Weights

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:54 am

I have some moulds for making weights with and without grips. The problem is that the wire puts the cost of the weights up. So I am thinking that perhaps the Stainless steel wire in old car tyres will do the job. Anyone tried it let me know.

Or am I just whistling in the wind? big grin

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:21 pm

try useing "welding" stainless steel wire comes in packs normally dont know about the cost big grin

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:26 pm

i sopose it doesn't realy matter as long as the wire dont bend out really easy, i have some wieghts with fairly easy to bend wire and they hold in rough sea's well.

have found wire on the beach and just cut it to fit on leads that the old crabs have bust on it, still holds as good as it did with the original grabs it had big grin

here is a pic of refitted leads with the salvaged wire i found they are not to bad but they do there job big grin

i like to find a use for everthing i find/scavenge from the beaches and put it into good use.

in my eyes the beach is a free tackle shop and the odd browse around can come up with some nice finds big grin

Carl.

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:36 am

i went on the beach yesterday and found a phone, fillet knife and fishing tackle not bad for a 5 minute walk

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:42 am

I have overcome the problem of adding extra cost to my weight making by using stainless steel spokes from old bicycle wheels. If they are on the thick side they can be used for boat weights in making the eye at the top of them. ! spoke is enough to make 5 weights.

I am now happy with this setup. Cheers keith big grin

Member Joined: Sep 29, 2008 Posts: 38 Location: portsmouth

im wanting to make my own waits as i always loose mine and its just a real hassel going to buy some more and i was wondering ive got the molds but how do i actually make them :S confusseedd!

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:25 pm

The way I make my weights is to melt the lead on a portable gas stove and the with the mould in a vice preheat the mould with a gas blowlamp and whilst still hot pour the lead into the mould and give it time to cool off.

I may consider doing a sticky on general chat with step by step instuction with pics., if it wqill help. Cheers keith big grin

Member Joined: Sep 29, 2008 Posts: 38 Location: portsmouth

yeah please keith mate

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:22 pm

i remember an article in the sea angler magazine and the guy had clipped the wires really short for some reason i forgot why tho big grin

i suppose the wire of the bike tyre would work keith i cant see why it wouldnt