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So i scanned the forums and searched around. The only articles i found are from years ago and most links are out dated. I am looking for some quality bullets/flipping weights for tungsten and a reasonable price. I have seen a few sites here and there but was wondering what all you guys do for your tungsten? I would like to paint some as long as there isnt anything special about painting your own. Hopefullly you guys know some good sites with quality tungsten out there! Thanks guys!
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Has anyone tried mixing tungsten heavy powder into lead/tin? Or casting a lead/tin mold that incorporates a piece of solid tungsten? I know from reading here and other places that making your own pure tungsten jigs/weights is basically impossible and thought that this may provide a solution but have not attempted it, or any other type of metal pouring. I am more interested in density/mass than making something lead free, so I thought mixing with lead would be the best solution but from research it appears that mass production sintering uses other types of metals and I'm not sure if there is a reason for this other than keeping things lead free. I imagine that the mixing or consistency of tungsten powder to other metal would be an issue if mixed in a pot and would result in non standard results for different pours, but if the powder was measured and added to the mold before pouring you could achieve a relatively standard weight/ratio. Dependant on how the mold is set up I would imagine that the tungsten would then be placed at the bottom of the mold and in an ideal world the bottom of the casting acting like a balast on a hard/soft lure. This stuff is available from several places and works well to weight soft/hard plastics and even allows you to achieve some impressive weight for the size of casting.
