Sometimes you'll find yourself willing to help a friend with a project but you won't take the time to do the same for yourself.
I figured that it was time to allocate some time to the building of a rack for my own use. I wanted a drying rack that would hold 200 or more .35 cal. cast bullets.
Recently, I helped a friend get started casting and lubing 38 Spec. Wadcutters.
He had seen Ben's Liquid Lube used and wanted to use that for his lubrication method.
I told him that he wouldn't gain much by sitting each bullet on its base on wax paper. It would be better to pour them out onto a screen so that air could move all around the cast bullets and speed up the drying process.
I built him a drying rack to hold his wad-cutter bullets. It has worked 101%.
Today, I went back to the hardware store and bought more 1/4 " X 1/4 " galvanized mesh hardware cloth. Perfect for the job. ( I don't shoot many cast bullets smaller in dia. than .258" ) .
I built the rack with air nails and wood glue. I made 3" high legs to facilitate air movement and drying. I stapled the hardware cloth onto the rack and already have some Lee 93 gr. , .311 " dia. bullets rolled in BLL on the rack drying.
Thought you might like to see photos.
Thanks,
Ben
Here is a hand for size comparison :
I figured that it was time to allocate some time to the building of a rack for my own use. I wanted a drying rack that would hold 200 or more .35 cal. cast bullets.
Recently, I helped a friend get started casting and lubing 38 Spec. Wadcutters.
He had seen Ben's Liquid Lube used and wanted to use that for his lubrication method.
I told him that he wouldn't gain much by sitting each bullet on its base on wax paper. It would be better to pour them out onto a screen so that air could move all around the cast bullets and speed up the drying process.
I built him a drying rack to hold his wad-cutter bullets. It has worked 101%.
Today, I went back to the hardware store and bought more 1/4 " X 1/4 " galvanized mesh hardware cloth. Perfect for the job. ( I don't shoot many cast bullets smaller in dia. than .258" ) .
I built the rack with air nails and wood glue. I made 3" high legs to facilitate air movement and drying. I stapled the hardware cloth onto the rack and already have some Lee 93 gr. , .311 " dia. bullets rolled in BLL on the rack drying.
Thought you might like to see photos.
Thanks,
Ben
Here is a hand for size comparison :
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