Members paloma Posted January 14, 2020 Members Report Posted January 14, 2020 for me it's certainly lead.To make some holes for rivets or anything like ,there is no risk of contamination . Quote
Members DV8DUG Posted January 14, 2020 Members Report Posted January 14, 2020 1/3rd of the gravestone I use for a granite tooling slab is covered with a thick piece of scrap veg-tan 12-14 oz. Contact cement REALLY holds when applied correctly. Quote
Members StickHer Posted May 15, 2021 Members Report Posted May 15, 2021 anyone know of a cheap solution you can buy at your local walmart/homedepot/ hobylobby preferably under 10$ Quote
Members Dwight Posted May 15, 2021 Members Report Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) On 5/15/2021 at 6:51 AM, StickHer said: anyone know of a cheap solution you can buy at your local walmart/homedepot/ hobylobby preferably under 10$ Expand IF you have a solid backing underneath it . . . the white cutting boards sold in housewares are good. AND they are cheap. They will get marked up a bit after several month's use . . . simply flip em over and use the other side. They're also cheap to replace. Lay it on a piece of marble or granite . . . and whack away. May God bless, Dwight Edited May 15, 2021 by Dwight Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted May 15, 2021 CFM Report Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 6:51 AM, StickHer said: anyone know of a cheap solution you can buy at your local walmart/homedepot/ hobylobby preferably under 10$ Expand about a six inch end piece of a log or a 4x4 . for free at a construction site of lumber yard Quote
Members McCarthy Posted May 15, 2021 Members Report Posted May 15, 2021 I have a nice big crystal cutting mat that I use for most things but for punching holes (or anything that would wear out the mat) I use a block of lead. If I didn't have the lead, I would take four short lengths of 4x4 and screw them together into a nice solid cube and use that. Quote
Members sbrownn Posted May 15, 2021 Members Report Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/4/2015 at 10:58 AM, Geneva said: I use a piece of HDPP, 1" thick high density polypropalene, in red. I have had it for about 5 or 6 years works great. Expand Perfect. On 1/14/2020 at 2:49 PM, paloma said: for me it's certainly lead.To make some holes for rivets or anything like ,there is no risk of contamination . Expand Probably not but it still isn't any better than a cheap cutting board. Quote
Members Rahere Posted May 15, 2021 Members Report Posted May 15, 2021 One consequence of the theft of roofing lead has been the development on non-toxic self-healing alternatives, which aren't as heavy, which might not be a good thing. It's the selfhealing aspect which intrigues me: has anyone tried any of those? Quote
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