More powdercoat testing - Page 2

skizzums · January 24, 2015, 05:22 PM

I can use it for annealing too, water method anyways. im super excited, I guess I didn't fully realize the potential of a stove. PC curing, smelting, mold heating, water annealing, heat treating, drying brass. surely there is more

Beagle333 · January 24, 2015, 08:45 PM

I'm gonna keep my eye open for one. 'Too bad Banger isn't a neighbor!!!

Barnacle Brad · January 25, 2015, 11:16 PM

Beagle, have you ever used aircraft safety pliers?

These might be excellent for wiring up bullets. I have a pair and will try to find some wire to test them.

PC'd my first bullets yesterday. Definate learning curve. Wish I had remembered everything I read before I started, but that is how I learn.

I read on that other forum, that closer spacing facilitates better coverage. Do you find that to be true?

I have some steel 'C' channel that might make a great fixture for wiring up bullets. Also , I bought some Eastwood Smoke Chrome pc. I like it. Looks like glossy lead...

Thanks for another good thread!

Beagle333 · January 26, 2015, 12:42 PM

I haven't tried that kind of pliers. I never even had any of those when I was building kit airplanes, even though we had (what seemed like) miles of safety wire in them.

I have discovered that I have just as much success by standing the bullets on a tray right beside my oven, spraying them, and then transferring them to a tray already in the oven, using some smooth-jawed hobby needlenose pliers. They don't hardly make any marks on the bullets and I can even move the tall skinny .270 bullets without knocking any over.

Being closer is good, as far as not wasting powder, but there is a point of diminishing returns where the bullets will "shadow" the bullets beside them and you will not get good coverage. So experimenting with each caliber is necessary to know just how tight you can get them for maximum powder efficiency, but still maintain enough space for good air/powder circulation between.

Beagle333 · January 31, 2015, 08:43 PM

Today I mixed some of Smoke's orange/brown with some of his SD copper. It makes a nice color!

Beagle333 · January 31, 2015, 08:46 PM

And, I tested some used (reclaimed) powder from a powdercoating shop. It makes a nice color, but when it starts to flow, it flows just a little too much and gets thinner than I like. I'll have to test it a little more. But.... hey... it's free!

January 24, 2015, 05:22 PM	#26
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	I can use it for annealing too, water method anyways. im super excited, I guess I didn't fully realize the potential of a stove. PC curing, smelting, mold heating, water annealing, heat treating, drying brass. surely there is more __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

January 24, 2015, 08:45 PM	#27
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I'm gonna keep my eye open for one. 'Too bad Banger isn't a neighbor!!! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

January 25, 2015, 11:16 PM	#28
Barnacle Brad Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2009 Location: Greybull, Wyoming Posts: 416	Beagle, have you ever used aircraft safety pliers? These might be excellent for wiring up bullets. I have a pair and will try to find some wire to test them. PC'd my first bullets yesterday. Definate learning curve. Wish I had remembered everything I read before I started, but that is how I learn. I read on that other forum, that closer spacing facilitates better coverage. Do you find that to be true? I have some steel 'C' channel that might make a great fixture for wiring up bullets. Also , I bought some Eastwood Smoke Chrome pc. I like it. Looks like glossy lead... Thanks for another good thread! __________________ Brad

January 26, 2015, 12:42 PM	#29
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I haven't tried that kind of pliers. I never even had any of those when I was building kit airplanes, even though we had (what seemed like) miles of safety wire in them. I have discovered that I have just as much success by standing the bullets on a tray right beside my oven, spraying them, and then transferring them to a tray already in the oven, using some smooth-jawed hobby needlenose pliers. They don't hardly make any marks on the bullets and I can even move the tall skinny .270 bullets without knocking any over. Being closer is good, as far as not wasting powder, but there is a point of diminishing returns where the bullets will "shadow" the bullets beside them and you will not get good coverage. So experimenting with each caliber is necessary to know just how tight you can get them for maximum powder efficiency, but still maintain enough space for good air/powder circulation between. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

January 31, 2015, 08:43 PM	#30
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Today I mixed some of Smoke's orange/brown with some of his SD copper. It makes a nice color! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

January 31, 2015, 08:46 PM	#31
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	And, I tested some used (reclaimed) powder from a powdercoating shop. It makes a nice color, but when it starts to flow, it flows just a little too much and gets thinner than I like. I'll have to test it a little more. But.... hey... it's free! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.