MLBob Furia
Well-known member
I had a occasion to do a lot of pours in keels for self-righting frond decoys this week, and took this picture for those of you who pour your own decoy anchors or melt lead to self-right the decoys you make. Used to be, i could get all the free used tire weights I wanted at tire dealers - not so anymore.
However, if you know someone who works as a lineman for a utility company, see if he can get you some remnants of old lead-sheathed cable that they have dug up to replace. Less labor intensive than separating out the junk from the tire weights and a small amount of cable sheathing will yeild a bunch of lead.
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However, if you know someone who works as a lineman for a utility company, see if he can get you some remnants of old lead-sheathed cable that they have dug up to replace. Less labor intensive than separating out the junk from the tire weights and a small amount of cable sheathing will yeild a bunch of lead.
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