I've never tried powder coating but Hi-Tek is really easy. Side question: Does the non powdered version still exist? If so, does anyone use it?
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I've never tried powder coating but Hi-Tek is really easy. Side question: Does the non powdered version still exist? If so, does anyone use it?
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
The staining I get on my fingers is before dropping into the sizer. My sizer is a Lee. I use Aqualube 5000 sprayed into a plastic bag with about 300 bullets and rolled around. I then pour them out...
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Nothing major, mostly when sizing several hundred at a time. Just a slight faint tint on the fingers. Rub test does not rub a bare spot. I will try to do more testing later when I cast more.
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All the greens seem to give me the most trouble. K-15 Black is the one that works best for me.
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This some powder that I got years ago when I first started casting so I'm not sure exactly when I got it. I have an oven thermometer that reads 400 and I cook then at least 15 minutes. They shoot...
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I poured acetone on a paper towel and rubbed a bullet across it as in the picture. When I size about 500 my fingers get a green stain on them b
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Trying to attach pic. Unsuccessful
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Hey peeps, y'all still alive and kicking? I coated about 900 115gr this week in K-15 black. Did some in the old dark green two weeks ago. The green ones shoot really well but I have a slight stain...
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You did. Thanks a bunch. I love all the Hi-Tek products.
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I hate to change the subject, BUT, here goes. Is there a distinct difference in the Aqualube 3000 and 5000? Is the 5000 better than the 3000? I have a couple of bottles of the 3000 that I've had for...
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Or maybe his shooting skills have deteriorated.
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I've shot thousands of my own cast using Hi-Tek in a G26 Gen4 and G19 Gen3, at .356 and coated twice. Also several thousand .45ACP at .452 in my G21SF Gen3 and G30S Gen 3. I have never had any...
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I know exactly what you mean. I hate it too along with voice recognition.
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Does it make them angry when you rebuke them?
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That's what's so great about this product. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to make it work. Each of us probably have a different technique and it still works great. It's like magic fairy dust.
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Or just put a lid on the container and shake for about 20 seconds and then take the lid off and shake until the bullets stop moving. Gives a really good coat. I reckon I'm the only one who does this.
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If I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't coat a raw bullet that has been sized first. I have done one coat, then sized, then done another coat, with much success.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yes. All my sprue cutters are the same size from the 95 grain up to the 233 grain. I have corrected the problem with the knowledge and help of the good folks here. I cast about 1200 of the 100 grain...
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My shop is 20x40 and well insulated. I keep the heater on and it stays around 66 degrees. My lead supply is housed within the shop, so it is room temperature. The sprue cutter is not sharp, kinda...
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I have a pid controller, so I suppose I have a thermocouple and not an actual thermometer.
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I bumped my temp up to 735 and changed to a different mold. These are not hand held molds so you can't put them on a hot plate. I do however preheat them while they on the machine with a propane...
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This is the latest cast. Can't attach a video that I'm aware of.
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OK. Here is the latest with a little background. I cast in my workshop which is heated to 66 degrees. All my lead that I am presently using is in the shop, so it should be 66 degrees also.
I bumped...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |