Get the lead out.

[Autumn Daze]

No you can't turn it. We grind it. Not as expensive as years ago but still not cheap. An example.... A 5/8 dia end mill is about $300

[Dean Romig]

Yowza!.....






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[Ed Blake]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

Ed- not picking- just curious - if you left it in- how do you know how much is there?

i weighed my stock before and after removing the lead

now i just need to find a bar of Mallory or Tungsten to fit the hole, without having to order a truck load of the stuff- since i cannot machine it

Rick - it appears to be about 2oz just eyeballing it. The shot has formed itself into a lump.

[OH Osthaus]

here you go Dave, and thank you very much for the help

that carbide fit great - took out 3.5 oz of lead - added 3.8 of carbide

and that .3oz is exactly how much more the scale shows the finished project weighs

i did not refinish the whole stock- lots of character in the wood and the metal would look out of place- I scraped the repaired area to smooth it out and very lightly sanded it- then blended in new varnish with the old by applying it with a pad then a light buffing with #2 pumice then rottenstone-

not at all unhappy with the results

[Autumn Daze]

Glad it worked out for you Rick. Sure not going to have to worry about oxidation thats for sure..

[B. Dudley]

Here is a photo of the lefever i originally posted about with the split stock repaired. Refer to page 1 of this thread for before photo.

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[OH Osthaus]

Great work as always

[Opening Day]

That's a great job, very nice.

[Heff]

If you know someone that has a machine shop or is in the cutting tool industry, they could most likely get you used/scrap carbide endmills, drills or reamers that could be made to work at little to no cost. There are also carbide egg sinkers for fishing that can be bought in various weights and shapes that could work well also to replace the lead.

[Kirk Mckinney]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Here is a photo of the lefever i originally posted about with the split stock repaired. Refer to page 1 of this thread for before photo.

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Beautiful Wood !!!! Wow.. sorry im a amature woodworker.