Ok 50mm it is.
But if you go longer you may be able to use them for something with reloading.
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Meh, Iāll just use them for testing. Already have all the ingredients too, so almost there.
Ok, Iāll pm you when they are ready. Just hacked or turned ends?
Turned would be appreciated, I get to keep skin on my fingers.
Not if I make them into punches. LOL
Quick updateā¦
Mixed two variants of Edās Red.
Variant #1:
Equal (100ml) parts of:
- Acetone
- ATF
- Low Odour Kerosine
- Methylated Spirits
Variant #2:
- 100ml Acetone
- 100ml ATF
- Xml Low Odour Kerosine
- Xml ā¦of something else
- 100ml Methylated Spirits
Notes:
- A friend mentioned that heās read a white paper on some of his biomed stuff and then tried to replicate and it worked well, so he suggested Iād give it a go.
- Acetone - mmmmmm. Keep away from wood, takes care of plastic residue and apparently caked on smokeless powder residue, so I included that. Iāll see what works best (variant #1 or #2) and then start eliminating Acetone in case there is no noticeable difference.
- Still will be using Hopes for my precision toys, but bulk of my cleaning and supplies is used up on milsurps, so this is where it will get used.
- Currently itās all mixed together settling. I want to see if it separates, not a big deal, just shake the bottle prior to use, but still interesting.
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Forgot to mention, decided to keep ammonia out of it. From what I understand itās there to take care of copper fouling. This is something I do a lot less than normal cleaning, so off the shelf solvent will do here just fine.
Acetones a bit rough mate, I never use it, just ATF, Kero and Mineral Turpentine. hasnāt caused any problems using it on blued/timber or stainless/plastic (Ruger paddlestock) while still being a good general carbon cleaner, Cheers.
Ye, I suspect acetone is an overkill. I want to test the variants as is and then work backwardsā¦ Itās not cheap either, so I donāt foresee it staying in my mix.
Also a bit curious as to why youāre using Metho? Not in the original Edās recipe, should be White, or Mineral, Spirit ( what we in Australia and NZ call Mineral Turpentine). You are aware America and Australia refer to different chemicals when using the word Turpentine?
What if we say please will you revel the secret ingredient?
Same, same, @no1mk3. Also, looking at Hoppes days sheet, itās closer to spirit that they use, than turps. I forget the exact name, but that specific one is a controlled chemical. Metho seemed close enough.
Oh, well, in that case, Xylene.
@juststarting Is that 100% hydrocarbon the same stuff that you use for concrete and slate sealer? or more along the lines of the cleaner used for _ _ _ cant think of it fiberglass? Good strong stuff evaporates like crazy on its own.
Mmmm, I donāt think itās a hydrocarbon.
Itās a solvent/cleaner. Thereās a lot more applications, but for my purpose, itās a solvent. Just read that itās used to clean PCBs, so maybe thatās where you remember it from?
Mineral Turps is aliphatic hydrocarbon known commercially in the US as Varsol, or Stoddards Solvent, Meths is alchohol, (adulterated to make you sick if you donāt use plenty of orange). Donāt work the same. Cheers.
Mmmmm, no!
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ā¦one is a thiner and the other is general purpose cleaner, for this application. This is the closest that I could find commercially, that replicated Hoppes data sheet. I think Mineral Turpentine would be redundant with Kerosene, unless it acts as an emulsifier. Iām yet to check if my concoctions separated, will check tonight.
In practice though, once I test Acetone vs no Acetone, Iāll swap Metho for Turps and test that. Honestly though, I think either one doesnāt adds anything to the mix. I reckon Lanolin or cheaper ATF or similar mixed with Kerosene will be sufficient. Also have hopes for Xylene. Everything else seem redundant. Iāll start eliminating components soon.
Meths is mainly ethanol with methanol, coloration and some other stuff added to make it harder to re-distill the mix to separate the Ethanol from the Toxins. This is for taxation/excise reasons.
Meths cannot be reliably made safe to drink, by distillation or any additive or filtering process.
Drinking Meths will kill you or send you blind.
We dont know who will read this forum, Iād hate for some kid to assume that Meths is safe to drink ifā¦ Its not, not ever, it will harm you at best and kill you at worst.
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