How much alox?

[qkdraw44]

Hi all, i have been casting for many years using lee l alox. I read people saying a little goes a long way. I normaly lube about 50 to 70 heads at a time then size them then lube again. I use a glob of lube about the size of a small grape. Is this too much or too little? I also use it on all heads (lee micro band & standard lube groove).is that ok? Is that ok thanx lenny

[500MAG]

Whatever it takes to cover them. When I use to use it I would lube size and lube again.

[N4AUD]

A glob the size of a grape is a lot more than I use.

[1johnlb]

Just enough to coat each one. Use as little as possible alox builds up in the bore and causes flyers. Wet alox also causes flyers, so dry well.

[Hamish]

It is said that if you can see the Alox after tumbling your Boolits, you used too much. Two *light* coats are better than ones easy,,,,,,

[MT Chambers]

Hi all, i have been casting for many years using lee l alox. I read people saying a little goes a long way. I normaly lube about 50 to 70 heads at a time then size them then lube again. I use a glob of lube about the size of a small grape. Is this too much or too little? I also use it on all heads (lee micro band & standard lube groove).is that ok? Is that ok thanx lenny
Don't use it on your head/heads, use Brylcreme.

[Side by Side]

Whatever it takes to cover them, I agree

[mdi]

It usually depends on the thickness of the alox. I have bottles that are around the consistency of thick cream, and a bottle or two that is like chocolate pudding or peanut butter. If you are getting a lot of smoke or your seating dies are clogging up with alox, you're prolly using too much. Cut down the amount of alox and/or thin with mineral spirits. When I use alox I thin it to the consistency of whipping cream or a bit thinner and just use enough to give the bullets a light tan hue...

I don't tumble as much as I once did, now I dip lube with alox or 45-45-10. No lube transfer onto my dies.

[Airman Basic]

Use half as much as you think you need, and you'll be close. Not kidding.

[trixter]

I have found that if you warm the Alox a little in the microwave ( just till you hear it slosh like water, Less than 14 sec for a full bottle but less as it gets used). YMMV And a little very little goes a long ways. If you think it is not enough it is probably too much.

[Dale53]

I suggest that the 45/45/10 is a much better use of your Alox liquid lube:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?67654-Tumble-Lubing-Made-Easy-amp-Mess-Free

I mostly lube with my Star using Lars Carnauba Red. However, after my 45/45/10 is gone (I only tumble lube a couple of bullet designs) I will be trying Ben's Liquid Lube for tumble lubing. That looks easiest of all.

Just a thought or two...

Dale53

[C. Latch]

I read here - somewhere - where someone was using ballistol to cut their alox. I tried squirting a bit of ballistol in an alox bottle, not any specific amount but just enough to make the alox thinner. Squirt, shake, squirt again, after 3-4 short squirts the alox was slightly runny.

I have lubed bullets with that, and with that same thinned alox with some JPW added to it, and a glob the size of a pea would do 20-25 bullets; a glob the size of a grape would do 250+, I imagine. Put them all in a jar, add lube, shake, spread on wax paper on sunny day, then store until needed.

[kweidner]

Shoot I bet I have 10 bottles i'll never use as I use hytek. Guess I should post em in S&S. That would last a lifetime for someone.

[Garyshome]

crimping die clogging up with alox. I was using too much

[GhostHawk]

Ben's Liquid lube is a good potential replacer.

Being 60% Johnson's liquid wax (One Step)
And 40% Alox

I used the liquid wax to wash the stiff sticky alox from the bottles, and I use a washed out Ragu jar to hold mine.

I think it has the advantage over the alox and mineral spirits in that it incorporates another wax, along with the volitiles to spread out the alox and coat evenly.

BE SPARING!

Just takes a little, tumble them, set them out to dry.

Been seeing some good results.

[DeadWoodDan]

Ghosthawk,

I think you have Bens LL ratio backwards. Its 60% LA and 40% JWP one step....

[JWFilips]

If You are set on just alox It is about the size of a pea per 100 heads ( Pistol) Yes that is all you need!

[Ben]

Ghosthawk,

I think you have Bens LL ratio backwards. Its 60% LA and 40% Johnson's Liquid Wax ....


YES ! ! .

Ben's Liquid Lube

60% Liquid Alox and 40% Johnson's Liquid Wax - one step - no buff .

Ben

[GhostHawk]

My bad

[Motor]

If there is still lube in your pan after removing the boolits you used too much for sure. As far as boolit type goes, I have used Lee's A-Lox on all types of pistol and rifle boolits with acceptabe results. With some non-TL designs I have lubed them twice, as somebody else suggested, two thin coats.

I also use it on a Lee 50cal 250gr REAL boolit. I use this boolit for a Pyrodex RS driven rifle load as cast AND sized down to .501" for a sub-sonic .500 S&W load that is an absolute tack driver.

Motor

[C. Latch]

If there is still lube in your pan after removing the boolits you used too much for sure. As far as boolit type goes, I have used Lee's A-Lox on all types of pistol and rifle boolits with acceptabe results. With some non-TL designs I have lubed them twice, as somebody else suggested, two thin coats.

I also use it on a Lee 50cal 250gr REAL boolit. I use this boolit for a Pyrodex RS driven rifle load as cast AND sized down to .501" for a sub-sonic .500 S&W load that is an absolute tack driver.

Motor

I have also used alox or alox/JPW to lube my REALs. Best I can tell it works very well; unlike other blackpowder lubes it's not messy; I tumble the bullets in alox, let them dry, and once dry there's no mess at all. Unless something changes my mind I will continue this practice.