I thought I had better post my own thread instead of hi-jacking Mustangs.
Anyway, I have been collecting all the odds and ends to make my own primers or quite a while now.
I purchased the 22 Reloader primer cup makers from a special at Powder Valley.
I had a 1/2-ton arbor press, so I thought I would try that, instead of buying a new 1-ton unit.
I found out my galvanized steel I had left over from building an aluminum melting foundry was too thin, don't know for sure, but it is .010 not .017 as called for.
I did have a bunch of copper that measures .017, not .019 as I erroneously posted in Mustang's thread.
The copper seems to make nice cups and works better when lubricated with a bit of Ballistol.
I was going to synthesize some Lead Hypophosphite this morning but found that my stirrer-hot plate is only good for one vessel at a time.
I will resume the quest into chemicals when I receive my second stirrer-hot plate unit.
Anyone interested in one of these units check out Vevor, after you register the SH-2 unit is only $49.00, I saw them as much as $233.00 at Lab Equipment websites.
I have always enjoyed chemistry and look forward to making the primer compound.
Back to the primer cups.
I have no idea how the copper cups will work, but they are easy to make.
I did not have to buy the copper as I already had a lot left over from a still project, I did years ago.
Here are some pictures of my setup.Attachment 322471Attachment 322472Attachment 322473