Pinewood Derby Q&A

 

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Summary: in many streams, so tungsten is often substituted for lead weight on fishing flies. The high density coupled with the non-toxic nature makes tungsten an ideal metal for this application. For similar reasons tungsten is a superior product for weighting pinewood derby cars. Tungsten is 3.2 times the weight of the no-lead weighting material often used on pinewood derby cars,

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