Arrrgggg - Am going to run out of lube & have this weekend only to prep a pile of cases.
What else can I use?
Margarine?
Hair conditioner?
Shampoo?
Cases can be washed & dried afterwards - any ideas to a generally available household lube material ...........
Run out of lube to resize cases
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Run out of lube to resize cases
Quality control of Scottish Ethanol. & RDX/HMX
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
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Hair wax
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Eh ? Got hair gel but that is a sticky as belucht spit spit.christel wrote:Hair wax
Trade name - brylcream?
Quality control of Scottish Ethanol. & RDX/HMX
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
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Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Lanolin I believe can be used.
Quite where you get it from or what its in not sure!
Edit .... as above!
Quite where you get it from or what its in not sure!
Edit .... as above!
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Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
VO5 or Shockwaves hair gel works very nicely or any hair gel really, about £2 to £3 at Superdrug etc. and you only need to use a tiny bit 
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There's room for all Gods creatures, next to the mash and gravy :)
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Hair wax is just that, wax...brylcream does one but it is called wax.
Erm, not sure what else can be used tbh.
Erm, not sure what else can be used tbh.
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Can hair gel be used? Thought it was too thin...
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Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
So I've been told, I don't have enough hair to buy any to try it though!. Apparently Alberto VO5 Hair Dressing works as well!.
For future use just make your own, about 12% liquid lanolin and 88% Isopropanol (99% or better!) both available off Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161025517221? ... EBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Now-Foods-Sol ... 41658a0d22
For future use just make your own, about 12% liquid lanolin and 88% Isopropanol (99% or better!) both available off Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161025517221? ... EBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Now-Foods-Sol ... 41658a0d22
There's room for all Gods creatures, next to the mash and gravy :)
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Cheap hair wax. My son who knows about such things picked up my Imperial sizing wax one day, prodded and smelt it and said it was the same as his hair wax at 99p a tin. I keep meaning to try the concept out one day however I still have enough Imperial sizing wax to last another 30 years...
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Loreal Kids Hair Conditioner seems to work rather well! :goodjob: put a calibrated 'dollop' in a curry tray, pour in 25 or so cases, lid & shake till slimy, size & drop in bucket & wash & blow dry & trim as required.
Shoot yer heart out Vidal Sassoon.
500 done 1000 to go .......
.......... then the 5000 RG! I paid my lad 1p a case to deprime sign01
Shoot yer heart out Vidal Sassoon.
500 done 1000 to go .......
.......... then the 5000 RG! I paid my lad 1p a case to deprime sign01
Quality control of Scottish Ethanol. & RDX/HMX
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
& my fav chemical is :-) 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.......... used to kill frogs.... but widely consumed & in vast quantities by the French? Eh?
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