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Yfir Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 61 Sydney Gender:	Re: ASK QUESTIONS HERE Reply #1365 - May 19^th, 2023 at 6:15pm You'd think the Romans would have gotten sick and died from their lead pipes.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2631 Gender:	Re: ASK QUESTIONS HERE Reply #1366 - May 19^th, 2023 at 7:08pm Beethoven died of lead poisoning. How many others are not known.
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Reply #1367 - May 19^th, 2023 at 7:49pm

Yfir wrote on May 19^th, 2023 at 6:15pm:

You'd think the Romans would have gotten sick and died from their lead pipes.

Well, they at least had high levels of lead. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/leadpoisoning.htm... https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-did-lead-poisoning-bring-dow...

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Reply #1368 - May 19^th, 2023 at 11:36pm

Yfir wrote on May 19^th, 2023 at 6:15pm:

You'd think the Romans would have gotten sick and died from their lead pipes.

A lot of lead pipes in homes still exist. Lead forms a protective layer on the surface that doesn't get pulled into the water stream as long as it is not disturbed and the water chemistry doesn't change quickly. Lead can be quite stable. That being said, I still wouldn't want a lead water line if I could help it.

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Yfir Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 61 Sydney Gender:	Re: ASK QUESTIONS HERE Reply #1369 - May 19^th, 2023 at 11:49pm That makes sense. It's interesting how what's viewed as a highly poisonous substance these days was pretty commonly used in the past.
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Reply #1370 - May 20^th, 2023 at 12:17am

Just splurge out and get some tungsten. If you’re gonna find the ammo may as well use the best available material.

For a one time use ammunition lead is more economical but not as environmentally friendly.

Steel is a nice middle ground between stones and lead .

But really you can’t get more economical and environmental friendly than good old rocks .

Razor glandes, Aim for the eyes!!!

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Reply #1371 - May 20^th, 2023 at 2:49am

Exactly Mersa. I like to shoot stones. Finding really good stones is difficult for me, but it's worth it for me. I only shoot lead out of scientific interest. I work with different universities. Many years already.Lead is also easy to work with. This isn't steel. You want to use lead? Try it. It's interesting. Use a mask and take care of your hands. I still want up indicate something else. If you want to pull lead with a stab, there is a danger. Cooling down in the water. Only submerge it halfway into the water. Then they waited until all the water evaporated from the lead. Only then do they immerse it again in the liquid lead. If they don't, water vapor will form. This escapes explosively in the liquid lead. The lead then splatters around. So protect your eyes with glasses.

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jw Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 78 Virginia usa Gender:	Re: ASK QUESTIONS HERE Reply #1372 - May 24^th, 2023 at 10:20am Are their any in depth articles.on fist braiding because I have a book about sling braiding by Roderick Owen but it doesn't cover it at all and I've heart a book by Adele cahlamder recommended but I looked online and it's like 120$
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Reply #1373 - May 24^th, 2023 at 12:15pm

Teg has a video where he's doing some braiding and linked these resources in the video description.

https://www.jeanleader.net/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html
https://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/tutorials/tutorial-palma-and-margarita-br...

I've never done this type of braiding so I can't comment on the helpfulness of the articles. But if Teg linked them, I'm sure the information is good.

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Reply #1374 - May 25^th, 2023 at 2:52pm

Yes, these two pages are good starters. In particular the videos linked on them.
Some hints:
The start will be messy. Don't worry, it will even out eventually.
Pay attention which one are uppers and which ones are lowers. If you can't figure it out in the beginning of the braid don't worry and just pick something as a lower and continue.
It's easier if you take thicker thread.

The books by owen show the same structure as fistbraiding will make. However, its made on a marudai or a disk. If you struggle with the start, you can also start the braid on the disk, as taught in the book. Then take it off the disk and try to identify the uppers and the lowers.

Good luck!

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jw Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 78 Virginia usa Gender:	Re: ASK QUESTIONS HERE Reply #1375 - May 28^th, 2023 at 11:25am Thanks for the info will definitely be trying that
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