Originally Posted by
contender1
Not wanting to hijack a previous thread,, I figured to start one of my own.
The use of zinc for purposes other than scrap gave me an idea. My BSA Troop is working on some upgrades to a few things,, and one of them is new flag stands for the American flag, the Troop flag, and several patrol flags. The idea of using zinc as a base weight,,, well, it struck me as a better option than the cement ones we are having to replace due to breakage.
My casting stuff has very little zinc,, as I acquired several hundred pounds of good lead & such before zinc became an issue.
So,, while many may feel the BSA has crapped in it's own mess kit, and isn't the same as it was,, I agree. Yet,, my Troop hasn't been afflicted with such PC stuff & we still have a good troop with about 40 BOYS!
So,, if anybody has a quantity of zinc they could part with,, with regards to it being very cheap,, (as I may be the one to absorb the expenses,) I'd like to discuss it. I don't know how much we'll need yet,, but I can see about what size these bases need to be,, and give measurements. I'm thinking 12"x12" about 1"-2" thick might be enough weight. We'd need enough to do 8 stands,, maybe 9 to have a spare.
And I can make it a training project for the boys to learn about casting, smelting, etc.