Thread: Wheel Weights!
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Old 05-22-2006, 11:15 PM
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I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if Diets could tell me where that Unimog body posted in the link to the german site can be found by a tinkering Yank? It's larger than the TTTT bodies I've seen and I'm wondering about the scale and manufacturer. A link would be cool if it's possible.
And, I'm really liking the wheel weight idea. I think a mold of the wheel made in silicone, then plaster knock offs of the wheel cast in these molds would make plaster wheels that would take molten lead with no problem. Or, maybe finding and molding a suitable washer that will fit and then casting that in lead.
I used to melt (smelt?) lead on the stovetop years ago to make sand castings. It melts quite easily, but is very dangerous.
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