I had in mind taking apart the vent window piece and putting the cavity for
the seal in my big old vise with a hunk of lead and "forging" an exact
piece. Remove it, drill it, done.

Jim

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 8:19 AM Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:

> if it's really conical and you have a good one to use as a model...  my
> amateur lost wax metal casting technique might work.
>
> mush the good one into play-doh so that it leaves a void the exact shape
> you need.
>
> fill the void with melted wax and let it harden.
>
> take the wax piece and make sure it is the shape you need.
>
> put the wax piece, big end down on waxpaper.
>
> coat it with plaster, several thin coats, drying in-between coats.
>
> turn it over, remove the wax paper and excess plaster but leave some around
> the wax plug.
>
> put plaster object with wax in it in the oven, open end down so the wax
> melts out.  use low, slow heat.
>
> now you have a plaster mold you can pour the melted lead in.
>
> Edward
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 6:39 AM, William Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a picture of this piece? Lead is a very soft material to
> > work with. Deal with it at work sometimes and use it making sinkers every
> > couple years.
> >
> > Bill M
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Apr 26, 2016, at 10:55 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ken, the latch that keeps the vent closed is held by a screw that
> > fastens through a lead piece. It is perhaps a half inch wide and is
> > conical. I believe it is lead to absorb impacts and keep the vent from
> > shattering.
> > >
> > > Karl Wolz
> > > Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> > >
> > >> On Apr 26, 2016, at 4:10 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> > kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> scratching
> >
>