>Lead is cheap and the same mass counterweight would be about three fourths
>as long as the steel weights supplied with the kit. Tungsten is very
>expensive and impossible to machine with conventional methods (gold has
>about the same density but is very easy to machine), but would reduce the
>length by a bit more than half. Most of us can't afford that much gold or
>tungsten nor do we have access to depleted uranium :)
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Rob Housman
Rob
I hope you will forgive me for letting you do all the research and deep
thought ?;-)
Graham
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