amlevin
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I've always wondered if anyone mixed powders that are the same Number and Manufacturer but have different lot numbers.
I recently acquired several one pound containers of AA2230 that each had a different lot number. I noticed that each had a different feed characteristic and had to adjust my Dillon 650 powder feeder when adding the next bottle of powder.
Has anyone ever used the painter's method of "boxing"? Where they pour 4 gallons of the same paint and color into a 5-Gallon bucket, mixing it well, before painting. Painters do this to avoid subtle shade differences between areas painted by paint from "the next can".
I am not suggesting mixing DIFFERENT powders but wondering if one could do with the SAME powder Number from the SAME manufacture so as to eliminate the changes from lot to lot (if any). I see this as a possible benefit if one can't buy powder in a large container, ie: 8# jug, so they don't have to adjust loads with every 1# container.
Comments???
I recently acquired several one pound containers of AA2230 that each had a different lot number. I noticed that each had a different feed characteristic and had to adjust my Dillon 650 powder feeder when adding the next bottle of powder.
Has anyone ever used the painter's method of "boxing"? Where they pour 4 gallons of the same paint and color into a 5-Gallon bucket, mixing it well, before painting. Painters do this to avoid subtle shade differences between areas painted by paint from "the next can".
I am not suggesting mixing DIFFERENT powders but wondering if one could do with the SAME powder Number from the SAME manufacture so as to eliminate the changes from lot to lot (if any). I see this as a possible benefit if one can't buy powder in a large container, ie: 8# jug, so they don't have to adjust loads with every 1# container.
Comments???