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Originally Posted by Daniel Bathgate
And if I remember correctly (and our scale is working properly), we're about 80 pounds with the battery and bumpers... 
And Al, thanks for the idea of painting the lead. We're about to cut some lead ballast for our robot, and I was quite concerned about the inspectors deeming it a hazardous material unlike our anything goes mentor. Paint (hopefully not lead based!) sounds like an ideal solution. |
Back in the days when we were adding lead ballast to our robots, we used to coat the lead brick with liquid plastic tool-dip from the hardware store. It makes a very nice, tough coating that completely traps any stray particles. It stands up to a reasonable amount of abuse, and if you need to later it is relatively easy to peel it off.
-dave
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