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Inexpensive lead

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In Reply to: RE: Sound of sand posted by alan m. kafton on June 20, 2021 at 10:13:16

I experimented with lead weight on speakers some years ago.

I went to an automobile tire store and asked for tire weights. They offered a five gallon bucket of used weights, which I took. Tire weights have a steel clip on them that is used to attach the lead weight to the wheel. However, weight is weight, and the price for used weights was right - free!

I was cautioned at the time, that used weights can accumulate numerous toxic chemicals. I used rubber gloves and metal trowels to shovel the weights into doubled freezer Zip-loc bags. One could measure the bag weights on a scale and have each bag weigh a specific amount, if so desired.

It is important that one seals these used weights in air tight containers as there are noxious fumes tha emenate from the used weights. As I write this, I thought of placing the weights in cake tins (like what fruit cake comes in). Alternative solutions may have to be employed if the weights are to be used in a sandbox.

Used tire weights may be free or at minimal expense. YMMV

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

DaveT

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RE: Inexpensive lead - alan m. kafton 15:01:48 06/27/21 (1)
We purchased the lead shot at a local gun store. It came in a canvas bag, so easy to carry, easy to place. I remember two differing sizes/weights, like 5 lbs. and 10 lbs.

And implementing them was super-simple, as was the A--B--A test: play a track, plop them onto the subwoofer, then remove. We could hear the differences quickly and easily.
- RE: That was B.O., before whatsisname - B. Scarpia 15:05:34 07/01/21 (0)
  Now you'll pay 50 bucks for 25 lbs., unless you live in the CSSR where you can't buy it at all.
  
  That's $100 for a decently audible tweak. Fairy Dust Fuses cost as much. Why would anyone fuck around with those used tire weights is beyond me. If you're that cheap get your kid's fat cousin to come sit on your original AR3's.
  
  There's no virtue in being old,
  it just takes a long time

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