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    Check with your local water department and see what they do with their old lead goosenecks as they take them out. Back in the day of ductile and cast water mains and galvanized service lines the bend from the main was accomplished with a corp stop and a lead gooseneck. We give them away for bullets all the time.


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    I am new here so I just saw this thread but old houses used lead weights for ballasts to help raise and lower them. You might check with window companies that replace old windows or even contractors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by partyguy28 View Post
    I am new here so I just saw this thread but old houses used lead weights for ballasts to help raise and lower them. You might check with window companies that replace old windows or even contractors.
    I have never seen any of the lead window weights. I've heard of them, but have never run across any, as of yet. I frequently remove and/or replace the cast iron weights and have a fairly decent collection.

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    I have heard old sailbots hull/deck is solid lead? supposidly there is a ton of it and it also weighs a ton.

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    my significant other has a lot of lead.we are I phoenix z.

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    Quote Originally Posted by julierobin View Post
    my significant other has a lot of lead.we are I phoenix z.
    Hmmmmmmmmm ... you mean like in his butt (lazy ass)??? LOL

    Sorry, no disrespect, just trying to get the meaning of this and having a little fun at your expense
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