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[MrKLUKE]

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[cowman]

Don't know of any product available like you have, but sheet lead for flashing is available from lumberyards or get scraps of it from your local mason.  Cut it up to the sizes you need.  My local hardware store has steel bars in various widths 3 and 4 feet long, can make pieces very similar to the ones that come in the kits, of course not as heavy as the lead strips.

Remember to be careful handling the real lead, gloves a good idea.

Good luck,

[dstarr]

 

 

Don't know of any product available like you have, but sheet lead for flashing is available from lumberyards or get scraps of it from your local mason.  Cut it up to the sizes you need.  My local hardware store has steel bars in various widths 3 and 4 feet long, can make pieces very similar to the ones that come in the kits, of course not as heavy as the lead strips.

Remember to be careful handling the real lead, gloves a good idea.

Good luck,

 

That's what I use too.  Sheet lead flashing.  I get mine from the local hardware store.  It comes about 3/16" thick, dead soft, cuts with scissors or tin snips.  I usually pickle it in vinegar and then secure it in place with silicone bath tub caulk.  

David Starr

 

[loathar]

Thanks for that lead flashing tip. Much easier than beating fishing sinkers flat with a hammer.

[jasperofzeal]

Jeff (MrKLUKE),

I used to have some of the lead sheets that you're talking about, and I used all of mine on adding extra weight to some coalporters so that I can model them unloaded.  I was considering using A-Line's lead sheets found here on their site: (http://www.ppw-aline.com/weights.htm) (Go down half the page).  I hope this is useful and I'm sure you can find it cheaper online elsewhere.

[ProtoWeathering]

Home Depot and Lowes carry lead flashing in their roofing department. Very inexpensive and Iit can be cut with scissors.

ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING LEAD AND DON'T GET IT ON EXPOSED SKIN.

 

[MrKLUKE]

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[ProtoWeathering]

  And Jerry, I promise not to eat it!

Jeff (MrKLUKE) 

Boy, you sure know how to tempt a clown, don't'cha? 

[WSOR 3801]

Adair Shops out of Iowa makes similar products.  Lead precut for freight cars.  Available through Walthers, maybe other places.

Adair Shop listing

[wjstix]

SLAYER !!

[betamax]

Lead isn't a problem. Lead oxide is. That grey/white stuff you see on lead.

When working with lead, wear gloves, and clean up afterwards. Wash your hands, vacuum the work surface, and to be safe, washing it with soap and water won't hurt. Wiping off your tools isn't a bad idea either.

If you do a lot of work with lead, you should have gloves and maybe a shop coat exclusively for this task. That way you minimize the spread of lead oxide.

[Renegade1c]

I use stick on tire wieghts. they come in 1/2 oz. increments and have double sided tape on the back.  They are not the crimped ones they are the type that goes on the inside of the wheel. The come in a 30 lb. box which is about 3 in X 4in X 6in.  They are really easy to install and it takes about 15 seconds to properly weight my cars.