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I've have recently used powdered graphite as case lube for resizing. Has anyone else tried this? Any reasons to not use it? I neck size only whenever possible.
It's fairly convenient, I keep some graphite in a very small baby food jar, dip the case mouth in and tap off the excess powder. Seems to work well, and very little cleanup needed.
Any input welcome.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 03:18 AM |
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I use it to lube the inside of my case necks.
-Bill
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I have one of these Lyman case lube centers with a box one can screw down on the loading bench and two brushes .
It came with mica powder which up to me did not work very well so I replaced the mica with graphite.
Apart drom the dirty fingers I get, the stuff is great.
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I would have to agree that the downside of graphite is the associated mess, but I prefer it to some alternatives.
I was not impressed at all with spray lube - very difficult to get an even coating - thus dented cases.
Regular case lube works fine but applying by hand is a pain and then each case has to be cleaned or tumbled.
It seemed to me that washing my hands needed to be done regardless of what I used.
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dawhip schreef:
It seemed to me that washing my hands needed to be done regardless of what I used.
I agree,
Only, if I work with graphite, everything I touch needs a cleaning, such as the handle of the press etc.
What I especially like is the way the graphite shows clearly how far the neck down you are sizing, a great help when adjusting a FL sizing die for neck sizing only.
If you put some of the graphite on the shoulder it also is quite easy to set up the die in such a way that the shoulder is barely touched, if you like to adjust the die that way.
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To lube inside case necks I use a Q-Tip which keeps the mess down a bit. I roll the Q-Tip in the graphite and tap it on the edge of the container to shake off the excess, then I swab the inside of about 5 case necks and repeat.
For outside case lubrication I use Imperial Sizing Wax. I apply it with my fingers (I run a thumb and forefinger lightly across the inside of the tin and lightly spin about 5 cases between my fingers to lube them). I haven't found any other case lube like it. It takes a little more time than the spray lubes, but I found it works so much better and a tin of it lasts forever. Applying it in this manner I find it very easy to get a light coating of lube, and once you get the hang of it I find it is suprisingly fast. When I'm done I just wipe my fingers on a paper towel which removes most of the wax and wash them with soap and water.
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i have been using moly powder for 25 years.
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Many years ago I tried powdered gaphite, never found a brand or type i liked. Went back to Imperial Sizing Wax and have never looked back.
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wheezengeezer schreef: i have been using moly powder for 25 years.
I also considered tu use this,but the costs of a 100 Euro's for a 1000 gram tin kept me back.
On the other hand, such a tin easily will outlast my lifetime.
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