petrophase
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- Nov 11, 2010
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New to casting.
I'm using a Lee mold, 150 gr swc .358. I don't have a lubricator/sizer, so I'm using Johnson paste wax. I melt the wax with a hairdryer in a bowl filled with my bullets and tumble them around until they're evenly coated.
In order to get the grooves filled with wax, I have to use enough wax so that the entire bullet is covered. When cooled, the bullets have a goppy, uneven coating on their noses.
Am I doing it wrong, using too much wax, or is that acceptable?
I'm using a Lee mold, 150 gr swc .358. I don't have a lubricator/sizer, so I'm using Johnson paste wax. I melt the wax with a hairdryer in a bowl filled with my bullets and tumble them around until they're evenly coated.
In order to get the grooves filled with wax, I have to use enough wax so that the entire bullet is covered. When cooled, the bullets have a goppy, uneven coating on their noses.
Am I doing it wrong, using too much wax, or is that acceptable?