Lead Backplates.

Well Scott, how about a run of these?

Would have to be at least an inch thick to ensure stiffness, a little
tin and antimony for strength, and no travel cuts, full size or tall only.
Embossed with the title "solo diver".

In recognition of his new "status" at rec scuba, I think you oughtta
give Greg the first perfected one.

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> ""Magilla"" <cavey_curtis@$$ yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Well Scott, how about a run of these?
>>
>> Would have to be at least an inch thick to ensure stiffness, a little
>> tin and antimony for strength, and no travel cuts, full size or tall
>> only. Embossed with the title "solo diver".
>>
>> In recognition of his new "status" at rec scuba, I think you oughtta
>> give Greg the first perfected one.
>
>
> Are you implying that Greg is a gas bag or what? ;^)

if you had the lead backplate and the brass backplate if you ever ran out of
Barrett ammunittion you could melt them down and make your own

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> Well Scott, how about a run of these?
>
> Would have to be at least an inch thick to ensure stiffness, a little
> tin and antimony for strength, and no travel cuts, full size or tall only.
> Embossed with the title "solo diver".
>
> In recognition of his new "status" at rec scuba, I think you oughtta
> give Greg the first perfected one.

I wouldn't waste the lead.

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>>
>> if you had the lead backplate and the brass backplate if you ever ran out
>> of Barrett ammunittion you could melt them down and make your own
>
>
> ?!

It sounded funny when I wrote it
>

Grumman-581 wrote:
> Scott wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't waste the lead.
>
>
> Unless I'm wrong in my calculations, a 1" thick lead backplate would
> work out to about 68 lbs... Lead weighs about 1.4175 times the weight of
> stainless steel for a given volume (depending upon the particular alloy
> of stainless steel)... A cubic meter of lead weighs 11,340 kgs and a
> cubic meter of stainless steel weighs from 7,480 to 8,000 kgs... Using
> the 8,000 figure, we end up with 1.4175 times as much for a particular
> volume of lead vs stainless steel... Since a stainless steel backplate
> weighs 6 lbs for one that is 1/8" thick, the lead one 8 times as thick
> would weigh:
>
> 6 * 1.4175 * 8 = 68.04 lbs
>
> Not really good enough to do the job properly unless you combine it with
> a set of doubled Heiser 190s (62.3 lbs negative buoyancy *each* when
> full, 46.86 lbs negative buoyancy *each* when *empty*)...
>
Damn! That would solve my flopping around on the surface problem!

On Fri, 04 May 2007 13:55:58 GMT, El Stroko Guapo
<omgray@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Damn! That would solve my flopping around on the surface problem!

It would probably even prevent some people from going to the wrong
boat after the dive...

Grumman-581 wrote:
> On Fri, 04 May 2007 13:55:58 GMT, El Stroko Guapo
> <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Damn! That would solve my flopping around on the surface problem!
>
>
> It would probably even prevent some people from going to the wrong
> boat after the dive...
>
I resent that remark.

"Scott" wrote

> I wouldn't waste the lead.

for such a good cause?

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> "Scott" wrote
>
> > I wouldn't waste the lead.
>
> for such a good cause?

60.219 pounds would make a lot of bullets.

I could have a lot of fun shooting them, and leave him to wither away in his
miserable life.

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Scott wrote:
> > I wouldn't waste the lead.
>
> Unless I'm wrong in my calculations, a 1" thick lead backplate would
> work out to about 68 lbs... Lead weighs about 1.4175 times the weight of
> stainless steel for a given volume (depending upon the particular alloy
> of stainless steel)... A cubic meter of lead weighs 11,340 kgs and a
> cubic meter of stainless steel weighs from 7,480 to 8,000 kgs... Using
> the 8,000 figure, we end up with 1.4175 times as much for a particular
> volume of lead vs stainless steel... Since a stainless steel backplate
> weighs 6 lbs for one that is 1/8" thick, the lead one 8 times as thick
> would weigh:
>
> 6 * 1.4175 * 8 = 68.04 lbs
>
> Not really good enough to do the job properly unless you combine it with
> a set of doubled Heiser 190s (62.3 lbs negative buoyancy *each* when
> full, 46.86 lbs negative buoyancy *each* when *empty*)...

Very close, it would weigh about 60.219.