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    May 19, 2020 2 minutes

    Ballasting

    oger Lloyd’s article in AMRM Issue 341 (April 2020) prompted me to mention another method that I have used quite successfully. The adjacent photo shows an empty toothpick jar with the lid opened to the larger outlet hole. I fill the jar with ballast, then put the lid on the jar and turn the lid to the position shown. Placement of the ballast can then be

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