Canada is discontinuing the penny - costs 1.5 cents to make, they say. I believe they're no longer manufacturered but it will take a billion years to disappear from the market.
Then we can use US pennies as long as the exchange rate's not too bad. Sorry Andy, I don't think beer bottle caps are heavy enough. A source for lead.... as thin sheets, it was used as sound insulation in ceilings years ago. As buildings are upgraded, those sheets are now surplus. They shape nicely and are easily cut with a scissors. I have a sheet or two from those days. Wash your hands after use, and use a dust mask? Ken On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Jamie, I takes a frugal old German to "out cheep" you. I occasionally > do a weekend four mile walk. I just keep one eye on the gutter. Often I > can bring home a handful of thrown wheel weights, so the lead is now free. > I can melt the lead into shapes and it keeps the pollution out of the > water. My first project was to actually pour lead into the hollow NE > centersill material. Use a scrap piece and pour the molten lead--remove > and put into the car you're modeling (in my case it was two AF gons). You > can use the scrap centersill a few times before it scorches too badly. > > Bob Werre > > > On 10/31/12 7:58 PM, Jamie Bothwell wrote: > > > > Darrell, > A few years ago I bought some lead shot for this purpose at Cabella's. > For fun I had my students figure out if pennies were cheaper. Lead was > cheaper by a factor of two or three. I should probably do the computation > again in 2012 dollars (or cents). That's dolers to you Jim. > Jamie Bothwell > Bethlehem, PA where we have light and heat again (at least in my house)! > > On Oct 29, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Darrell wrote: > > BTW, I am using PENNIES for car weight. They are the cheapest price per > pound of any weight available unless you have free weights available. Plus > they are easy to adjust to the correct weight per car. > > Darrell S. > > > > > >
