Homemade moly lube
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freebullet
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So I weighed out the last of my bwax. I had 22oz left. I decided to roll with it & make a batch of this lube.
First I cut the end cap from one of the tubes as seen above. Then insert the cap in the end.
I used a dowel to push the cap and grease out the end. I didn't know if this would be a greasy nightmare or a slick clean way to empty the tube.
Turns out it worked slick as I could hope. The grease just blobed out the other end like I had hoped. No mess.
I made 16 solid sticks for the star from my ghetto fabulous lube stick mold. Then poured the rest in the silicone pan for melting later.
First I cut the end cap from one of the tubes as seen above. Then insert the cap in the end.
I used a dowel to push the cap and grease out the end. I didn't know if this would be a greasy nightmare or a slick clean way to empty the tube.
Turns out it worked slick as I could hope. The grease just blobed out the other end like I had hoped. No mess.
I made 16 solid sticks for the star from my ghetto fabulous lube stick mold. Then poured the rest in the silicone pan for melting later.
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freebullet
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I only made so much because it was the last of my bwax & I wanted to give you & k hornet some samples to try.
It feels about like hard fudge just how Glen said. It will smear with light finger pressure. I think it will flow with minor warming. When smeared between fingers it definitely has good lube qualities.
It feels about like hard fudge just how Glen said. It will smear with light finger pressure. I think it will flow with minor warming. When smeared between fingers it definitely has good lube qualities.
Will
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I once used Ben's formula for making bens red, but replaced the lucas red and tacky with moly grease. I also used a little extra beeswax and JPW to firm it up a bit.
The lube still felt a little soft and got greasy quick when rubbed between my fingers. Amazingly this lube has shot great. I run plain base 170gr bullets in my 357 mag handi rifle 1600fps + and get great accuracy. Didnt have any problems with lube purge either when shooting 10 shot groups.
The lube still felt a little soft and got greasy quick when rubbed between my fingers. Amazingly this lube has shot great. I run plain base 170gr bullets in my 357 mag handi rifle 1600fps + and get great accuracy. Didnt have any problems with lube purge either when shooting 10 shot groups.
A little imagine will make a workable lube mold. This one is a 2x6 split in half with holes bored in the top half, a sheet of rubber between the halves as a gasket and 1 inch ID seamless aluminum tubing. This one is for a Star sizer and thus makes solid sticks but a dowel mounted in the center of each tube would work well for hollow sticks. I put the tubes in the freezer for a little while to shrink the lube making the sticks easier to slide out with a 1 inch oak dowel.
This works quite well and I use it for lube sticks that I'll be storing but your method of melting in the microwave and pouring it in the Lubrisizer works quite well also.
I add candle dye to the lube not to make pretty lube but rather as a way to identify each lube.
This works quite well and I use it for lube sticks that I'll be storing but your method of melting in the microwave and pouring it in the Lubrisizer works quite well also.
I add candle dye to the lube not to make pretty lube but rather as a way to identify each lube.
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freebullet
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Well, lol, I didn't show mine cause I'd hate to think anyone would want to copy it. I used scraps that I had on hand & purchased nothing extra. In addition I spent less than 20 min on it.
It's embarrassing compared to Rick's. If
you google "bullet lube stick mold" you'll find many better than mine.
I didn't have the correct bit size so I wobble fit mine. I put a small square of wax paper over the hole start the tube in & hammer it home for a seal. I've made 60+ sticks from it so far. Was able to get 16-4" sticks out of the piece of 1" pvc I had on hand.
I'm sure you could do better. It works just well enough to make me want to spend time/money on a better one problem is, it works.
It's embarrassing compared to Rick's. If
you google "bullet lube stick mold" you'll find many better than mine.
I didn't have the correct bit size so I wobble fit mine. I put a small square of wax paper over the hole start the tube in & hammer it home for a seal. I've made 60+ sticks from it so far. Was able to get 16-4" sticks out of the piece of 1" pvc I had on hand.
I'm sure you could do better. It works just well enough to make me want to spend time/money on a better one problem is, it works.
Nothing wrong with yours and the whole purpose is it works. Three reasons I used aluminum thin wall seamless tubing instead of PVC. One, the aluminum pulls heat from the lube and sheds heat much fast than PVC. Two, this seamless tubing is 1 inch ID. Three, I found these pieces as cut off ends at a metal supply place and picked them up for nickels on the dollar.
Everything else I already had such as the fir 2x6, the piece of rubber (The rubber is the same that covers my casting bench and loading room floor) and screws. Also had the polyurethane which makes cleaning up a bit easier.
Everything else I already had such as the fir 2x6, the piece of rubber (The rubber is the same that covers my casting bench and loading room floor) and screws. Also had the polyurethane which makes cleaning up a bit easier.
yodogsandman
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I could use a good cold weather lube!
This is my lube stick mold using PVC, an old poly cutting board and old hunting arrow shafts.
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yodogsandman
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I have to warm up the tubes with a hair dryer. The arrow shafts pull out pretty good if you have clean hands with no lube on them. Those "X" marked holes are ones that are too loose to keep the tubes upright.
I like your way, with the base doubled up and with the rubber gasket between the two, better. I have to pour a small amount of lube in the bottom, let it set up and then finish filling it up to prevent leakage. I still have the other half of the cutting board and could remake it more like yours..
I like your way, with the base doubled up and with the rubber gasket between the two, better. I have to pour a small amount of lube in the bottom, let it set up and then finish filling it up to prevent leakage. I still have the other half of the cutting board and could remake it more like yours..
Ian
Notorious member
Indeed, thanks all. I'm probably going to end up making one of these to make hollow sticks for soap lube. It won't melt enough at anything approaching sane temperatures to pour in a sizer, and would be about as safe as trying to fill one with melted tin. I can 'garb up' and maybe pour a few metal stick moulds, though, and doing so would save a lot of time slicing long strips and jabbing them down in the reservoir with a stick.
Elkins45
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When I made mine I labeled the bag Fryxell Lube