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In a message dated 7/22/99 11:19:10 PM Central Daylight Time, lancair.list@olsusa.com writes:

<< I poured molten lead (propane torch applied to lead in a sauce pan) into > the layup which was suspended in a pan of water.  After a few minutes I
had > a lump of lead with a bid covering shaped to fit nicely.   >>

Too dangerous.

We made plaster of paris molds and heated some lead on a hot plate to make the counterweights on my hangermates plane.

While we were into the arts and crafts thing we made plaster of paris molds of his cowling .We heated plexiglass in over the molds in his oven for perfect landing light lenses.

Doug W

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