Tumble Lube Poll - Stands-em UP or Leave-em Lay?

GMT210 · 11-03-2009, 04:51 AM

Just started casting and lubing and was wondering who Stands-em UP and who Leaves-em Lay?

jhrosier · 11-03-2009, 05:15 AM

I like to see a nice even coat of mule snot all the way around the boolit.
It probably doesn't make the slightest difference anyhow.
I do believe that the boolits might dry a little faster standing where the air can circulate around them.
It is easier to count them into even 50 or 100 lots if I'm only doing a few.

Jack

Ranch Dog · 11-03-2009, 05:38 AM

I couldn't answer the poll as I use both techniques. I dip the big bullets and stand them up and those than I cannot grip, let them lay. I dust them with mica before storage and don't worry about them sticking to each other.

dromia · 11-03-2009, 05:55 AM

I stand them up.

I like the challenge of wrestling them upright with a pair of tweezers.

Its nice to be neat.

DanM · 11-03-2009, 06:34 AM

I let em lay on heavy foil, so I can pick them all up at once. Usually I dust with mica too. Standing them up seems like a lot of effort for no reward.

Three44s · 11-03-2009, 07:25 AM

I want all the lube on the sides and none on the base.

Base first on wax paper.

Three 44s

Wireman134 · 11-03-2009, 07:49 AM

I'd like to stand them up,, but lately I've left them lie. I do like the uniform fill that fills the groves stood up on base allows.

markinalpine · 11-03-2009, 10:32 AM

I swirl lube with melted JPW. Then I scoop them out of the melted lube with a slotted spoon and dump them into the plastic storage bowl I use to keep the JPW in before I remelt it for lubing, and pick the boolits out and stand them up on wax paper to dry.
Mark

OutHuntn84 · 11-03-2009, 11:10 AM

I just let em lie, but now I'm thinking maybe try em standing up. It would atleast give me a balanced opinion on the subject.

ghh3rd · 11-03-2009, 06:00 PM

I used to take time to stand them all up, but the last few batches I've just dumped on wax paper, and tried to keep a little space between them. They seemed to have dried just as fast, and work just as well.

This seems analogous to me starting my wheel weight 'smelting' by carefully sorting them, and now just dumping everything in as a low melt temp and skimming frequently.

Time is limited for me, so anything that I do to reduce the amount of time for these tasks leaves me more time to enjoy other aspects of this hobby.

Randy

Lead Fred · 11-03-2009, 06:09 PM

Pan luber, standem up

GMT210 · 11-03-2009, 06:27 PM

I lubed my first batch last night and took the time to stand them up, while I was standing them up I wondered what everyone else did and if there was a good reason to stand-em up or not. Hence the poll I posted this morning. This has been a great sight and I can honestly say that I never would have gotten into casting if it had not been for the information on this sight.

Mark

stubshaft · 11-03-2009, 06:28 PM

Stand em up. I followed the old RD dip method and just never got around to changing my way.

If it ain't broke don't fix it!

jforwel · 11-03-2009, 07:47 PM

I stand them up but have never done more than a hundred or so at a time. So when I have a larger batch to do I may try letting them lie. I might move them a bit after a couple of hours to they don't develope a thick spot.

Then I might compare them with some standing boolits in the same load to see if there is a difference.

crgaston · 11-03-2009, 09:17 PM

Dip and stand.

geargnasher · 11-03-2009, 09:51 PM

I voted for stand, which I do for most of my tl application, but with the Lee microgroove .45 TC I shoot a pile of in my 1911's I've found it makes absolutely zero difference which way, so I save myself an hour of my life every time I lube a thousand and just pour 'em out, smear 'em down to one layer with a spatula, and walk away 'till they're dry.

Gear

Shiloh · 11-04-2009, 07:46 AM

I've tried it both ways. No difference in performance. Why take the time and mess to stand them up.

Shiloh

Rockchucker · 11-04-2009, 11:16 AM

Since I bought a Lyman 4500 I size and lube them and stand them on their bases with a little space in between them overnight so the lube hardens up some. them I dump them into a labeled plastic container for storage. I found out by doing it this way the lube doesn't stick to other boolits and pull off.

Angus · 11-04-2009, 03:04 PM

Lube em and leave em laying on their side. I drop em in the Oven on 200 for 10 minutes then pull them. The Alox is really hard and dry in about 2 hrs. Works great for the boolits I use in my 9mm, my 41 gets lube/sized boolits with LBT.

Gerry N. · 11-04-2009, 03:24 PM

I leave 'em lay on heavy wax paper. Then I size 'em, seat the checks and relube. I leave 'em lay again. I stood up one batch several years ago, I won't need to do that again. It was just an extra step, a messy one at that, to no noticeable benefit.

I have not noticed my boolits sticking together once they've dried so I see no benefit in dusting with any anti-sticking agents.

Your mileage, as always, may vary.

Gerry N.

View Poll Results: When Tumble Lubing - Do you Stand-em Up or Leave-em Lay after you pour them out?
Stand-em Up	77	51.68%
Leave-em Lay	72	48.32%
Voters: 149. You may not vote on this poll

11-03-2009, 04:51 AM	#1
GMT210 Boolit Mold Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4	Tumble Lube Poll - Stands-em UP or Leave-em Lay? Just started casting and lubing and was wondering who Stands-em UP and who Leaves-em Lay?

11-03-2009, 05:38 AM	#3
Ranch Dog Boolit Master Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cuero, TX Posts: 1,403	I couldn't answer the poll as I use both techniques. I dip the big bullets and stand them up and those than I cannot grip, let them lay. I dust them with mica before storage and don't worry about them sticking to each other. __________________ Michael

11-03-2009, 05:55 AM	#4
dromia Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,040	I stand them up. I like the challenge of wrestling them upright with a pair of tweezers. Its nice to be neat. __________________ http://milsurpafterhours.com/bb/index.php

11-03-2009, 06:34 AM	#5
DanM Boolit Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Bend, NC Posts: 349	I let em lay on heavy foil, so I can pick them all up at once. Usually I dust with mica too. Standing them up seems like a lot of effort for no reward. __________________ Ten Bears; "You are the Grey Rider. You would not make peace with the bluecoats. You may go in peace." Josey Wales; "I reccon not." Last edited by DanM; 11-13-2009 at 02:28 PM.

11-03-2009, 05:15 AM	#2
jhrosier Boolit Master Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Massachusetts, U.S.A. Posts: 1,022	I like to see a nice even coat of mule snot all the way around the boolit. It probably doesn't make the slightest difference anyhow. I do believe that the boolits might dry a little faster standing where the air can circulate around them. It is easier to count them into even 50 or 100 lots if I'm only doing a few. Jack

11-03-2009, 07:25 AM	#6
Three44s Boolit Master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 712	I want all the lube on the sides and none on the base. Base first on wax paper. Three 44s

11-03-2009, 07:49 AM	#7
Wireman134 Boolit Bub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manhattan, IL Posts: 21	I'd like to stand them up,, but lately I've left them lie. I do like the uniform fill that fills the groves stood up on base allows.

11-03-2009, 10:32 AM	#8
markinalpine Boolit Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Texas Posts: 304	I swirl lube with melted JPW. Then I scoop them out of the melted lube with a slotted spoon and dump them into the plastic storage bowl I use to keep the JPW in before I remelt it for lubing, and pick the boolits out and stand them up on wax paper to dry. Mark __________________ Any way you sell it, No matter how you spell it, When you start to smell it, BO Stinks!

11-03-2009, 11:10 AM	#9
OutHuntn84 Boolit Master Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma Posts: 157	I just let em lie, but now I'm thinking maybe try em standing up. It would atleast give me a balanced opinion on the subject.

11-03-2009, 06:00 PM	#10
ghh3rd Boolit Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 390	Quick n dirty - get er done! I used to take time to stand them all up, but the last few batches I've just dumped on wax paper, and tried to keep a little space between them. They seemed to have dried just as fast, and work just as well. This seems analogous to me starting my wheel weight 'smelting' by carefully sorting them, and now just dumping everything in as a low melt temp and skimming frequently. Time is limited for me, so anything that I do to reduce the amount of time for these tasks leaves me more time to enjoy other aspects of this hobby. Randy

11-03-2009, 06:09 PM	#11
Lead Fred Boolit Master Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washingrad Posts: 432	Pan luber, standem up __________________ *"live free or die- death is not the worst of evils."* Roger's Rangers 1775

11-03-2009, 06:27 PM	#12
GMT210 Boolit Mold Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4	I lubed my first batch last night and took the time to stand them up, while I was standing them up I wondered what everyone else did and if there was a good reason to stand-em up or not. Hence the poll I posted this morning. This has been a great sight and I can honestly say that I never would have gotten into casting if it had not been for the information on this sight. Mark

11-03-2009, 06:28 PM	#13
stubshaft Boolit Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southernmost State of the Union Posts: 945	Stand em up. I followed the old RD dip method and just never got around to changing my way. If it ain't broke don't fix it! __________________ If your going to put a hole in something...MAKE IT A BIG ONE.

11-03-2009, 07:47 PM	#14
jforwel Boolit Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montana Hi-Line Posts: 115	I stand them up but have never done more than a hundred or so at a time. So when I have a larger batch to do I may try letting them lie. I might move them a bit after a couple of hours to they don't develope a thick spot. Then I might compare them with some standing boolits in the same load to see if there is a difference.

11-03-2009, 09:17 PM	#15
crgaston Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Roberta GA Posts: 63	Dip and stand.

11-03-2009, 09:51 PM	#16
geargnasher Anti-Socialist Texan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kerrville, Occupied Nation of Texas Posts: 799	I voted for stand, which I do for most of my tl application, but with the Lee microgroove .45 TC I shoot a pile of in my 1911's I've found it makes absolutely zero difference which way, so I save myself an hour of my life every time I lube a thousand and just pour 'em out, smear 'em down to one layer with a spatula, and walk away 'till they're dry. Gear __________________ "Do you care about freedom? Dreams may have inspired it, and wishes prompted it, but only war and weapons have made it yours." -- Robert Ardrey *"You see, it's not how* you do it, it's the way you do it!"** --Bill McFarland You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something. --Stephen Adams

11-04-2009, 07:46 AM	#17
Shiloh Boolit Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 2,573	I've tried it both ways. No difference in performance. Why take the time and mess to stand them up. Shiloh __________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb discussing what’s for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision”. Benjamin Franklin, 1755 Utopia Is The Opiate of Liberals.

11-04-2009, 11:16 AM	#18
Rockchucker Boolit Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sun Shine State Posts: 187	Since I bought a Lyman 4500 I size and lube them and stand them on their bases with a little space in between them overnight so the lube hardens up some. them I dump them into a labeled plastic container for storage. I found out by doing it this way the lube doesn't stick to other boolits and pull off. __________________ NRA Life Member

11-04-2009, 03:04 PM	#19
Angus Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 61	Lube em and leave em laying on their side. I drop em in the Oven on 200 for 10 minutes then pull them. The Alox is really hard and dry in about 2 hrs. Works great for the boolits I use in my 9mm, my 41 gets lube/sized boolits with LBT.

11-04-2009, 03:24 PM	#20
Gerry N. Boolit Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NW Washington, just N. of Seattle Posts: 263	I leave 'em lay on heavy wax paper. Then I size 'em, seat the checks and relube. I leave 'em lay again. I stood up one batch several years ago, I won't need to do that again. It was just an extra step, a messy one at that, to no noticeable benefit. I have not noticed my boolits sticking together once they've dried so I see no benefit in dusting with any anti-sticking agents. Your mileage, as always, may vary. Gerry N.