FortuneCookie45LC is like the Mr Rogers of reloading.

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

tuberaider - I just did a mix of it - low heat in a 2 pound coffee can - mixed a toilet ring + 1/3 candle wax + glob of Lee Liquid Alox = pour into a silicone container = let cool bullet lub. Thanks for commenting - Steve

@tuberaider

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC I would have never thought of it. Thanks for sharing.

You will create a toilet ring shortage now.....goes along with with the toilet paper shortage... 😄

@imhigh0013

3 жыл бұрын

Oh sh!t!!

@bobblenuts

3 жыл бұрын

🧻🧻🚽🧻🧻

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Gary - You are a real riot..!! (Err...that's the good kind of riot, not the bad kind). Merry Christmas to you, Steve

@robertthomas5906

3 жыл бұрын

They make a rubberized gasket now. I opted for that on the last toilet seal I replaced. It's supposed to be supple for decades. Hopefully I'll never have to replace it again.

@alanwilliamson2259

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC May seem a silly question to you but after powdercoating my bullets do I need to lube with alox etc prior to putting through my Lee sizer? Thankyou for your informative videos !

As a plumber, I can attest that simple toilet wax is a remarkably useful material.

@30roundclipazine79

3 жыл бұрын

I always heard that the ones reinforced with rubber the to leak and that the old plain wax are the way to go. Is this your experience?

@conservativemike3768

3 жыл бұрын

@@30roundclipazine79 / it depends entirely on the situation and skill of installer. More often than not, old installs are done poorly, the location/spacing between surfaces is incorrect, the flanges is broken or not properly secured, the sub floor flexes due to poor construction or water damage. Nothing is simple, the technique is subtle, and if done badly then water finds a way... Bottom line: amateurs are dangerous. One bad install can flood and destroy your house in 10 minutes, so just spend the money and get your work done right by a reputable, licensed, and insured plumber.

@30roundclipazine79

3 жыл бұрын

Good advice

@michael184272

3 жыл бұрын

Second mortgage for the plumber..

You have a way of conveying your interest and passion for the shooting you do! You have a simple layman way of talking we can all appreciate. I enjoy your videos.

Increasing that algorithm here, and a Merry Christmas to you too Steve. God Bless you and your family and God Bless America. Stop the steal!

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Amen bro, Steve

I've been using toilet rings to lube my percussion revolver cylinders for years. I pack it into old musket cap tins. When people ask me what it is I tell them it's buffalo earwax and very hard to get.

Learned this trick from my dad bout thirty years ago. Great to see you spread the word on this cool "hardware hack!" O yeah, and don't forget the OLD toilet bowl rings are made of PURE LEAD! Great having a plumber friend saving the old pipes and rings! Keep up the excellent work Mr. Cookie!

Also, if you want to get free flux for your lead. Just take a plastic bag with you to Home Depot/Lowes. Go to the back of the store where they cut lumber for customers (at the saw table). There's usually sawdust all around and a broom to gather it up. Just help yourself.

Now every time I pull the handle on my luber I'll always hear the toilet flush! Thanks LC Merry Christmas to you too 🚽🎄

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

AB - That's hilarious beyond measure..!! Merry Christmas to you, Steve

@dowdawg

3 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty stinkin good. Lol

I went through this exercise several years ago, and like you, I was tired of paying an exorbitant amount for the name brands and the formulations available on fleabay left much to be desired. I used to work for a wax supplier, so this was a pretty easy task. My mix is the basic 50/50 beeswax and petroleum wax, but instead of using a paraffin based petroleum wax, I use a 160 degree F. melting point Microcrystalline wax. This gives a lube that has a tacky feel and is fairly soft, so it can be applied by hand, yet has a melting point that prevents it from running in hot weather. It also will not affect powder in any way. I have used it in my Lyman bullet sizing press as well as pan lubing.

Truly a versatile product crossing trades. As an apprentice cabinetmaker back in the 1960's I learned to keep a wax bowl ring on my bench to lube screws before insertion. Today's battery fired drill-drivers didn't exist back then and boy was that waxy ring a blister saver. I wonder what other trades have still other uses.

@RJ-sr5dv

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve used a bar of soap for the same thing for 60 years

That explains why Home Depot is suddenly out of toilet rings.

That is freakin' awesome! And the timing was perfect for me - I was just about to order 10 tubes. Now I don't have to. Thank you, sir!

Oatey rings are now made from Slack Wax (unrefined feed) and Microcrystalline Wax (refined feed). The combination works very well in my 1858 and 1873 black powder revolvers.

The toilet rings give a nice finish on stocks as well - I learned that from Mark Novak's youtube channel.

@flyingbeaver57

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that mix of waxes would be suitable for wax-potting electric guitar pickups? I bet it would melt at close to the same temperature, and if not, a little beeswax or a little paraffin wax added will "adjust" the melt point down or up.

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Machinist 72 - It's the petroleum wax reinforced with structural beeswax = apply to wood for protection = great idea..!! Plus, with the 90 cent version of this = economy and quantity = hared to beat, Thanks for posting this - Steve

@machinist7230

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC if you don't already watch Marks channel, you should - he has hands down the best smithing channel on the tube.

It's a great feeling to find something cheaper and does exactly what the more expensive item does. Every weekend when we would go out on our boat and spend the weekend on the water we would come back with a brown stain completely around the boat. By the way this is the Chesapeake Bay I'm speaking of. I was using this stuff that was almost $30 a bottle that you mixed up into a bucket of water. It really did not seem to work so I googled it. Come to find out if you go to the dollar store and buy toilet bowl cleaner you get a bottle that's about 10 to 12 oz and it's only a dollar. I bought one to test it and sure enough it works better than the name brand and only cost a dollar. We went back down there and cleaned the shelf out of the cleaner and hit the other dollar store a little further away and clean them out. That's one thing I like about the internet is people like yourself and others that share good information for everyone. Thank you for putting this video up. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New year.

Been using beeswax and petroleum jelly [Vaseline] for well over 50 years. This ring is premixed. Very handy! Having to order the beeswax takes time, and cannot be found in stores. The wax ring is 7 mi away at the local hardware store. Much easier. Thanks for the tip!

I like these vidyas. Cheap alternatives to overpriced store bought stuff. It's like if they know you need it for something important suddenly the price jumps three times.

You can't go wrong with a little lube in your groove!

Been using toilet rings to run thru my sizers for 40 years. Good information in this video. For cast rifle & pistol bullets.

Been lubing Conicals with that for a few years. Works great. I even melted it down and brushed it into a pair of old leather hunting boots. They came back to life. Good stuff there!

Black powder revolver shooters, this also works VERY well for sealing your loaded chambers!! Will soon try on muzzle loader long gun rb patches.

@kevinbreckenridge6729

3 жыл бұрын

Any tips on that? Don't want to blow something up, finger, hand, gun........

@bobconnor1210

3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Breckenridge, find out what the safe maximum black powder load is and never go over it, I have a ruined brass framed Colt from over-loads. Also, never get distracted when loading. I under-loaded a cylinder once while yakking at the range and that led to a barrel obstruction and a barrel split from end to end. A '58 Remington 44 doesn't shoot very well with little or no powder.

@DickTickles

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. I've been paying $8 for a tube of Bore Butter for years. Next time I hit Lowes/HomeDepot I'll buy a ring and try this out on mine.

@direwolf77

Жыл бұрын

I read that using wax rings, that are made to seal toilets, are not good for use in your expensive BP rifles and revolvers. Supposedly the wax isn't pure bees wax. And that it has acids from other ingredients that are corrosive to the barrels of BP guns. Like I said it's something I read. Make of it what you will.

I like this guy. Finding things cheap and under cutting costs. Cheap lube making, wax for lubing. Yeah I dig this.

I can see they're gonna make great stocking stuffers this Christmas - especially for that special someone who doesn't have to fix a toilet! No matter what duration of lock-down is in effect, reloaders can always find something to do. ;-)

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

P1cannonman - And the amazing thing is that many shooters don't know about the goodness of toilet seal ring wax for lubing cast bullets. It will make for some quizzical looks when they check out those stocking stuffers. But you can tell 'em that FortuneCookie45 had something to do with it ... I'm on my way to Home Depot to clean 'em out of the bare wax rings as we speak... Steve

@P1cannonman

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC- You rascal! I drove like a bat out of hell in a rainstorm this afternoon just to get to the big box store before you. Thankfully, I apparently got there before you and picked up five stocking stuffers. I left the remaining 423 boxes for you! Great to meet another reloading zealot.... Mark

I found a perfect deal as well at H/F...Fine walnut shell sandblasting media 25 lbs for $13.00 VS almost $30.00 for 10 lbs of fine walnut shell "tumbling" media (to clean your brass cases before reloading) exact same thing !!!

Thank you for all you do for us. You are an amazing resource for new reloaders.

Happy Holiday FC43LC, thanks for the happy tip! Look, your videos have inspired me to explore bullet casting, and I'm really looking forward to it, thanks to you! My wife and I are new to the whole reloading thing, and we really appreciate your videos!

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

josh panter - Thanks for posting...the interest in reloading and bullet casting is exploding...Good time to learn alll you want as reloading supplies and even bullet molds are in short supply. Lee Precision cannot make their molds fast enough to meet demand - the back orders are piled up to Mission Peak. Best to ya, and Merry Christmas to you and your wife, Steve

You are awesome Sir! Thank you for the video. From Folsom, CA Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you and family.

Now that’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Another great tip! Thank you and stay warm!

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Hello to K M..!! And thanks for posting - I just made another batch to add to my bullet lubes... Merry Christmas, Steve

@altruisticscoundrel

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC Belated Merry Christmas and Merry Early Christmas this year! Any updates on using the wax rings for lube? Works just like you hoped?

Best video on KZread! Very informative and thank you for posting it!

I just discovered your channel. You are amazing. You are by far the best KZread channel I have visited in years. You must continue your videos. I have subscribed. Thank you.

So, on my vacation from work, I just ran out and bought a wax ring and it is absolutely perfect…thick and pliable and plugs and seals

Great tip, Steve! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

This is amazing , I’d never have thought about this 👍

Thank you so much! I really appreciate this, and all your videos.

Merry Christmas!!🎄 Thank you for all the information...God Bless

The newer ones of these no longer have beeswax in them, they are all petroleum based "Slack wax". As long as your powder does not contain Sulfur this is still fine. Avoid using black powder with these.

Nice to see you in front of the camera Fortune Cookie and The tour of your Christmas decorations was pleasant, too. Thanks for the tips and Merry Christmas!

I have wondered for years. Now I know. Thank you ever so much.

Never knew that was the right kind of wax. Great tip. The stores are going to have to start stocking more of them. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Hope everyone is healthy and well.

Haven't been staying up with your videos for a while, good to see you still making them! Happy Thanksgiving old man!

Love the knowledge thank u for your reload vids happy holidays🤘

A truly great find and video. Thank you sir, I do mold my own bullets and size and lube them... Thumbs Up!

Great idea!

Good video Steve. we should all learn to make our own bullet lube. for those that tridiagonal lube bullets. my formula is 1/3 vaseline, one 1/3 paraffin wax, and 1/3 plumbing ring material. Just blend them in an old steel coffee can over low heat. it smokes a bit, however, it works great.-Dave

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Dave - AHA - the ThoreAxe Formula..!! I'd modify that by tossing in a tablespoon of Lee Liquid Alox. Gotta try that...a softer lube for colder climes...Merry Christmas, Steve

Another great tip! Thanks FC

Great to see you again Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all! Nice tip.

Great info Mr. Fortune Cookie!!! Thanks for the useful tips! Enjoy watching your channel.

Thank you for a great idea. I like your videos. Happy reloading!

I have official validation from none other than one of the guys who taught me casting and PC'ing! Played with this idea a year or so back lol. It works! I had suspected this. I found (after lots of hunting!) and MSDS on this stuff. I found it so close to Alox to be about indistinguishable. I still gotta find the right ratio for my 45/45/10. I use mineral spirits to help break it down. I did do the parrafin also. When its mixed, it takes a long time to set up and is still sorta sticky. On my 45 acp, this stuff flat works! Zero leading! Man. Testament to the Teacher! Thank you FC45LC!

Your home is beautull with the Christmas decorations, good tips on the lube for home depot.

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

LM - Thanks, and I'm going to get 6 more wax rings myself as I just melted the ones in the video into bullet lube using 2 pound coffee can and low heat...Merry Christmas, Steve

Awsome!! Very smart…i just got into black powder, and bought a couple little blocks of Beeswax, so that i can make lube.I just watched this video, and thought about, the times that I have replaced toilet bowl rings, and the consistency of them…Very smart awsome idea

Thanks for some common sense info- guess I'll be guilty of hoarding toilet seal for awhile now 😁

Never thought about this I have a bunch of these thank you sir

That is brilliant, what a Christmas gift that is!!

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Hello to the dowdawg..!! And a very Merry Christmas to you, Steve

Thanks for another great tip Merry Christmas to you & your family.

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

2541968joey - And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours, Steve

Outstanding as usual Sir!👍👍👍

Now that’s what I call a useful tip! Thanks a lot

I don’t cast my own lead boooolits for my 45-70 and I still enjoyed watching and learning from this video. Warmest thanks! Peace Be To Journey!

Good tip. Thanks FC45!

Awesome tip on the use of toilette rings. All I need to do now is start bullet casing. You are a fountain of information sir!

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Hello to the Jim Dent..!! Bullet casting is one of the most stress relieving activities we can do...and the interest in this is exploding - Lee is cranking out molds as fast as they can make them and they are not keeping up with demand...backorders are up the Yin Yang...err, where's the Yin Yang?? Merry Christmas to ya, Steve

@jimdent351

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC lol Merry Christmas to you too Steve.

LOL! How bout that!! Great to see ya brother Steve... Hope y'all are well out there on the shaky side! Have a very merry Christmas my good friend! Wade

Great idea! Thank you.

Great tip! Thank you.

Thank you as always.

Well hot damn, looks like imma be taking a trip to the Hardware store in the morning. Thanke much for Sharing your find mate. ^.-.^

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

BTD - Just made another batch to add to my ready bullet lube reserves...now to get 6 more of these rings...just found out from another poster that this toilet seal wax is great for applying to wood surfaces to add protection... Merry Christmas to you, Steve

Have a great Holidays sir and be safe out there

Great tip! Thank you sir.

Great tip! thanks !

Thanks Steve, now I know what to do with my spare ring.

This has never even crossed my mind. Thank you fortune cookie

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

AH - Works great...Just made another batch using my 2 pound coffee can wax melter over low heat and 1/3 mix of candle wax added...Best to ya, Steve

So good to see you FREN.

That's beautiful! You, sir, are a true CRB! :)

this information about the toilet rings is awesome

Great tip! Thanks for the great video. Shoot on!

Great Tip! Merry Christmas & God Bless-

Was wondering about this and found your video thanks!

I always enjoy your vocal cadence. My musket lube mix is 60% natural bees wax and 40% olive oil. Nice and soft, resists fouling, cleans up easy, 100% natural product. I can shoot 50+ rounds and not have to swab once in a .58 caliber.

Thank you Sir; I had no idea.

I always like this guy. I love his videos.

Been using them mixed 50/50 with crisco. Works great

Thank you fc,thats awsome

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

Robert V - I just made another batch - two toilet rings + 1/3 candle wax on low heat in my designated 2 pound coffee can + glob of old Lee Liquid Alox = pour into old Tupperware container - cool and presto - a nice thin slab of bullet lube (yes, it brought smiles) - cut into thin lengths to be stuffed into sizer lubricator...Merry Christmas to you, Steve

Great find! Thanks, a fellow .45 Colt lover.

Merry Christmas to you kind Sir from Dorset England

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

David Thornton - Oh, my goodness..!! Right there on the channel opposite Normandy..!! A hop and skip from the White Cliffs of Dover..!! Pretty countryside you have there. Hello to ya David - and thanks so much for commenting. Best to ya, Steve

Great vide! Thank you!!

Learned this trick years ago,but cudoes for sharing

Great tip, thanks!

Awesome tip, thank you

Thanks for the video! Subscribed. That is a really good source of beeswax, albeit not pure. Around here (Ontario Canada) we have honey farms all over the place, most of them even have a roadside stand, and they often have beeswax to sell by the pound. That's where I get mine, and five pounds for a couple of dollars lasts a LONG time!

Your lights look good. That is awesome thanks for sharing. I hope no one need a toilet seal in my area this week. Lol...

Good find for a nice tip to save a little money!

Well now you have me wondering about using the johnny ring as a patch lube!!! Should do same for wads/patches as bullets.

That's an awesome tip -- as long as it doesn't lead to "shit-shot"

Great information. Thanks for the video.

Merry Christmas old timer! Hope your Thanksgiving was awesome

@FortuneCookie45LC

3 жыл бұрын

idmS -LOL, I beg your pardon, I'm getting on the old side, but I'm not an old timer yet...there's still a ways to go... But yes, thanks...and a Merry Christmas to you and yours, Steve

@mybuickskill6979

3 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC i rescend the offensive bits. It was meant as a reference to experience, not so much to age. 😇 time to hit the range 🎯

Perfect!!! A great idea!

Thank you fortune cookie now I'll be saving a fortune on lube e this is very much appreciated

Great advice!