Landshark9025
New Member
I've attached a photo of what I consider the right amount of BLL after two coats.
This came up by accident. Unfortunately, I am cursed with "tinkerer's disease" and a constant "what would happen if....." loop in my head. The phrase "That worked. We're done now." never occurs to me. So, one day I was looking at a bunch of Tupperware full of 356-120 TC that were ready to go and thought "Let's coat them with BLL. Maybe that will do something." The problem I have with BLL is that as a new caster, you hear "don't put on too much" and "it should look like there isn't any there if you did it right. But there's a line between "not over doing it" and "not under doing it". And photos of finished products don't seem to show that well due to cell phone limitations, browser displays, etc.
So, my process is I mixed up some BLL and keep it in a Lee Liquid Alox bottle. I put 8-10 drops of that in the bottom of a tub, drop in a fist full of bullets. Using the bottle's spout as a dropper helps me be consistent. Swirl, dump on wax paper under a ceiling fan and repeat somewhere between four hours and a few days(depending on other stuff). I generally moderate the amount I put in the tub so that when I dump them, there is a bit of residue and somewhat wet, but not runny left in the tub. If there's a lot in the tub, I cut the next fistful back.
When they are on the wax paper, it kind of looks like they are wet- maybe. And when they dry, they kind of look like maybe they were coated- maybe. And they don't feel tacky or sticky- but they do have a different texture than before- but maybe this is because these were pre-lubed. And this is what everyone tells you to shoot for but it doesn't inspire confidence for a first timer.
Well, I put them back in the Tupperware, set them back on the shelf next to the others and said "Wait a minute........" Here's my comparison:
Link to photo as I can't seem to get it to show up in the post: https://goo.gl/photos/uhWTFdKLetYkiAQ29
To me, the "before and after" helps. If you saw them on the wax paper, you can't tell a difference. If you see them in the tub by themselves you really can't either(this photo shows them darker than what they look like in real life). But side by side....
Hope this helps.
PS- if I'm wrong....now would be an EXCELLENT time to correct that. lol
This came up by accident. Unfortunately, I am cursed with "tinkerer's disease" and a constant "what would happen if....." loop in my head. The phrase "That worked. We're done now." never occurs to me. So, one day I was looking at a bunch of Tupperware full of 356-120 TC that were ready to go and thought "Let's coat them with BLL. Maybe that will do something." The problem I have with BLL is that as a new caster, you hear "don't put on too much" and "it should look like there isn't any there if you did it right. But there's a line between "not over doing it" and "not under doing it". And photos of finished products don't seem to show that well due to cell phone limitations, browser displays, etc.
So, my process is I mixed up some BLL and keep it in a Lee Liquid Alox bottle. I put 8-10 drops of that in the bottom of a tub, drop in a fist full of bullets. Using the bottle's spout as a dropper helps me be consistent. Swirl, dump on wax paper under a ceiling fan and repeat somewhere between four hours and a few days(depending on other stuff). I generally moderate the amount I put in the tub so that when I dump them, there is a bit of residue and somewhat wet, but not runny left in the tub. If there's a lot in the tub, I cut the next fistful back.
When they are on the wax paper, it kind of looks like they are wet- maybe. And when they dry, they kind of look like maybe they were coated- maybe. And they don't feel tacky or sticky- but they do have a different texture than before- but maybe this is because these were pre-lubed. And this is what everyone tells you to shoot for but it doesn't inspire confidence for a first timer.
Well, I put them back in the Tupperware, set them back on the shelf next to the others and said "Wait a minute........" Here's my comparison:
Link to photo as I can't seem to get it to show up in the post: https://goo.gl/photos/uhWTFdKLetYkiAQ29
To me, the "before and after" helps. If you saw them on the wax paper, you can't tell a difference. If you see them in the tub by themselves you really can't either(this photo shows them darker than what they look like in real life). But side by side....
Hope this helps.
PS- if I'm wrong....now would be an EXCELLENT time to correct that. lol
