lube wad extruder

[water bug]

I would like to find a lube wad extruder to make lube cookies for BPCR loading. I have seen reference to a Tom Ballard from Helena Montana making them. Does any one know if they are still available and how to contact him? Do any suppliers carry that extruder? Are there any other economical wad extruders to buy? Thanks W.B.

[sav300]

maybe buffalo arms?

[Horace]

Not high tech . Melt your lube ,pour onto smooth surface and let cool.Use wood chisel of width you want lube ribbon scrape of surface.

Horace

[water bug]

Buffalo Arms does have an extruder, but NOT the one designed and sold at one time by Tom Ballard of MT. I am looking for a source of THAT specific extruder. Thanks. W. B.

[powderburnerr]

I have not talked to tom for a couple years , I heard he sold his machinery,,

you might try calling him ,, he lives in clancy Mt. I do not know his number sorry.Dean

[RP]

I was thinking of a sauage stuffer but I need a hole down the middle for my sticks. So iam using PVC pipe and alum arrow shafts to make my sticks. Just a thought may work for you.

[geargnasher]

I would like to find a lube wad extruder to make lube cookies for BPCR loading. I have seen reference to a Tom Ballard from Helena Montana making them. Does any one know if they are still available and how to contact him? Do any suppliers carry that extruder? Are there any other economical wad extruders to buy? Thanks W.B.

You have me stumped, maybe someone on the black powder page could help.

Gear

[EDK]

One of Paul Matthews' black powder books has instructions on how to make one. I bought one from Gussy (Cabine Tree) at Quigley last year. A guy in Boise made them also. Try some of the black powder cartridge rifle sites....somebody is always making items of this sort.

Basically make a tube with one end slotted for the width and thickness ribbon you want. The other end has some sort of piston to push the lube thru the slot....similar to a caulking gun or grease gun. You need to cultivate someone with a lathe and milling machine to knock one out for you.

:cbpour::redneck::Fire:

[challenger_i]

Maybe I am missing something, here...

Why not line a cookie sheet with wax paper, heat & pour your lube on the cookie sheet, until it is the desired thickness. Let it cool, and get stiff. Pull up the wax papaer, gently, and lay it on a solid surface. Charge your cases, set a felt wad over the powder. Then, take the charged case and press it into the lube sheet. Set another wad, if desired, and seat your bullet.

Just my 2 cents worth...

[zuke]

I use to pour molten lube onto really HOT water and let it all cool off.
The lube float's to the top and will self level.
Same way they pour molten glass over molten tin to make flat glass sheet's.

[challenger_i]

Sound's like the way I make tallow...

[Southern Son]

Challenger, the lube sheet needs to be exactly the same thickness all over, otherwise the OAL will vary.

Zuke, that was the way that I made my lube cookies untill I tried a lube that contained soap. That was a learning moment for me.

[challenger_i]

The felt wad will have some "give" to it, making allowances for slight variances in the lube thickness.

[BPCR Bill]

I have not talked to tom for a couple years , I heard he sold his machinery,,

you might try calling him ,, he lives in clancy Mt. I do not know his number sorry.Dean

I heard Tom had cancer and has gotten completely out of the mold buisness. That was a couple years ago, and I don't even know if he's still alive.



Regards,
Bill

[challenger_i]

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Regards,
Bill[/QUOTE]

[Baja_Traveler]

Just read this idea today over at BPCR.net...

"make up a batch of lube using bee's wax, lanolin, & transmission assembly lube and load the little extruder up. Twisting the screw produces a 1/8" flat ribbon about .500" wide."

http://www.amazon.com/Makin-27s-Professional-Ultimate-Clay-Extruder/dp/B0018BOXWQ