Powder Coating - first try
Posted: 01 Jul 2016 15:36
Picked up some Harbor Freight "yellow" that turns out closer to orange. After I got the powder I found a couple of YouTube videos that informed me that HF yellow does not work as well a HF red but it's better than HF white and don't use HF black.
Using the shake and bake method, I "coated" a few of three different boolits that I had on hand and learned a few things. 1) the video guys are right HF yellow comes out mottled no matter how much shaking you do. 2) DO NOT allow excess powder to accumulate in the bottom of the pan around the boolit bases - you wind up with a flange on the boolit. 3)PC boolits are slick even the areas with no color have what appears to be a "clear" coating.
They are left to right Lyman 311413, Lee 3241751R & Lyman 410655.
I've got to try for a thinner coat next time as gas checks are darn near impossible to seat on the 30 cal and 8mm. The 8's are destined for the M24 Mauser, the 30's in the commie carbine and the 40's in the Sharps with some form of smokeless. Just need to find some loading time.
Make smoke, enjoy the 4th,
Using the shake and bake method, I "coated" a few of three different boolits that I had on hand and learned a few things. 1) the video guys are right HF yellow comes out mottled no matter how much shaking you do. 2) DO NOT allow excess powder to accumulate in the bottom of the pan around the boolit bases - you wind up with a flange on the boolit. 3)PC boolits are slick even the areas with no color have what appears to be a "clear" coating.
They are left to right Lyman 311413, Lee 3241751R & Lyman 410655.
I've got to try for a thinner coat next time as gas checks are darn near impossible to seat on the 30 cal and 8mm. The 8's are destined for the M24 Mauser, the 30's in the commie carbine and the 40's in the Sharps with some form of smokeless. Just need to find some loading time.
Make smoke, enjoy the 4th,