a crew
> > > to move the extinguishers when full.
> > >
> > > If possible,may be better off with separate lighter weights.  I remember
> > > reading in Kitteridge's book where he tested his drop weight in shallow
> > > water.  He had a tough time recovering the one heavy weight and 
> > > dragging it
> > > ashore.  After that he made it a pan with separate lead weights in it.
> > >
> > > Dan H.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Pierre Poulin" <pipo305@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:27 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Cheap and heavy...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > well, thx guys. I will talk to local tire changer store. Here the 
> > > > season
> > >
> > >
> > > for
> > >
> > > > winter tire is almost finished so those weight should come plenty!!!
> > > >
> > > > I will then melt them into used stanless steel fir extinguisher, et 
> > > > voila!
> > > >
> > > > Pierre Poulin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>
> > > > > Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > > > > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Cheap and heavy...
> > > > > Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:51:12 -0800
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm, well, Pierre asked first, so he's got dibs.
> > > > >
> > > > > If not I'll pay for shipping on that?
> > > > >
> > > > > How about it?  Pierre?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll look in the trash bins, too, I know I'll need more.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, --Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:25:09 -0800 (PST) Chris Nugent
> > > > > <dirkpitt77@yahoo.com> writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > >  At our shop we've got a whole bucketful of discarded used wheel
> > > > > > weights, probably on the order of 100-150 lbs.  Hell, we'd give them
> > > > > > away to any takers.  You guys should be looking in the trash bins
> > > > > > back by their tire machines.  You could probably talk any local
> > > > > > shops out of them for free...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >                          My .02
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nuge
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Yea, I checked that, but they're packaged small and that can get
> > > > > > expensive. I used to be able to buy large weights for fishing nets
> > > > > > and surf fishermen at tackle-bait shops, but I live in Southern
> > > > > > Nevada
> > > > > > no demand for that kind of thing. How about diver's belts?
> > > > > > I need to cast a shape so lead or bismuth alloy is what I'm looking
> > > > > > for.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Crikey !!! If this was an old feedstore in the Midwest I'd have no
> > > > > > problem !
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Steve
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:36:03 EST Subscuba@aol.com writes:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > How about wheel weights at your local tire store?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ken Martindale
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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