fiver
Well-Known Member
no,,,, no,, it doesn't.
unless your willing to make concessions and use multiple lubes, or multiple versions of the same lube.
one of the things we did learn was how to manipulate various lubes for different situations, and how to make them work in broader windows.
this is pretty much how the moly complex lube come about.
I started with various waxes and narrowed things down to what was easily available to me.
but that wasn't really good enough, just cause I could get it didn't mean it was gonna work, of course I could order waxes from all over the world but what was that really going to gain me?
I mean 6 different B/MW or BW copies really were just 6 versions of the same thing.
so what were my real options, well,, using a couple of different types of waxes would probably be my better option but what to use.
beeswax for sure it just has and does more than just about anything else out there.
paraffin is everywhere and has the ability to go into an instant flow situation, so does Ozokerite, but paraffin is easier to get and leaves behind a lot less gunk when it melts.
the other issue is if I use a high amount of paraffin I need a way to plasticize it or it become brittle so that limits my oil choices.
what else is available? well soy wax is easy to get, it actually helps beeswax become less grabby and mixes super easy.
I had my wax choices laid out and decided on a 60-40 mix of bees wax to soy wax to start with.
my knowledge at the time was a lot more limited than it is now and so my wax choices were a bit more limited.
I might have ordered up some bayberry wax or something else had I known about them at the time.
I will move on to the oils and such at a later post.
then the modifications to the initial lube and why I made them.
it's kind of funny now that I look back on it and think about the recipe for simple lube taking me all of 20 minutes to figure out, make a test batch, and post on the Boolits site when asked about an easy simple lube recipe.
unless your willing to make concessions and use multiple lubes, or multiple versions of the same lube.
one of the things we did learn was how to manipulate various lubes for different situations, and how to make them work in broader windows.
this is pretty much how the moly complex lube come about.
I started with various waxes and narrowed things down to what was easily available to me.
but that wasn't really good enough, just cause I could get it didn't mean it was gonna work, of course I could order waxes from all over the world but what was that really going to gain me?
I mean 6 different B/MW or BW copies really were just 6 versions of the same thing.
so what were my real options, well,, using a couple of different types of waxes would probably be my better option but what to use.
beeswax for sure it just has and does more than just about anything else out there.
paraffin is everywhere and has the ability to go into an instant flow situation, so does Ozokerite, but paraffin is easier to get and leaves behind a lot less gunk when it melts.
the other issue is if I use a high amount of paraffin I need a way to plasticize it or it become brittle so that limits my oil choices.
what else is available? well soy wax is easy to get, it actually helps beeswax become less grabby and mixes super easy.
I had my wax choices laid out and decided on a 60-40 mix of bees wax to soy wax to start with.
my knowledge at the time was a lot more limited than it is now and so my wax choices were a bit more limited.
I might have ordered up some bayberry wax or something else had I known about them at the time.
I will move on to the oils and such at a later post.
then the modifications to the initial lube and why I made them.
it's kind of funny now that I look back on it and think about the recipe for simple lube taking me all of 20 minutes to figure out, make a test batch, and post on the Boolits site when asked about an easy simple lube recipe.