I know this has been posted a few times, but it seems as if no one really has an answer. I just thought I would give it one more try.

Im looking for a place to buy bulk tungsten weights (insert free). Does anyone know of a web-site that does this?

If not how about shaky heads in bulk?

Thanks!

Just be careful what you wish for with this one.  There are a pile of great tungsten manufacturers out there but I know from experience that some of the better deals out there are not all that great.

You'd better be sure that they hone down the inside edges of the pass-through hole or you are going to see a LOT of line breakage.  If the inside hole is rough, it just saws away at your line.

Iv been reading alot about the sawing effect because im also looking at switching from lead. could you just take a small drill bit and hone them yourself or even take some valve laping compound for engines and a small rod and lap your weights? maybe its to much work for some but for otheres who like to save a buck could do it 

Iv been reading alot about the sawing effect because im also looking at switching from lead. could you just take a small drill bit and hone them yourself or even take some valve laping compound for engines and a small rod and lap your weights? maybe its to much work for some but for otheres who like to save a buck could do it

Valva lapping might work, if it has diamond in it. As far as the drill goes- absolutely not, because tungstun is what extremely hard and would do nothing but break or dull the drill beyond all use.

   -gk

Iv been reading alot about the sawing effect because im also looking at switching from lead. could you just take a small drill bit and hone them yourself or even take some valve laping compound for engines and a small rod and lap your weights? maybe its to much work for some but for otheres who like to save a buck could do it

Valva lapping might work, if it has diamond in it. As far as the drill goes- absolutely not, because tungstun is what extremely hard and would do nothing but break or dull the drill beyond all use.

-gk

i was going to say the same thing

tungsten is VERY dense and just smoothing it down wont fix the problem! It will still cut your line... most of the great tungsten weights actually have a coating on the inside of the weight before it is painted... no an insert though!

tungsten is VERY dense and just smoothing it down wont fix the problem! It will still cut your line... most of the great tungsten weights actually have a coating on the inside of the weight before it is painted... no an insert though!

I'm crying bunk on that one.  I've used a diamond wretched file to smooth them and have never had issue.  I did it on about 25 1.25 oz weights and use them regularly with no ill effect on braid or fluorocarbon.