Where can I buy the fine lead strips as used by Davie McPhail in his videos?
The pieces suggested by golfers seem too thick and must be cut by a user.
I found some at Home Depot that were used to balance ceiling fans. I don’t know if they still have them but it’s worth a look.
Jim Smith
Check around the golf stuff at Walmart or other stores that pander to that kind of rabble. They use them to weight their club heads.
Had a senior moment, I forgot that some wine bottles have lead foil around the neck. I don’t drink much wine so I don’t know which one have it, it think it is some of the red wines. Not the bottles with the screw off tops.
i save the lead foil off the neck of wine bottles.
Ray,
The thinnest lead strips I have found were given to me by a dentist. They are approx 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square and are used for oral x-rays. Very soft stuff but can be folded and molded. I was given about 5 pounds of this stuff. Want some? PM with your mailing address.
Allan
Veniard has strips of lead,but they aren’t in very big packs. I got some by mail from a guy in N. Ont. Google flymart (maybe??) Also I saw a query on here lately for jackdaw scalp. There was a place in Md.(again maybe) that sold it and some other Veniard stuff. Maybe Betty can help. I think it was her who was looking for jackdaw.Davie uses a lot of Veniard material.
Peter
Golfsmith has two sizes 1"x75" and 1/2"x36", surprisingly neight BPS or Cabelas has it. Apparently a tennis pro shop may have it in stock also.
Sportsmans Warehouse / Wholesale Sports carry lead sheets - you do have to cut it to the width you want.
Cliff
Not as hard as you might think. All you need is a cutting pad, a metal straight edge, and a sharp blade (e.g. an Xacto knife). You can then cut to any size you need. Economical and pretty easy to do.
I just use my 0.30 or smaller lead wire and take a hammer and flatten out the round stuff, works great.
You can find it here: http://www.feather-craft.com/wecs.php?store=feacraft&action=searchadvanced&advancedsearch_word_modifier=phrase&advancedsearch_words=lead+tape&x=0&y=0
Take regular round lead wire and flatten it by using a rolling pin. Just wash the rolling pin afterwards.
AS you referred to Davy MacPhail, this is his probable source.
https://www.fishingmegastore.com/view.php?module=productsnew&search=adhesive+lead+foil
It is in Scotland, as is Davy.
Use a cutting board and a ROTARY cutter. It is a circular blade that rotates so there is slippage deformation. You get precise cutes by using the grid on a cutting board and the board will not dull the blade.
Cheaper to just buy the round stuff and flatten it.
I’m hoping you’ve got a rolling pin just dedicated to this task.
Regards,
Scott