Making your own weights

[GodWithaRod]

Just secured myself a new strikeout mould (whatever that is haha) on Ebay for £12 or so. What's the crack with the wires? How do you bend them into shape??? Can see a pack of stainless TIG welding wires going missing from the stores at work here.

[Charlie_Thompson]

make sure you have decent gloves and a fumes mask and make them in a well ventilated place when i first started making my own i started a thread on here and it nearly caused world war three

You're not rang there Ray Classic thread.

[Charlie_Thompson]

the price of lead did go through the roof

:d:d:d

[bazw]

Just secured myself a new strikeout mould (whatever that is haha) on Ebay for £12 or so. What's the crack with the wires? How do you bend them into shape??? Can see a pack of stainless TIG welding wires going missing from the stores at work here.

i have a gemini mould for them and i bend the end of 2 ,then when there are in place and the lead is cooling i pull them out , remove from mould and trim off plug then when cooled i have to put the wires back in and bend them round the point
dont know if its the right way but it works for me

[ecoli]

Don't worry lads, I'm a welder so the gauntlets and fume mask are already in the bag!!

was just goin to say if you need any just ask cos I work at a metal works never ending supply I got some leather aprons aswell just in case

[GodWithaRod]

Everything's now in place, except for the lead and the method of melting said lead down. D'Oh!!!

Just wondering what other people use for melting the lead? Do you reckon that those single burner camping stoves that run on the camping gas will produce enough heat?? Like the one below.

Amazon.co.uk: Portable Camping Gas Cooker Stove + 2 Free Gas Cartridges Refills: Garden & Outdoors

[KeithB]

I use a cast iron gas ring connected to a propane bottle.

Have a look at ebay Item number: 260305840641

I picked mine up at a car boor fair for a few quid.

I melt the lead in a old cast iron pan (car boot as well) and use a ladle to pour.

Monument 18D Lead Ladle 100mm - Tooltray.com

[mark]

I use one of these, melting and pouring solution in one


wilkinsons, couple of quid, 3 years use so far and still as good as new

[Lowrider]

I don't know where you live mate but i have a two burner camping stove that connects to the blue or red gas bottles.
It is the type with fold up legs so easy to store.
You are welcome to it as i was given it for free,i live in Blyth

[fred elliott]

Lucky for me I work for a demolition firm so get plenty of lead. Bean making my own for years and never had to pay for lead

[The Plum]

propane bottle and a stove connected to it, as i have a useless electric cooker like mik ,but the propane in the washouse on stove has been gannin for about ten year and hasnyt ran out yet[bet it does now av said this lol] i make hundreds every year costs me nowt at all ,lead off builder mates,gas off me pal who works with it and me wires are off a large mig welder spool ,ive also had this years and years honestly ,my sinkers never last that long as i fish snaggy raggy marks all the time ,stainless wire would be pointless and waste o dosh ,

[fishmans friend]

Well am new to all this but just been giving a petrol stove so am going to give it a go myself. Been fishing for just over a month now and enjoying it its very additive had some catches two havnt draw many blanks so far so it must be the beginers luck......Still waiting for the big cod looking good tho with the north wind here .

[PaulGH]

Is there such a thing as a bulk alternative to buying packs of grip wires?

I'm knocking out leads by the dozen but am loathed to pay £5 for 100 6inch bits of wire, I'd rather buy a decent size coil of the stuff and cut to length myself.
I thought I'd sourced some but turns out it's no better than galvanised garden wire

[fishmans friend]

i use the teapot wilkinsons had none left went to wolworths £3.50 its sound. i use heavy duty paper clips for my top wires .

[PaulGH]

Top wires (eyes) I don't have a problem sourcing decent wire for, it's the main gripper wires I'm trying to buy in bulk.