Removing Case Lube?
Quote from Reloader on September 2, 2014, 9:45 pmDillon, you said that lube is not NECESSARY for any step other than resizing. But does it gum up or otherwise interfere with the other stations? In other words, if I have used resizing lube, can I still run it through all stations with the lube intact, then clean off the cases after the cartridges are complete?
Or should I clean the resized cases right after Station 1, then put them through again? If I am to do that, can I leave the resize/decap die's setup unchanged, though the cases are no longer lubed, because it won't have to actually resize anything (they've just been resized and cleaned)?
I'm hoping I can just run it through all stations with the lube on, then clean the reloaded cartridges afterwards (one of your techs suggested wiping off with a mist of rubbing alcohol).
Dillon, you said that lube is not NECESSARY for any step other than resizing. But does it gum up or otherwise interfere with the other stations? In other words, if I have used resizing lube, can I still run it through all stations with the lube intact, then clean off the cases after the cartridges are complete?
Or should I clean the resized cases right after Station 1, then put them through again? If I am to do that, can I leave the resize/decap die's setup unchanged, though the cases are no longer lubed, because it won't have to actually resize anything (they've just been resized and cleaned)?
I'm hoping I can just run it through all stations with the lube on, then clean the reloaded cartridges afterwards (one of your techs suggested wiping off with a mist of rubbing alcohol).
Quote from Reloader on July 31, 2020, 2:20 pmIn my experience, the lubrication gets on everything in the case feed system in my 650, and using the 650 as a single stage can be a PITA. After trying different processes, I am currently Lubricating cleaned shells, running them through sizing/de-priming. Then cleaning them again (ultrasonic) to remove the lube. Then run them through the feed system with the size die backed out, but with the case mouth ball run all the way down to reform the opening of the case, on the chance it is out of shape from handling.
In my experience, the lubrication gets on everything in the case feed system in my 650, and using the 650 as a single stage can be a PITA. After trying different processes, I am currently Lubricating cleaned shells, running them through sizing/de-priming. Then cleaning them again (ultrasonic) to remove the lube. Then run them through the feed system with the size die backed out, but with the case mouth ball run all the way down to reform the opening of the case, on the chance it is out of shape from handling.
Quote from Reloader on April 24, 2021, 12:19 amI use a steel pin tumbler with about 5 tablespoons of dish soap and run about 300 cases at a time through the tumber for 45 minutes. Then I rinse the pins with clean water and re-tumble with a few drops of dish soap and a teaspoon of Lemi Shine for about 30 minutes. The brass comes out lube-free, looking bright and shiny, (like new), and I don't have to keep replacing corncob after it quickly becomes contaminated with lube.
I use a steel pin tumbler with about 5 tablespoons of dish soap and run about 300 cases at a time through the tumber for 45 minutes. Then I rinse the pins with clean water and re-tumble with a few drops of dish soap and a teaspoon of Lemi Shine for about 30 minutes. The brass comes out lube-free, looking bright and shiny, (like new), and I don't have to keep replacing corncob after it quickly becomes contaminated with lube.