formula for home made swaging lube

[Pappa]

Hi Guys
I know it's an old thread but I'm new to this. Got the lube made up, going to use a tumbler (3lb). I see putting a weighed amount on a piece of wax paper is a method used. I don't see how much to put on a piece of paper. Any ideas or advice? I want this to work without the jackets being too greasy or dry. A starting point would be appreciated.

[Linstrum]

From my experience, it is kind of like writing with a pen where you don't have to worry about getting too much ink on the paper even though there is enough ink in the pen to make a big puddle, the ink takes care of itself. Above a certain amount more lube just won't stick to the boolit. For starters just throw a tablespoon or two of lube in the tumbler and see how it looks.

rl 1,197

[BT Sniper]

Table spoon is an awful not of lube. For a quart size Ziploc bag ful of 22lr jackets I use a pea size to a bean size amount of lube.

[HollowPoint]

This may be off topic just a bit but not to much.

When I started swaging I didn't have any lube and I wasn't sure what would work for me. I figured that anything with the slightest amount of lubricity was better than no lube at all so I tried WD-40, Gun Oil, Machine Oil, Alox and a number of other things; and they all worked better than nothing but they were messy. Some would eventually start to bind.

I happened to have a tube of Ultra-Lube that I'd bought to lube my air guns with and to my surprise it's worked out fabulously. Just a super thin film of this stuff goes a long way; at least for me. It's like a cream lithium grease.

If I remember correctly, it cost me about seven-bucks at the homedepot hardware store. It's not messy at all and it wipes right off when you do get some where you don't want it. If I only used this stuff on swaging projects, the small tube I have would probably last the rest of my life but, I use it on lots of other things as well so eventually I'll buy another tube of this stuff.

Of course, home made lubes are good too but, I don't know if they're any cheaper when you add up any costs for ingredients.

HollowPoint

[ohnomrbillk]

Blackmon advised me to use 1 lb of anhydrous lanolin and 20 oz of caster oil.

I mixed with the kitchen aid mixer, warmed in the oven until liquid, stirred again, and poured into containers to set up.

I suspect my current 2lb 4 oz supply will last my great grandchildren a long time.

[marten]

Castrol R 2 stroke racing oil. No need of lanolin!