Lead Dust Supplier Desperately Needed

[8thsinner]

Valid point drac, But I am thinking about using it to see.

I found this place

http://www.gamolagolf.co.uk/acatalog/Tungsten_Powder.html

And I am thinking of trying it, it has obvious safety benefits and is more eco friendly.

It's not as soft but you would not need as much either as it is heavier which means I can make a much more dense braid in a smaller space.

The problem would become that I spent 5 hours designing this whip based on lead, using tungsten will reduce the dimensions and I will have to start all over again....grr

If there are no other suggestions I will be ordering this stuff in a few hours.

I don't know by weight how much I need, I measured lead out before by volume.

Should I get two tubs or one?

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Never heard of w a weighted whip before, where does the lead go?

[Drac]

Never heard of w a weighted whip before, where does the lead go?

depends on what type of whip. snakewhips and signal whips have a shotbag for the core that's filled and goes most of the length. some bullwhips are weighted and the shotbag for those goes about 2/3 to 4/5 the length.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Seems that it would make it harder to whip with the extra weight? I had a cheap whip I bought years ago at a tourist area, and got to where I could snap it pretty good. Always figured you just needed tip speed to get the snap. What purpose does that added weight have?

[Drac]

Seems that it would make it harder to whip with the extra weight? I had a cheap whip I bought years ago at a tourist area, and got to where I could snap it pretty good. Always figured you just needed tip speed to get the snap. What purpose does that added weight have?

adding weight (up to a point) requires less work to crack it and it rolls out smoother and straighter (very important for target cracking) with a quality made one.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Thanks, now I know.

[Sovran81]

I have been searching for powdered lead also. I have found this supplier that will sell any amount requested. http://www.espimetals.com/index.php The kicker is you need a account with them and I dont have a tax number to create an account. If there is anyone in the U.S(preferably the south east) with a business license that would be willing to put together an order. Please contact me. I would like a couple kilograms.

Edit: they have 2 sizes. 100 and 350 mesh.

Edited November 5, 2011 by Joe M

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Edited November 6, 2011 by busted

[busted]

I have been searching for powdered lead also. I have found this supplier that will sell any amount requested. http://www.espimetals.com/index.php The kicker is you need a account with them and I dont have a tax number to create an account. If there is anyone in the U.S(preferably the south east) with a business license that would be willing to put together an order. Please contact me. I would like a couple kilograms.

Edit: they have 2 sizes. 100 and 350 mesh.

These guys might be able to help.

http://micronmetals....ds/lead/pb-100?