SniderBoomer
07-19-2014, 10:27 AM
I use Ben's Red for all my Nitro loads. It's excellent, I will always use it.
I recently experimented on it, made a batch correctly described as a lube based-on Ben's Red as it had no JPW, as it's getting hard to get or is very expensive in some countries.
I replaced the JPW with a measure of Carnauba Wax flakes in the mix instead. I figured (rightly or wrongly) that the magic part of the JPW was the Carnauba. I added exactly 50 grams to a total 1KG melted mix.
Very interesting. No real smell of any volatiles at all on melting it all up first time, and similarly, no volatiles-smells on the re-heats when I fill the Lube-Sizer.
The smell is great, just a pleasant, friendly 'Beeswaxy' smell. I need no heater on my Luber Sizer at room temp.
So far, been great in my rifle nitro loads. Same clean, shiny bores.
All due respect to Ben, not messing with his formula, just describing making something based on it but with no JPW.
I recently experimented on it, made a batch correctly described as a lube based-on Ben's Red as it had no JPW, as it's getting hard to get or is very expensive in some countries.
I replaced the JPW with a measure of Carnauba Wax flakes in the mix instead. I figured (rightly or wrongly) that the magic part of the JPW was the Carnauba. I added exactly 50 grams to a total 1KG melted mix.
Very interesting. No real smell of any volatiles at all on melting it all up first time, and similarly, no volatiles-smells on the re-heats when I fill the Lube-Sizer.
The smell is great, just a pleasant, friendly 'Beeswaxy' smell. I need no heater on my Luber Sizer at room temp.
So far, been great in my rifle nitro loads. Same clean, shiny bores.
All due respect to Ben, not messing with his formula, just describing making something based on it but with no JPW.