Return-Path: Received: from scratchy.itsnet.com ([192.41.96.2]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 12:08:04 -0500 Received: from scottdah (91-8.dialup.itsnet.com [192.41.91.8]) by scratchy.itsnet.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id KAA21984 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 10:09:14 -0700 (MST) From: "Scott Dahlgren" To: "___Lancair list" Subject: balance weights Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 10:13:49 -0700 Message-ID: Importance: Normal X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> on the subject of balance weights, uranium would be nice (specific gravity - 18.5), lead is cheap (sg 11.3), but tungsten (sg 19.3) is denser, stronger, available and used as a counter weight in low drag aircraft (nemesis). some tungsten carbide plants will sometimes sell (or give away - it's a hazard) "dirty" tungsten at a reasonable price (make sure it's not tungsten "carbide", it weighs less ~ sg 14.5). I got my (old) powder free. Scott