Re: [ATM] First Pitch Lap - any tips?

[Woodchuck <djv@bedford.net>]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Richard Schwartz wrote:

> It is good to see that someone else has discovered the problems of using
> turpentine to soften pitch.    For me the problem is that the turpentine
> evaporated from the surface and left a hard crust over a soft interior.
> Here are three more ways to get it soft::
>
> (1) add bee's wax to the pitch.   The problem is that when you go to the
> artsy store, you will not be able to find bee's wax.  If you ask store
> personnel, they will sense that you don't belong there and they will
> pretend not to notice you and then run away.   And if you do locate the
> bee's wax, be prepared for sticker shock!

Indeed.  Try instead a gun shop that caters to reloaders.  Beeswax
is an ingredient in many recipes for the bullet lubricant used with
cast lead bullets.  Another source is a supplier for woodworkers,
the same sort of place that sells shellac flakes often sells beeswax.
Then there are beekeeping suppliers, or beekeepers.  Or bees.

D.
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