After the casting workshop, I've accumulated some WW lead and some Range lead. I got a lubrisizer and a pot today in the mail. I think I'm ready to go.
I'm gonna start off with some mild .357 loads as my first casts. I don't have much in the way of cast lube, just the small amount that came with the RCBS lubrisizer.
My inner MacGyver compelled me to come up with a home grown recipe for lube using components I have in the house and can easily get. I was doing some experimentation using Duke's recipe as a baseline. After screwing around a little I came up with the following (largely based on what I had in house).
Not sure if this would fall under the "bad idea" category, but the worst I figure is that it just wont work well (leading)?
I'm gonna start off with some mild .357 loads as my first casts. I don't have much in the way of cast lube, just the small amount that came with the RCBS lubrisizer.
My inner MacGyver compelled me to come up with a home grown recipe for lube using components I have in the house and can easily get. I was doing some experimentation using Duke's recipe as a baseline. After screwing around a little I came up with the following (largely based on what I had in house).
2 parts Beeswax (sample from the workshop) - Waxy base
2 part Parafin Wax (need this for smelting too) - Hardens the mix
1 part Bag Balm (petroleum jelly & lanolin) - Adds Pliability to Lube
1 part Butchers Bowling Alley Wax ( carnauba wax and petroleum distillates) - Slippery
It all melted together well and cooled with no separation, its very slippery but stiff enough to stick. Also seems like it would have good flow characteristics. I only made 1/4 cup of it....I'll cast a few and see how they work...or maybe Ill just polish some furniture with it. 2 part Parafin Wax (need this for smelting too) - Hardens the mix
1 part Bag Balm (petroleum jelly & lanolin) - Adds Pliability to Lube
1 part Butchers Bowling Alley Wax ( carnauba wax and petroleum distillates) - Slippery
Not sure if this would fall under the "bad idea" category, but the worst I figure is that it just wont work well (leading)?
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