Making Moulds for "Dead Cow" leads
Just recently started making my own cage feeders out of some mesh,but the dead cow type leads are proving quite expensive at 50p - £1 a pop,just wondered if anyone has any advice on making moulds or...
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Try using either a T spoon or dessert spoon,when the lead cools you can either screw it into the cage feeder using self tappers, or drill a couple of holes in the lead and use small cable ties to...
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just get some lead sheet, cut up with tinsnips, and fold over each end, trapping a loop of heavy mono as you do it. Simple, as a guide, a 6inch long by 1inch wide(150mm by 25mm) weighs 2.5/3oz...
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You can also try the local tyre fitter.... ....they usually end up with a bucket full of wheel balance weights after a while. For the price of a beer or 2 you just might get enough to melt down and...
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barbelist wrote: You can also try the local tyre fitter.... ....they usually end up with a bucket full of wheel balance weights after a while. For the price of a beer or 2 you just might get enough to...
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Oh well, back to the Abbey roof then mucker.... ....mate, I'd have dragged my Chinese filled belly to the river in these conditions !!!!! Paul
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As Ade says, make a mould from hard wood. I use to use a piece of 3x3, and had 3 different sized moulds on each edge, so that as the one side became "out of shape", I'd turn the wood round and use...
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