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    Default Re: My attempt at making homemade priming compound

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    Default Re: My attempt at making homemade priming compound

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoppy View Post
    Good point. My best black was made when I ball milled everything. I took a small round tupperware container, used a bronze bolt through it and .44 lead balls. I only milled a small anount (2-3 tablespoons) at a time. I chucked it in a cordless drill which was set in a bench vise. Tape the trigger for slow turn and let it go for 20 minutes. Worked great.
    exactly, K.I.S.S. it is just a small amount of powders, no reason not to fab up a few rudimentary vessels to tumble with so your not even mixing containers.
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    ............I took a small round tupperware container,................
    Tupperware or any plastic other than HDPE is not recommended to tumble a volatile solid or liquid for that matter. You are using an inert medium for the tumble but not a correct vessel.
    You want something that cannot build a static charge. If you are holding the container with the powder and medium and turning it, it can easily build a static charge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boo Vuccla View Post
    Tupperware or any plastic other than HDPE is not recommended to tumble a volatile solid or liquid for that matter. You are using an inert medium for the tumble but not a correct vessel.
    You want something that cannot build a static charge. If you are holding the container with the powder and medium and turning it, it can easily build a static charge.
    jelly and babyfood still come in glass jars?
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    Remember safety. Lots of ammo plant explosions back in the day.
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    Default Re: My attempt at making homemade priming compound

    Not related, but brought to mind, when I was a kid cars had a chain bolted to the undercarriage that dragged on the road to discharge static electricity. I'm guessing because of mohair seats.

    Could a brush be installed, contacting the tumbler, directing the static electricity away to a safe discharge plate?
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