Homemade Lube

[Blackrock]

New to this and have a couple of questions.
1 - When reference is made to the lube mix (eg 50/50 beeswax and fat) is this volume or weight?
2 - Obtained some pure lanolin and was thinking of this in a 50/50 mix with beeswax. Anyone with experience &/or suggestions?

Thanks -- lots of great knowledge to pick up here -- greatly appreciated

 

[deermanok]

I don't make my own lube but I would imagine that either ratio would be equal.

 

[45-70]

New to this and have a couple of questions.
1 - When reference is made to the lube mix (eg 50/50 beeswax and fat) is this volume or weight?
2 - Obtained some pure lanolin and was thinking of this in a 50/50 mix with beeswax. Anyone with experience &/or suggestions?

Thanks -- lots of great knowledge to pick up here -- greatly appreciated

you can go by ounces when mixing. Lanolin works well

 

[HC]

This is a good pan lube, 50% beeswax, 40% crisco, 4% canola oil, 6% lanolin. It works very well using T7 and Pyrodex.

 

[improman]

ive made it with the deer fat and murphys oils soap..melt the deer fat slow..then add just enough soap to keep it soft after it cools...BUT heres a recipe i got from a bunch of pillow ticking blanket prize from a compitition and a tub of this...5oz melted beeswax 1 pint of mineral oil warm together at 150 degrees.IN a seperate container/mix 2tsp or borax with 1-1/3 cups od distilled water and warm to 150 dregees carefully pour water/borax mixture into wax/oil mixture ....let cool..i havent tried any but iam going to do the above combinations next time i get a deer with lower combination excluding the beeswax..the deer fat is as hard as beeswax anyhow

 

[deermanok]

I've been using just Crisco for a patch lube but I'm interested in the mink oil and bees wax.