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Old 02-20-2007, 02:37 PM   #10
Jigman
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Originally Posted by Charleston View Post
...Cut the weight to length on your band saw...
Cutting lead on the band saw is a bad idea. Lots of lead dust spread about the place. Worse than just touching the lead.

I use a piece of wire bigger than the thru-wire. Usually do not have a problem with the hole closing up too much. On the few that I do, just shove a nail or other pointed object in there to open the hole a little. Drilling lead is also a bad idea, just like the bandsaw deal.

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