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Re: What tool are you using to make weight?

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Originally Posted by Biff
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Originally Posted by Jeff Pahl
The only tool we use is good design practice and a really annoying person who's job is to ask constantly "How much does that weigh???" It looks like we will be 10-20 lbs under when we get done, so we've quit worrying about what things weigh. My biggest concern right now is that there is no good place to put the lead...
Used brass where we are is $1.50 lb it cuts easy and has far less safety issues than lead. BTW it is more dense than the cast (iron) weights on the back of our studio cameras a 16 lb chunk is about 1 x 4 x 6 unless my memory has lost it again.
The lead comment was a humorous reference to the poll option for being over 10 pounds under. For safety reasons I would never recommend lead, as it now seems to be considered a hazardous material in almost any condition. In the past we have used barbell plates, and that is probably what we'll end up using again. The trick with this year's design will be finding a good place for them that doesn't get the CG up too high. Maybe I can convince the students they need to add the air compressor
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