i have used old 35mm film canisters in the past for both open ended and blockend type
feeders,i used to use lead as weight but would have to try other materials thesedays
i used to buy scrap pieces of lead sheat from a local scrap metal merchants and cut it into strips and fold it lond ways then i hammer it (maybe fold it again)them cut it to a length 4in longer than the pot then
make a 2in bend in the lead push the side of the pot into the fold then fold the top of the lead over the top of the pot,and to
make the holes either use a drill bit held
in your hand or a pointed pair of sissers
or a belt hole punch file or sand the holes
shooth (no holes if used as g/b feeder)then
lift up the top lead bend and slip under it a loop of power gum or heavey line then
push the lead back into place,then take a
swivel and squize the feeder loop through
the bottom ring of the swivel then push the
swivel back through the feeder loop and pull it tight.
cut bottom of the canister for a g/b feeder
cut a slit in the bottom and top to make a
blockend feeder put the feeder loop through
the slot in the cap of the canister.
for blockend feeders follow above but with
a modifacation =make a slot just below the
rim push the lead through here.use small pliers to do it
other weight materials may be araldited to the side's of the film pots these include:
old nuts
small stones
metal strips (brass s/steel ect)
i hope this is of some help
steve
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