Originally Posted by
Vettepilot
Interesting, (as always), Indian Joe. So you granulate your powder, then press.
no no no no - I just cant get a proper mix with the small amount of water (I use a little pump sprayer/ spritzer) so I stir it round, then ball it up by hand, grate the balls through a window screen mesh into a bowl, mix again, then its good to go into the press - if I dont do that then I get "spotty pucks" out of the press - they got little dark spots on em where the moisture didnt mix good enough. If I put enough moisture in to get an even mix first time then its too wet to press properly.
Pressing needs some moisture but by golly it dont take much - we are in a low humid environment (think Arizona/New Mexico)
Think Fly has disappeared - he does that a bit - hope he's ok - his posts here got me sorted - I ignored everything else for a time and just followed what he said.
I'm thinking the freshly granulated would likely be a bit too wet to press immediately.
You're thinking screened powder here - different process - yeah way too wet to press - I do screened for front loaders - pressed for cartridge - screened is quicker - easier - and you got much better control over grain size (much less dust and fines)
Off subject, but another question... heard anything from Fly? I miss his posts.
Vettepilot