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Looking for scrap lead.

Looking for help · 2012-04-10 18:02:48

Hi there. I am wondering if there's anyone out there with scrap lead hanging about their houses/work places, or you know of anyone with some laying about. It can be in any form. It's for my own personal use, and not for commercial use. Thanks.

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10-04-2012 7:02pm

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Hi there. I am wondering if there's anyone out there with scrap lead hanging about their houses/work places, or you know of anyone with some laying about. It can be in any form.

It's for my own personal use, and not for commercial use.

Thanks.

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#2 10-04-2012 7:10pm
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Don't think I have any but what do you need it for, just curious?

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#3 10-04-2012 7:13pm
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Weights for a backpack/webbing. Training for a fitness test.

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#4 10-04-2012 7:17pm
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Ah. Just as a suggestion, in case you don't get lead - use bricks or rocks rolled up in old clothes. Maybe the peeps over in Running could help too.

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#5 10-04-2012 8:01pm
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Thanks. I had considered that, but lead is the way forward for me due to space constraints in the webbing.

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#6 10-04-2012 10:25pm
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How much space have you in the webbing?? Wet sand in a plastic bag might do if you can't get lead.... (Just a thought that popped into my head)

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#7 11-04-2012 9:35pm
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I got some, pm me and we can arrange to meet, (at my house, I'm not carrying lead around ) bring your bag with you and we can cut it to shape/weight to fit etc. and all I ask for in return, is a bottle of b:D

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#8 12-04-2012 8:31am
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I use gold instead. Same density.

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#9 12-04-2012 9:14pm
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Looking for help wrote: »

Hi there. I am wondering if there's anyone out there with scrap lead hanging about their houses/work places, or you know of anyone with some laying about. It can be in any form.

It's for my own personal use, and not for commercial use.

Thanks.

i used to make lead soldiers and got it at car junkyards. back then there was some place out the headford road.

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#10 12-04-2012 9:17pm
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Looking for help wrote: »

Weights for a backpack/webbing. Training for a fitness test.

a thirty litre rucksack filled with sand could be the thing? maybe ask in the military forum to see what the other guys do.

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#11 12-04-2012 11:39pm
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pop KD in your backpack.

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#12 13-04-2012 4:24pm
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I thought you had found an old Hoard of Prince August mold's and were building a few armies lol.

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#13 16-04-2012 2:54pm
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Looking for help wrote: »

Hi there. I am wondering if there's anyone out there with scrap lead hanging about their houses/work places, or you know of anyone with some laying about. It can be in any form.

It's for my own personal use, and not for commercial use.

Thanks.

Oh, right Boss!

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#14 05-01-2013 2:40pm
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Sorry for ressurecting the dead thread, but, same question as before, because I never acted on this the last time around

. Any one have unwanted/scrap lead hanging around?

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#15 05-01-2013 10:13pm
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You do realise you can buy a roll of lead flashing in any decent builder's providers?

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#16 06-01-2013 11:37pm
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You might try asking Galway Metals in Oranmore if they have any scrap flashing, should be cheaper than buying it new. Or maybe go down the beach with a rucksack and a few McCambridge's bread ziploc bags.

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