Melt some lead and pour in... a bit messy, but with a bit of shaping with a file and after a week of practice I got the revelation that it worked for me...
adding weight on the back will unbalance the dart..moving the center of gravity backwards.you may be able to add longer points that might balance them up a bit
I only have experience with the sticky putty. NEVER add it in your barrel if you want to fully get it out. I had it sticking in the shaft thread of my darts, took my hours to get it out of the barrel and still there was a tiny bit left. By the way, I am looking for a way to make my own inserts, then the sticky putty may be useful after all because it will be hidden away inside a cylindrical object. If I manage (i.e. make time for it) I will let you know.
I bought some 23 gram darts one weight correct the other 2 weighed nearly half a gram under so I got some cheap flux cored electronics solder £1.80 I the put the light darts one at a time back on the scales and cut a small maybe 8 millimetres of solder put that on the scale also until I got it to 23 grams on the 2 light darts then rolled the solder into a ball and pushed it into the barrels then got my blow lamp held the barrel with pliers and melted the solder while keeping the barrel vertical till they cooled, magic they all weigh 23 grams now job done 😊👍
Nice idea. I put some behind the points in the front of my softdarts. Anyway: thought about taking directly tungsten. Welding electrode 4mm. Hard to cut but weighs much. Thanks for showing this method.
@@TheOnlineBusker Hi. According to a rocket, the center of gravity should be closer to the front than the point, where acceleration gets in touch, so I really recommend to add wight to the front, even for a back gripper. cheers! I also drilled out 6mm of the back of the barrels.
Very good vid. will be trying to add weight to my Fallon Sherrock darts. How would you get the putty out of your darts if you don't like it Wondering where to get that scale or one similar please & thank you
Thanks, depends on the putty, if its not too sticky it should come out easy enough, can use a screw or drill bit to go in the centre of it, but if its a very soft sticky putty it can get a little messy. Ebay is the best place to get all you need :)
I used putty regularly to add weight and/or to balance out a set. In my experience, most darts arent drilled deep enough for the plugs. Have you found this to be true also?
Yeah some barrels are not much deeper than the stem thread its one of the reasons I put the depth drilled out on my reviews so people can see, but often with the lighter weight darts they are drilled out more.
Yeah I think there is only so much you can add as a lot are not drilled out much more than about 9mm which leaves little room. But if its drilled out more at least you have an option to add some weight. Thanks Mike! :)
Very useful video!! Used putty to add weight to several sets I didnt play . Really happy with the final result!! Now, I have some 24gr sets that are 1 gr overweight. I want them 23gr. Any ideas on how to? Do you think if I drill them it would be the way to do it?
Thanks! If the darts are too heavy the only way is to have them drilled out at the rear. Never done it myself though but shops who make custom sets do it like Custom Made Darts.
I think most beginners start from around 24 to 26 gram but nothing is set in stone and if you only a soft tip player it would probably be 21g or less :)
No i'm a soft tip player. But i am comfortable with my darts. I play for my local league team but i really want to improve. I'm not really a beginner but i want to start from scratch. Thanks for your reply man. :) :) :)
I see, not many machines allow 26g for soft tip, so if your a soft tip player your going to have to get used to lighter weights really. I think some have moved up to 25g but most are in the 16 to 21 gram range.
only way is to drill some out from the rear, not sure what kind of drill you need for tungsten though. A place like CustomMadeDarts could do it though.
Thanks mate, its not really my idea though, just doing what others have done but was keen to try on the Anastasias as its such a nice dart but felt it was a little too light for me :)
@@DartsReviewChannel Then Glen Durrant probably has a nice way to say putty as well :DDD No but seriously, drinking game: take a shot everytime you say putty in this video. You won't last long :P
lol.....why didn't you just buy a new set of darts at a different weight...... and why didn't you weigh the putty (into 1 gram....or1.5 gram) before you filled the barrels.
Because they only make them in 20g and I was not bothered about being exact about it like I mention in the video I just wanted to see how much I could get them up to
Darts Review Channel don't you think most people would be well aware of that,most players would only want to change the weight slightly, probably no more than half a gram to a gram ,other wise most players would change their darts, I am trying to save people wasting their money on shit they don't need,there are other ways of doing it with bits of fishing lead if you want them up to 2 grams heavier, take it from someone who has been playing for over 40 years not someone who has a very unhealthy obsession collecting bloody darts!,
I think your missing the point, and I already know about adding lead too, many people on the forum know that and we have members in their late 70 and early 80's who have been throwing over 60 years or more but they still appreciate the idea of the tungsten putty, just because you do something one way does not mean it has to be done that way all the time, new things and ideas are developed all the time so dont have a go at me as I am just reporting a way to do it, it was not my idea but many others who done it before me, but as you can see a lot have appreciated the fact I have told them as they did not know, if they want to try lead or blu tack then thats fine, the principle of it is that they can alter the weight if they need to, I am sure some will think of other ways they can change the weight. But as your so experienced then you must also know that in every model they only make so many set weights and people may just want 1g more but some people are so set on one particular weight that they wont buy the dart if its not in their weight, so this is a way they can make it suit them if they are very keen to have that dart. Also I first threw a dart over 41 years ago when I was 6 so no need to play the I have more experience than you angle because thats not the point here, there is 1000's with more experience than me and millions who play far better than me, just cause you have played longer or better does not automatically make you the god of darts, the point is tungsten putty is more dense than blu tack so it takes up less space. I just weighed half a gram of blu tack and if I squash that into the end of some barrels its unlikely I will get the stem in. Also what is unhealthy about collecting darts? I thought you were experienced? if you were then you would know that there is 1000's of collectors out there in perfectly good health, cant understand why anyone with your experience would say anything to do with darts is unhealthy, can think of far worse things to be doing.
Melt some lead and pour in... a bit messy, but with a bit of shaping with a file and after a week of practice I got the revelation that it worked for me...
adding weight on the back will unbalance the dart..moving the center of gravity backwards.you may be able to add longer points that might balance them up a bit
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Thanks for this I have 24g darts but I want to increase their weight to about 28g so I will try both the inserts and the putty.
It will depend on if there is room in the barrel, not sure there will be enough to add an extra 4g.
I only have experience with the sticky putty. NEVER add it in your barrel if you want to fully get it out. I had it sticking in the shaft thread of my darts, took my hours to get it out of the barrel and still there was a tiny bit left.
By the way, I am looking for a way to make my own inserts, then the sticky putty may be useful after all because it will be hidden away inside a cylindrical object. If I manage (i.e. make time for it) I will let you know.
Yeah it was very messy with the cheaper stickier putty, may be fine for the fishermen but not darts
I'll have to order some of those weights and see if any of my dart sets can fit one. Excellent video as always!
Cheers! Its also handy just to weight match your darts with small amounts :)
I bought some 23 gram darts one weight correct the other 2 weighed nearly half a gram under so I got some cheap flux cored electronics solder £1.80 I the put the light darts one at a time back on the scales and cut a small maybe 8 millimetres of solder put that on the scale also until I got it to 23 grams on the 2 light darts then rolled the solder into a ball and pushed it into the barrels then got my blow lamp held the barrel with pliers and melted the solder while keeping the barrel vertical till they cooled, magic they all weigh 23 grams now job done 😊👍
Good idea 👍😊
Nice idea. I put some behind the points in the front of my softdarts.
Anyway: thought about taking directly tungsten. Welding electrode 4mm. Hard to cut but weighs much. Thanks for showing this method.
yes I have seen others try the welding rods, but as you say not so easy to cut. Cheers! :)
Hi, I have soft tips and was wondering whether to add putty at back of barrell or behind points....how's it workd out for you? Cheers!
@@TheOnlineBusker Hi. According to a rocket, the center of gravity should be closer to the front than the point, where acceleration gets in touch, so I really recommend to add wight to the front, even for a back gripper. cheers! I also drilled out 6mm of the back of the barrels.
@@gbor242 Cool thanks!
Very good vid. will be trying to add weight to my Fallon Sherrock darts.
How would you get the putty out of your darts if you don't like it
Wondering where to get that scale or one similar please & thank you
Thanks, depends on the putty, if its not too sticky it should come out easy enough, can use a screw or drill bit to go in the centre of it, but if its a very soft sticky putty it can get a little messy. Ebay is the best place to get all you need :)
Pretty cool how you can add weight like that.
Los of people been doing it for a while, Worlwide Darts has used it a lot, but its a great idea :)
Oh thank for this darts review channel!!
No problem :)
very interesting video Darren. can I use only the inserts in my darts without any tungsten putty?
Yeah if you click the link in the description and check what Kevin Deckers did, he cut one in half :)
I used putty regularly to add weight and/or to balance out a set. In my experience, most darts arent drilled deep enough for the plugs. Have you found this to be true also?
Yeah some barrels are not much deeper than the stem thread its one of the reasons I put the depth drilled out on my reviews so people can see, but often with the lighter weight darts they are drilled out more.
Darts Review Channel Many of mine can barely take .3g added weight. Shallow bore. Love your reviews and info. Keep doing what you do.
Yeah I think there is only so much you can add as a lot are not drilled out much more than about 9mm which leaves little room. But if its drilled out more at least you have an option to add some weight. Thanks Mike! :)
Very useful video!! Used putty to add weight to several sets I didnt play . Really happy with the final result!! Now, I have some 24gr sets that are 1 gr overweight. I want them 23gr. Any ideas on how to? Do you think if I drill them it would be the way to do it?
Thanks! If the darts are too heavy the only way is to have them drilled out at the rear. Never done it myself though but shops who make custom sets do it like Custom Made Darts.
@@DartsReviewChannel Thank you very much!! I'll give it a try.😂😂
I’ve searched for those inserts that go in the barrel of the dart but can’t find them anywhere, all I’ve been finding is the screw in inserts
www.playwiththebest.com/ultracore-tungsten-inserts-6-per-card.html
Do you think you could put 2g of the putty in each dart?
the expensive putty was nearly 2.5g as you can see at: 09:45
have you tried the Harrows 4 gram heavyweight stems, i use them alot but you must use smaller flights if you want to counter the rear heavy balance
No not tried them, I think those were the stems I was thinking about the other day when someone was asking about a heavy stem. Cheers :)
I got those. They are brutal! Tried them with every type of flight, or throw. Fishtailing everywhere. Maybe you need a heavy dart, mine are 22g
Do you have a link for both types? Something I could definitely experiment with
I get it from ebay, cant remember the name of the seller now, but it was from a U.S. company.
Why did you just no buy add-a gram screw in things from amazon
thats an option but some people dont want to add more length
Hello Darren. I currently throw 26g. Is that the average weight and is it a good weight for beginners please? Thank you
I think most beginners start from around 24 to 26 gram but nothing is set in stone and if you only a soft tip player it would probably be 21g or less :)
No i'm a soft tip player. But i am comfortable with my darts. I play for my local league team but i really want to improve. I'm not really a beginner but i want to start from scratch. Thanks for your reply man. :) :) :)
I see, not many machines allow 26g for soft tip, so if your a soft tip player your going to have to get used to lighter weights really. I think some have moved up to 25g but most are in the 16 to 21 gram range.
very good informative video mate, great work. you may also have just done great things for monster darts sales as well. 👍
Thanks Ben! Would be easier if they just made their darts heavier though :)
interesting video mate :) got some harrows ice in a 20g and would be perfect if i could get them up a few grams
Thanks, just check how much they are drilled out, it may surprise you :)
scrap that idea mate lol just checked an no room at all :(
Oh well :)
nice vid Darren. how long are the inserts?
Cheers! 10.1mm long and 3.9mm thick :)
Darts Review Channel the inner Part of the Barrel was about 25mm why Not put 2 Inserts in the Barrel to get exactly 4 Gram more wheigt?
because you would not be able to screw the stem in then, the 25mm includes the thread too.
Okay i See the Problem. Would have been too easy as Well 😂
yeah, it would :)
Have you tried reducing the weight of a dart?
no but its easy to do if you have the right tools, just drill out the rear
rotate your board
in my case i want to make them lighter, how you do that?
only way is to drill some out from the rear, not sure what kind of drill you need for tungsten though. A place like CustomMadeDarts could do it though.
One of my vids is on there OMG it's the one against level 10 on computer!
:)
how to drill a broken tips of darts pins. kindly show the video
I would if I could do that, my hand is not steady enough, if it happened to me I would send the barrel to Madhouse darts, get the pros to do it :)
I use it for carp fishing... just make it al little bit warm between your fingers 😉
Yeah I think thats what a lot of people use it for. Seems like it has a lot of uses :)
How hard was it to drill the darts out
And ware did you get the pin from Darren
easy, which pin?
I've been doing it with my soft tips, brought my black widows to 20 grams fully dressed...
Cool! :)
yeah the pinecar derby putty works so much better
Very true :)
I love your Videos!! Thank you for making:)
Thanks mate, its not really my idea though, just doing what others have done but was keen to try on the Anastasias as its such a nice dart but felt it was a little too light for me :)
Excellent
Great video
thanks
can someone recommend some 22g straight barrel darts?
tomthefall Gary Anderson world Champion ship Phase 2 got them in 21 Gramms but there to hevy now
Yeah the Andos are good, but guess it depends how grippy you want them. Nico Blum darts are a big fave of mine too :)
I just got the 22g Peter Wright Snakebite Mamba's. Might be the best darts I have ever thrown.
Love how you say putty
LOL its a Boro accent, same place Glen Durrant lives :)
@@DartsReviewChannel Then Glen Durrant probably has a nice way to say putty as well :DDD No but seriously, drinking game: take a shot everytime you say putty in this video. You won't last long :P
LOL! :D
lol.....why didn't you just buy a new set of darts at a different weight...... and why didn't you weigh the putty (into 1 gram....or1.5 gram) before you filled the barrels.
Because they only make them in 20g and I was not bothered about being exact about it like I mention in the video I just wanted to see how much I could get them up to
Rotate your board Darren lol
LOL yeah I mean to, just been a bit lazy lately :)
Just use some blue tack, been using it for years ,does the same job at fraction of the cost
Well it would all depend on how much weight you need to add, blu tack is not as heavy as the tungsten putty.
Darts Review Channel don't you think most people would be well aware of that,most players would only want to change the weight slightly, probably no more than half a gram to a gram ,other wise most players would change their darts, I am trying to save people wasting their money on shit they don't need,there are other ways of doing it with bits of fishing lead if you want them up to 2 grams heavier, take it from someone who has been playing for over 40 years not someone who has a very unhealthy obsession collecting bloody darts!,
I think your missing the point, and I already know about adding lead too, many people on the forum know that and we have members in their late 70 and early 80's who have been throwing over 60 years or more but they still appreciate the idea of the tungsten putty, just because you do something one way does not mean it has to be done that way all the time, new things and ideas are developed all the time so dont have a go at me as I am just reporting a way to do it, it was not my idea but many others who done it before me, but as you can see a lot have appreciated the fact I have told them as they did not know, if they want to try lead or blu tack then thats fine, the principle of it is that they can alter the weight if they need to, I am sure some will think of other ways they can change the weight. But as your so experienced then you must also know that in every model they only make so many set weights and people may just want 1g more but some people are so set on one particular weight that they wont buy the dart if its not in their weight, so this is a way they can make it suit them if they are very keen to have that dart. Also I first threw a dart over 41 years ago when I was 6 so no need to play the I have more experience than you angle because thats not the point here, there is 1000's with more experience than me and millions who play far better than me, just cause you have played longer or better does not automatically make you the god of darts, the point is tungsten putty is more dense than blu tack so it takes up less space. I just weighed half a gram of blu tack and if I squash that into the end of some barrels its unlikely I will get the stem in. Also what is unhealthy about collecting darts? I thought you were experienced? if you were then you would know that there is 1000's of collectors out there in perfectly good health, cant understand why anyone with your experience would say anything to do with darts is unhealthy, can think of far worse things to be doing.
"I am trying to save people wasting their money on shit they don't need"
You're so money supermarket!
LOL! very good :)
I bet if you went fishing you could kill a fish with a dart!!!!!!
not the way I throw!
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Stop talking and get on with it! This video should have been many minutes shorter.
learn how to be more patient grass hopper!
Per Keyser don’t be a jackass!!
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