Sea Pearls Lead Shot Soft Weights, 5Pounds

I didn’t have issues with the residue some other reviews mentioned.

I use this for melting down to add weight to Pinewood Derby cars. I host a workshop for my Cub Scout Pack and used all 5 pounds this year. It’s the cheapest way to get lead online that I’ve found.Good: It’s new, clean, small (smaller than BBs) and uniform in size, so it’s easy to measure out and weigh what you need. Also, it’s coated in antimony, so until it’s melted down, I don’t have to worry as much about my boys touching raw lead.Bad: Being coated in antimony means it is harder than pure lead. It takes a bit more heat to get the initial melting point. Not a huge deal, but you can tell a difference going from these to, say, split shot fishing sinkers (which are much more expensive by weight, mind you). It isn’t a deal breaker though.I bought a cheap steel serving spoon and pinched the ‘nose’ of it to allow a more precise pour. I heat what I need right in the spoon and pour into the cavities I’ve drilled in the cars. Nice tidy weight that allows for the point of balance to be quite far back near the rear wheels. Tip: paint the finished pour with clear fingernail polish once it’s cooled so your kid isn’t touching the lead when handling his/her car.

We have a hanging mobile gallery of flags of the world that weighs 10 pounds and hangs from a 20 foot ceiling. The challenge was how to change flags from the floor. We hung the mobile with a rope and pulley and needed a counter weight. A 5 inch diameter globe of the world was available but it weighed only ounces. This is where the soft weight pellets came in. We cut a half inch hole in the top of the globe, ran a bolt up from the bottom and poured in 10 pounds of pellets, then attached an eye-bolt to the top of the center bolt with a connecting nut. The washers and bolts were painted white to blend with the Arctic poles. The pulley and rope have sufficient friction that the weight doesn't have to match exactly. Now we can push up on the globe with a pole to lower the mobile for changes and push up on the mobile to restore the display.The math is that the volume of a 5 inch globe is a bit more than a quart. The volume of 10 pounds of pellets is a bit less than the globe.The value of the pellets over other forms of weight is that they pour like sand and can be added without taking apart the object to be weighted.

reason for my four star rating is solely due to the price of the item I think it's a well made item I'm not sure the longevity of the item if used for it's original purpose because I cut it open for the lead inside. Still the price for a mesh bag & five pounds of lead shouldn't be more then 10-15 dollars maximum in my opinion it's laterally 5 pounds of lead shot = 7 1/2 load or birdshot in a shot-shell A.K.A. a shotgun-shell round and a bit of cloth mesh fabric neither one of those two items are remotely expensive but everyone's got to make a buck & I'd be willing to bet you'd be able to get this item cheaper directly from the seller but it's super clean lead when you melt it down for casting

Well made. Now better labeled. Been using this version for years. Molds well to most BCD pockets.The bag is tough, but if ever breaks; get a new weight. They will prove difficult to repair and will no longer be accurate weight.