Ron, Yes, Tungsten powder is heavy. (1.7 x density of lead). It is normally used for high energy jacketed bullets. The beauty in using it for self made gram weights is obvious, I add it besides of lead as the precise filler to the nearest .1 gramm. However, powdered Tungsten is not cheap. I ordered it from CORBIN Bullett Manufacturer. Hans Sander, RPT University of Louisville School of Music >>> RNossaman@KSCABLE.com 10/14/00 06:31PM >>> > Filled with >proper lead and/or Tungsten powder for proper weight (including glue) on >gram scale, stenciled top cup with number and glued together. > >Hans Sander, RPT Tungsten powder? Yes, I know it's heavy, but who outside the university has quantities of the stuff laying around for such prosaic use? Spent uranium would be good too, as would platinum, gold, silver, or plutonium, and possibly more readily available. Then there's BBs, junk from the bottom of your screw drawer, rusty tacks, pieces of those old brass keys that are lying in the back of that drawer by the dozens (why does everyone save old keys, anyway? every estate sale I've ever gone to had at least one half pint jar full of them), or any number of other chunks of relatively heavy junk that's otherwise useless and would fit in the container. Five line sentence aside, why tungsten? Just checking. Ron N
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