Big Dave
Big Dave weights were cast in my little shop in my basement. I started with a block of foam and formed the shape of the weight. Then dry test fit the foam for clearance. The actual mold is dow corning HS II. Once the rubber cured I heated the lead with my big soldering iron and poured it in the mold. I also use my coleman stove out side if I'm casting 100% lead. This stuff is 50 tin and 50 lead so only 1/2 the risk of cancer
Oh yeah, big dave was the brainchild of this project. He says hey phil can you make this thing pull better. I say yes he's 6-9" and a mountain of a man....so i foundly call the weights big Dave. ouch quit twisting my arm Dave.
And i might add these Athearn are whisper quiet as advertised and will now hang with the stock Kato. Same weight.
philip