P Weight - Made my own -

[thermocad]

Hi all... thanks to everyone who posted on my last thread about thre p weight supply issue.... as suggest i made my own and its well easy....

I made a mould out of wood and tin foil... melted added in a strip of ally and sorted 3 1/2kg p weight....

[nickb]

Quality fettling

[Finless]

I assume this weight is to bolt onto the twin set mounting studs and is designed to be furthest away from ones back (as opposed to V weights between back and cylinders)?

Apart from potential trim ramifications why use one style i/o the other?

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Finless

I assume this weight is to bolt onto the twin set mounting studs and is designed to be furthest away from ones back (as opposed to V weights between back and cylinders)?

Apart from potential trim ramifications why use one style i/o the other?

nope. nearest to your back - sitting in the grove in the back plate.

you can use it in addition to the v-weights for additional weighting.



btw - Thermocad - smart weight.. well done

[thermocad]

Originally Posted by wilbo

nope. nearest to your back - sitting in the grove in the back plate.

you can use it in addition to the v-weights for additional weighting.



btw - Thermocad - smart weight.. well done

Band on... ive got 4kg v weight and 3.5kg p weight just right for fresh water. the weight belt can go in the bin now....

[Finless]

Originally Posted by wilbo

nope. nearest to your back - sitting in the grove in the back plate.

you can use it in addition to the v-weights for additional weighting.



btw - Thermocad - smart weight.. well done

Ah, that makes more sense but why isn't it called a V weight as well? The notch in my SSBP is V shaped?

If this turns out to be another dumb question then I will delete post and you'll look like you are talking to yourself!

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Finless

Ah, that makes more sense but why isn't it called a V weight as well? The notch in my SSBP is V shaped?

If this turns out to be another dumb question then I will delete post and you'll look like you are talking to yourself!

duely quoted bryan.. get out that..

why is it called a P weight? well duh.. they'd already used a V - so they needed another letter..

(don't know why..)

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by wilbo

duely quoted bryan.. get out that..

why is it called a P weight? well duh.. they'd already used a V - so they needed another letter..

(don't know why..)

P for Plate, perhaps?

[liamm]

I read somewhere that Polish divers were first seen using it - so the P is for Polish.

Or maybe taking the P weight

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

P for Plate, perhaps?

ah.. ok.. that'll be why you are the moderate chimp. I'll just go back to flinging poo.