I do love garage sales

[358156 hp]

One of my neighbors runs a perpetual garage sale every weekend. You know the type. Anyway, it's worth checking it out every time because they go buy stuff, and add it to their sale every week. So I stopped by today and found a box of candle making supplies for $20.00. Plus it's Sunday, so it's half price. For $10.00, I can't get hurt too bad. So I bought it. There is a huge amount of wax (30 lbs) that isn't likely to be beeswax, so it will probably end up as a lifetime supply of fluxing wax, it has been dyed, but doesn't seem to have any scent added to it. Also in the box were about ten new glass cups for decorator candles, a couple of bottles of scent (cinnamon & bayberry), and a 75 foot roll of candle wick. Or maybe I'll just whip up a bunch of candles. I really doubt I'll be able to identify the wax. I suppose I could try mixing some 50/50 with moly grease and seeing what I get.

 

[fiver]

I bet it responds to a mineral oil base quite well.
even if it is straight paraffin it can still be useful as a bullet lube constituent.

I'd start at more like 35%.

 

[RBHarter]

I went to a shed sale a while back with Ms and her mom . I found a $25 box with a couple bags of Rem RXP wads and a pretty used up parade type cowboy holster . So Ms mother says will you take $10 . In classic style the guy counters $15 and " that's not supposed to be in there " . I don't even remember what wasn't supposed to be in there , but under the ratty old holster rig and the wads was a full factory stitched bag of #5 marked 5% antimony chilled super hard and an open bag of #7.5 but 20+ lbs . Then I see a dive belt laying there and ask if he'll throw it in , what's it hurt ? He says oh no that belt is worth $40 , well I don't need the belt , just that wanna save some kid from that unsealed lead . He says , well yeah $5 , just to keep it away from the kids .
$15 bucks I walked away with 80# of WW , 45# known shot and 4?? Remington wads ......... Of course I got home and put the shot away and wondered to myself , what the heck am I going to shoot up 1000# of lead shot on ?