crisco for reseizing lube

[canuck4570]

use it the same way has imperial seizing wax ..... work has good ..... take very little..... just rub your finger in crisco and put very little on your case.....

[Flash]

That is nothing more than green bean grease! I'll take Imperial Sizing Die Wax over that any day. Synthetics always have better properties than organics or petroleum distilates.

[robertbank]

Try Johnson Paste wax on slow revolver loads. Works OK in my 41LC heel base bullets. Just let dry overnight.

Bob

[454PB]

Try Johnson Paste wax on slow revolver loads. Works OK in my 41LC heel base bullets. Just let dry overnight.

Bob

He's using it as resizing lube, not boolit lube.

[pdgraham]

Interesting.. but I think I'll stick with imperial.. since I seem to have a lifetime supply in the two small cans that I have. :D

[mag_01]

:coffee: --- Hay Canuck4570 I will give it a try allways looking for an easy way to do things ----- Mag_01

[Bucks Owin]

I used to use Husqvarna chain lube with good results except I had to wash the cases in solvent afterwards to get the stuff off...

Last time I was in ye olde gunshop I splurged $2.95 for a bottle of RCBS Case Lube 2 water soluble...

What the hell was I thinking!

Call me converted,

Dennis

[Dale53]

If you are looking for an inexpensive way to lube your cases in small amounts, STP has the film strength for TOUGH jobs. Using ordinary substitutes for the real thing will evenually catch up with you. I do NOT like trying to remove a stuck case from a die. STP will NOT let you down and is inexpensive. Crisco or the like will "bite you on the butt, sooner or later" because it just doesn't have the film strength for the job.

If you don't believe me, it is easy to test. Just try to form .223's into .221's. You will find out right away that some things just do the job better.

Of course, if you need quantity sizing (several thousand rifle cases) at a time, then you absolutely cannot beat diluted (with water) Lee Case Sizing lube (really a wax). I use an ammo can of the appropriate size and fill a small french fry screen with cases and dip (cases should be decapped first). Then I shake the excess off and spread on newspaper to dry. I typically do this overnight. If you are in a hurry, put them on newspaper on a try and put out in the sun. They will dry quickly. It totally eliminated the expander stem drag when resizing (as both the inside and outside of the case is "waxed"). Makes working with military .308's a breeze. The dried wax inside is inert and has no effect on the cases ultimate use. I got this tip from C.E. Harris and I will be eternally grateful. Lee Resizing lube only costs $1.34 a tube from F&M and others. Buy several tubes, dilute it and try it out. You'll be glad you did. It also seems to keep well after dilution (I keep it covered, of course.

Dale53

[Bucks Owin]

Hey, that sounds even better than the Case Lube 2!

Thanks! :drinks:

Dennis

BTW, the Husky chain oil is kinda like STP, an extreme high pressure "sticky" kinda thang...

[Baldy]

I don't know if it's the best case lube but it is the best tapping oil I ever seen. I use to be a machine repair man and a old tool and die maker proved it to me. It will make tap or die work a whole lot easier.:drinks:

[Dale53]

Baldy;
>>>it is the best tapping oil I ever seen<<<

Now that is something that I will keep in mind.

Dale53

[454PB]

This is funny.....I use Lee resizing lube for tapping!

I've said it here before, the best resizing lube I've found is lanolin based waterproofing for leather boots. I'm using a brand called "Smiling Mink", and I even use it for forming copper jackets and swaging jacketed bullets in my Corbin dies. I was originally using the Corbin lube, but got some bullets firmly stuck in the point form die. I haven't had a problem since I started using the boot waterproofing. It smells nice, and wipes off easily without water or solvents.

[ebner glocken]

I have been using STP for years. A little smeared on a lube pad with cases rolled over it just leaving a residue works great. As far as lube removal you can get a gallon can of generic "prep sol" at most well stocked auto suppliers. I dampen a small area of a rag and wipe the cases off after they are loaded. This takes the STP off and the acids off from my hand. All of this is done MUCH cheaper than buying the lubes and removers that are sold as case lubes and removers. My tumbeling media is bought in much the same bulk fashon either from walmart's pet dept or pets mart. Walnut hull is sold as "bird litter" and corn cob is "rabbit bedding" if memory serves correctly.

[StarMetal]

For as good as STP is, Wynns Friction Proofer is even better. I've seen live demonstrations at the oil refinery I worked at and it was an eye opener.

Joe

[grumpy one]

Hey, that sounds even better than the Case Lube 2!

Thanks! :drinks:

Dennis

BTW, the Husky chain oil is kinda like STP, an extreme high pressure "sticky" kinda thang...

Chain saw chain lube uses the same "sticky" additive as "way oil", the specialised lube used to ensure smooth movement and low wear on lathe and milling machine slides and screws. Premium way lube has some other minor additives aimed at suppressing slip-stick phenomena at ultra-low feed rates, plus a choice of base stock viscosities so you can keep the oil from gradually sliding down the vertical slide of the mill. Those of us who don't want to pay premium prices for large containers of way oil just make a practice of using chain lube. If you are by any chance using regular oil on your screws and slides at present, give chain lube a try: much better results and much lower wear rates.

Geoff

[Vegas Vince]

I think Dale 53 has it right. Lee lube mixed 10 to 1 with water. (10 to 1 is what Lee recommends ) A 2 oz tube with 20 oz. water. I mix up a batch two years ago and I still have 1/4 left. Plus it has no petroleum and will never degrade gun powder. You spray it on and let it dry you never dent a case. As for the best tapping oil, I will take you word on that !! IMHO :drinks:

Vince

[Lloyd Smale]

best case lube ive found it anhydrous lanolin. Nice thing is i allways have a big tub of it for making felix lube so it does double duty.

[charger 1]

Guys,I use KY on everything. You can't miss

[223tenx]

Guys,
I have a jar of Herter's resizing case lube and it smells like Hypoid Gear oil. It has a very distinct odor (stinks). Seems to work ok but you have to use solvent to clean cases after use though.

[ebner glocken]

Huskey bar and chain oil is vegatable base, I bet it would work pretty well. Main reason I like the stp is that it is petro base therefore prep sol breaks it down with ease.

[redneckdan]

I use the watered down lee lube method.

[Ross]

". . . best case lube I've found it anhydrous lanolin."

I've often wondered if the hydrated lanolin skin products would work for case lube. The anhydrous lanolin I got for my Ed's Red is a little hard for easy application. Has anyone used it? Of course a bit of ATF mixed with the lanolin would likely serve well, and it would resemble the Rooster Red case lube I use now.
Cheers from Darkest California,
Ross

[PatMarlin]

best case lube ive found it anhydrous lanolin. Nice thing is i allways have a big tub of it for making felix lube so it does double duty.

I mix anhydrous Lanolin with rubbing alcohol, which is what Midway case lube is.

Spray a few squirts in a zip loc baggie, and drop in my brass. Shake and tumble till the exact amount I want migrates into the neck. Works fast and perfectly repeatable.

Never had a stuck case. Works good reforming my 308's to 358 Winchesters too.