{"id":725,"date":"2018-09-07T04:16:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/?p=725"},"modified":"2018-09-07T04:16:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:16:52","slug":"how-to-make-scuba-weights-fishing-sinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/how-to-make-scuba-weights-fishing-sinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make scuba weights, and fishing sinkers DIY easy and cheap."},"content":{"rendered":"
Being self-sufficient means to be able to take care of yourself and your family. I am always on the lookout for ways to recycle my old rubbish. As the saying goes on man’s trash is another man’s treasure.<\/div>\n

As an avid scuba diver, I often have the opportunity to travel to remote places for work and sometimes I will take my dive gear for a quick dip in the water. It’s also a chance to go spearfishing.<\/p>\n

On one occasion after getting suited up I realized that my lead weight dive belt was missing. I guess I had left it somewhere on the beach a while back.<\/p>\n

Not wanting to miss out on the trip I just filled my BCD jacket with a few rocks and down I went. It was a great dive but I did spend the first 10 minutes trying to work out how many rocks I needed for my buoyancy.<\/p>\n

Upon arriving home I had a thought about how to make some scuba weights. I had made some fishing sinkers in the past so it couldn’t be that hard.<\/p>\n

How to make\u00a0scuba weights using\u00a0<\/span>a concrete mold<\/h2>\n

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I started by making the concrete mold out of 4 parts sand and 1 part cement. You could use plaster of Parris but I wanted a mold that was strong enough to make 20 diving weights or more. Who knows I may even be able to sell some to the dive shops and start a new business.<\/p>\n

Once the mixture is the consistency\u00a0of playdough coat your existing dive weight in glad wrap\u00a0also known as cling wrap. This will stop the cement from bonding to the lead weight.<\/p>\n

Push the original lead dive\u00a0weight into the mold with any writing or numbers facing down into the mold this is the same way the original one was made.\u00a0Leave it in the mold for a few hours until it starts to set and then you can remove it.<\/p>\n

Now we need to wait a week or two so the cement sets fully and dries out. We can then bake it in the oven at 110 deg C (230F) for a few hours to fully drive out any moisture. Congratulation you have just made a concrete dive belt lead mold.<\/p>\n

Using a ready-made\u00a0Trident Poured Lead Mold<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\"\"The great thing about these ready-made cast lead diving molds is that you can set the size of the scuba weight just by how much lead you pour in. The marks around the edges can help you work out each size be it 1 to 10 pounds. As always preheat the casting mold before you pour in the molten lead to prevent any stress cracks.<\/p>\n

These will give you a better finish than a concrete mold but I wanted to prove the concept that I could make diving weights just with the products I had on hand.<\/p>\n