Homemade Lubrisizer Bullet Lube Sticks- Initial Thoughts

[Swagman00]

Perhaps an odd idea, but if you have a mini fan blowing at the base of the PVC, it might cool the wax fast enough to "cap" the leakage.

[VRMN8R]

Good job man!

I love your "brainstorming session". Ingenuity at its finest.

[Nater018]

Gotta be a Marine...great job Devil Dog!

[skippercole10]

fuckin ball sack lick

[trickykwoo2]

try spraying the tube with something like pam no stick cookware stuff, OH YEA, spray the nail also

[trickykwoo2]

try spraying the tube with something like pam no stick cookware stuff

[stainless1911]

Is the alox measured by weight, or volume? Is it Lee liquid alox?

[Iraqveteran8888]

@stainless1911 I start off with a half bottle of Lee liquid Alox and go from there.

[bigbuckjeff1]

Is that Barry Darrs formula of lube?

[tractorman96]

whats a lubrisizer?

[camerl2009]

@tractorman96 lol it lubes and sizes cast bullets

[copyrman08]

where did you get the alox ? did you use lee or some other brand.?

[JLA1911A1]

@copyrman08

I believe hes using Lee liquid Alox that comes in the 4oz bottles...

[JLA1911A1]

Candle mold release sells at hobby lobby for about 5 bucks a can. a can will last forever and works better than anything, even rem-oil, which i use on everything else.

iraqvet, what is your lube mix? i am experimenting with beeswax+carnauba wax+moly grease+Lucas oil stabilizer. Yours looks to be just about the perfect consistency. Im curoius...;)

[ghh3rd2]

Aren't you concerned that having even a small amount of gun oil in your boolit lube will contaminate it. Oil in the proximity of gunpowder? Looks like a simple way to do this -- the test stick I made tonight was more compliated. Good video.

[cory8791]

how did it work out?

[Iraqveteran8888]

@cory8791 I haven't bought a luberisizer yet, but I know for a fact they will work perfectly.

[squid1230]

What the heck is rim oil, and where can I get some? I tried this process minus the rim oil and I can't get the hardened lube out of the tube.

[Iraqveteran8888]

@squid1230 Rem oil...I just sprayed it with gun oil. Try some mold release agent if you have it. That or make sure your lube isn't too brittle or hard.

[MrSchpankme]

@Iraqveteran8888 .. you can also use cheap (dollar store) Extra Hold Hair Spray as the Mold Release Agent.

[copyrman08]

@squid1230 rem oil is remington gun oil

[jackdpowell]

I am very impressed with your thought process. My question is why the need to form it all? Is it plausable to pour the heated lube directly into the sizer via the baster?

[Iraqveteran8888]

You can pour the lube directly in, yes. I suppose in the giant scheme of things its just easier to pour out about 20-25 sticks and be set for a year or more. You could always make a mold containing about 6 of the tubes you can turn out several at a time.

[randrbullets]

Use 3/8" threaded rod, on a board. & 1" copper piping cut to a length of 41/2".If the seal is good on the board, pour your melted mix SLOWLY into the piping cavity.

Let cool (a hair dryer on "no heat" setting, When cool or still slightly warm to the touch, "unscrew" the piping from the rod. Let cool some more. After all is cool, then warm up the outside of the piping slightly and use a 1" dowel to push out the lube stick from the piping. Works great for me, been at it quite a while (old guy!)

[Iraqveteran8888]

Thanks for sharing...

As long as it saves money ,right?

I mean crap...4 bucks for one stick of lube...ouch!

[denbren11]

Keep brainstorming. Thanks!

[jdstep]

FYI - You are correct that lube sticks are 1" x 4", but your hole is too small a bit off center. It needs to be 3/8" diameter. I found some 3/8" aluminum tubing to make my molds and set up a tray that holds 10 at once. Great way to save bucks if you use a lot of lube.

[Iraqveteran8888]

I know that the idea needed a little polishing up, but really this was just a brainstorming session that I caught on video.

I do that alot.

I don't even own a Lyman Lubrisizer, but plan on getting one. Funds are short...lol

At least I will have a cheap source of lube. $3.99 a tube....OUCH.

[theMadUkrainian]

Sweet! Looks just like the Lyman lube.

[Iraqveteran8888]

LOL....I know....I can picture a big assembly line and little tubes of PVC pipe.....

[Iraqveteran8888]

Glad it helps. Thanks.

[boyetatake]

Could you share your lube formula?

Thanks

[Iraqveteran8888]

This is 50/50 ALOX and Beeswax. I added just a litle but of crisco to make the lube flow a little better and I added 1 whole bottle of liquid Lee Alox.

It would go 2 pounds of Beeswax, 1/2 pound of Crisco, and 1 bottle of Liquid Lee Alox.

Adjust the crisco to desired hardness.

[iconhelmets]

what is that for like what does it do?

[Iraqveteran8888]

Glad to see people trying to expand their knowledge of this kind of stuff.

These are homemade luberisizer sticks that you would use in a cast bullet lube/sizer device to fill the grease grooves with lube when the bullet is sized.

These little sticks are available commercially, but making them yourself saves you a lot of money and allows you to develop the exact lube recipe you want to use.

Cast bullets usually must be lubricated to prevent leading.

[AA550cord]

As always nice vid. Great idea.

[Iraqveteran8888]

Sometimes this redneck engineering works out...lol

[bapabob]

I watched the video again and I caught a phrase you used. "Field expedient" Last time I heard that phrase, I was running a long wire from a flag pole over to a roof top to get an HF link back to the states! Thanks for jarring my memory of the good old days!

Try chilling the washed on ice before pouring the wax, it may help set up the bottom faster and stop leaks. Just an idea.

[Iraqveteran8888]

LOL...I hear you there!

The lube running out isn't a big deal at all...I just chunk it back in the mix once it sets up.

[ironworker978]

I have been trying some pan lubing, but I am having some of the bullets come out of the pan with no lube in the grooves. Have you run into this problem

[Iraqveteran8888]

Your lube is likely too brittle. Add some lard or vaseline to the mix to soften it up some.

[bapabob]

Looks like that is a winner. You could always vary the center hole size by using a wooden dowel or pencil if you needed a larger hole.

[stevestreet01]

Once agian bro, very nice!

[ammosmith]

Looks like it would work. The center threaded shaft in the Lyman is 1/4" stick...You can also use floss to cut it. I was thinking of doing the same thing but using a hole saw and a drill and set up a board to hold the PVC recessed into the hole and a wood dowel or nail shaft for the center.

[Iraqveteran8888]

That would ultimately be the best way to work it.

In the case of my bench here, the scilicone dishes are nice becauseno product is wasted. If it spills or leaks, just chunk the little peices back in the mix.

I like PVC also because its cheap. I like cheap.

Talk to you soon.

[mejt223]

Is that an RFID braclet your wearing?

[Iraqveteran8888]

No...It's a KIA braclet for some guys our unit lost in Iraq

[RemMan700]

Looks good. Do you have to have a hole in the center? The Javalina lube didnt look like it had a hole in the center.

[Iraqveteran8888]

Some sizers use solid and some use hollow...it just depends.

I figure if I could make a hollow one, then a solid one would be easy as pie.

[RemMan700]

My God... Does your mom know you are using her turkey baster again? LOL j/k

[Iraqveteran8888]

Its my turkey baster...lol

[john762x39]

since you done have a lubrisizer before you mail it out. have some one that has one measure the hole im thinking 1/4 inch.

[Iraqveteran8888]

Will do thanks.

[jeffxl12]

the nail looked uneven try centering it

[Iraqveteran8888]

Its center. This is just to get people thinking.

[Xbones801X]

very good idea Eric. i cast my first bullets last weekend and plan on trying out my Lubrisizer for the first time tomorrow. was looking at replacement sticks at $5 a piece and knew there would be a better way. which home made lube recipe you use so i can do this.

[Iraqveteran8888]

For there sticks, I'm using 50/50 homemade Alox and Beeswax.

I poured about a .5 LB tray of Beeswax, then poured in about a half bottle of Lee Liquid Alox.

The lube is not too hard and not too soft...About the same consitancy as the Commercial 50/50 Javelina.

[tj5555555]

i like to see your use of simple material to craft a product. could watch this kind of stuff for hours. we are animals that use tools. tj

[Iraqveteran8888]

Thanks.

I try my best to get the most bang for my buck and my viewers (no pun intended).

[ECTBWHO]

Thanks for the info!