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Has anyone tried ceramic shot? Seems like a good compromise betweem glass and steel shot.
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I used to use sand in my bags, now the shop i'm at is all lead, the feel is much better. some of the larger bags (20'' diameter) are 50/50 sand/lead to cut weight. they also have a good feel. I've never used steel shot, It seems like it would last a lot longer then sand and lead, I wonder if you could pack a bag with 75/25 steel shot/Desiccant like what you find in packaging?
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I have lead in mine, about 180lb of it.
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When I filled mine I got the sand at Menards. They had silica sand which I didn't buy, but I did buy the tube of sand for weight in the back of a truck. It looks totally different from the silica sand, it is like masonry sand. Does it still cause silicosis??
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Silicosis
Tom,
If it has silica, it can be an issue when pulverized into dust and inhaled - at least that's my understanding of it. I would suspect that any 'sand' would have silica in it - but I may be wrong. John |
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So I used the bag of black magic blasting sand that I had sitting in the corner. Its coal beads i'll have to look at its toxisity lable. The little pounding i've done with it holds well.
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