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Gary S Tungsten Powder Weight Kit
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Fri May 30, 2008
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$12.00
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9.0
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supersize
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Description:
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Tungsten Powder Weight Kit, "Tungsten is 1.7 times denser than lead, which means that more weight can be added in the same space."
Comes with instructions, mixing bowl, mixer, Tungsten (1 1/2oz, 3oz, or 6oz), and scooper.
Required: Glue to mix with powder.
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Tungsten Powder Weight Kit
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Author
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jbaakko
Diesel Detail Freak
Registered: June 2005
Location: San Diego, CA / Hancock, MI
Posts: 7009
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Review Date: Fri May 30, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $12.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Tungsten is heavier and safer then lead
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Cons:
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powder sticks to stuff, can easily be blown into air
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I've been trying to find a way to add weight to some double stack cars. Athearn Maxi-III's are notorious for being light.
Gary S, being the tool buy her is, took on this project, of making a kit for using Tungsten power, which is 1.7 times heavier then lead by volume, for additional weight.
Gary suggests a 50/50 mix of water & glue, like you'd use for scenery. I was lazy and went with 100% glue. The mixture is thick, but works. I'd suggest going with Gary's mixture first.
It works well, I added about 1/2 ounce of weight to my Railflyer fuel tank. There's not much left over space in there after inserting the provided steel weight.
Next will be to test a thicker mix with some epoxy, as recommended by Tungsten Heavy Powder, of San Diego. I'll post a follow up review, there's a possibility that the epoxy mix can be poured into a mold, to completely replace the Athearn weights.
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Josh
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