where to get a cast iron 10kg weight?

[Chris Nellist]

I'd be grateful for advice as to where I might get hold of a cast iron 10kg weight.

Either a "trader's" type, roughly cuboid with a long horizontal handle, or a "lab" type, roughly cylindrical, tapering, with a knob on top, would be fine.

Great accuracy of mass is not important. Second hand and slightly damaged would be fine too.

I don't want one of the types that people use for weight-training though - i.e. not the flat disc with a hole, and not the hand dumbbell type either.

Many thanks in advance!

Chris

[Frank Erskine]

I'm sure an iron foundry would be delighted to make you one.

[Owain]

Depending on the accuracy you require and whether you need it Legal For Trade:

kg M3 Iron weight Rectangular (Bar) weight Accuracy: +/- 5g Our Price Excl. VAT: £37.00£43.48 Including VAT at 17.5%

kg M1 Iron weight Rectangular (Bar) weight Accuracy: +/- 500mg Our Price Excl. VAT: £45.00£52.88 Including VAT at 17.5%

kg Iron slotted weight Accuracy: +/- 500mg Our Price Excl. VAT: £59.00£69.33 Including VAT at 17.5%

kg Iron - Stamped Rectangular (Bar) weight Our Price Excl. VAT: £44.00£51.70 Including VAT at 17.5%

Owain

[dennis]

"Chris Nellist" wrote in message news:Xns9680E70017064pnellist@195.92.193.157...

Cast one in a bucket using concrete?

[Frank Erskine]

Concrete cast iron?

:-)

[dennis]

A bit of red lead and some black paint and who would know?

[Frank Erskine]

The OP?

[mrcheerful]

"Chris Nellist" wrote in message news:Xns9680E70017064pnellist@195.92.193.157...

go to a stage/theatre supplies, and ask for a scenery weight, somewhere like stage electric at Cambridge for instance

mrcheerful

[Dave Plowman (News)]

How about a stage weight? About 1 ft square and 2 in high?

[Andy Dingley]

What do you want it for ? How accurate, how aesthetically pleasing to look at, must it be a particular shape, must it not roll, must it have a good stable base?

As a doorstop, then I use a back axle differential case. Cost me basically nothing (except for the Range Rover which donated it percusively). You'll find all sorts of big lumps of iron in a decent scrapyard - try a front hub, or a diff inner cage (sits flat on a base, has a bearing at the top as a carrying knob).

Concrete poured in a plywood box gives you easy control of the shape.

[Rob Morley]

As does scrap lead poured into an iron pipe :-)