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I'm not sure I would want to use pencil lead as a lubricant. The graphite is obviously a good dry lube, but the clay binder in pencil lead is rich in aluminum oxide which is a common abrasive. Pencil lead will grind away on a surface without causing enough abrasion to scratch a finish (unless you really get after it), but I don't think I would want it inside a gun.

Here are a couple of photos of what I call the "Ed's Red Bath." As I posted earlier, this is a S.A.W. ammo can (a/k/a "Fat 50"). The basket came from Lowe's and as you can see, it fits perfectly.

I've already posted incomplete results of an experiment I was running on soaking field stripped 1911's in Ed's Red. The goal was to see how many times I could do this between completely stripping the slide and frame. The Ed's Red Bath is just going to make this job easier by making it much easier to get the gun/parts out of the bath.

The basket even has handles that fold up & down and in the up position, it's easy to lift the basket and let drain. It is necessary to put small parts like the sear and disconnector and the plunger spring in a small can, as they will fall through the holes in the basket. The can I'm using is an aluminum dog food can about 2" tall with holes drilled in the bottom.

I paid a little over $4 for the basket and the S.A.W. ammo can was $14 plus shipping. I have seen very few at gun shows. Be sure you don't get a 50 Cal. ammo can for this purpose; the basket is exactly the same size and won't fit.

Regards,
Chas.

ElGato wrote: I wasn't holding back, I just got home from six round's of skeet at PSC

Ahhh, Tuesday afternoon skeet.....

Tom, I'll be back "in country" tomorrow.
--- I'll give you a call for some skeet shooting and the 'ol Monday morning pistol work .

We're going to have to tighten up Capt.. Since the Old Man got the new Browning and a PSC Patch on his shell bag he's been running 97 - 98 birds, I guess I will have to get a new gun too

We need to get him on the pistol range

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Here are a couple of photos of what I call the "Ed's Red Bath." As I posted earlier, this is a S.A.W. ammo can (a/k/a "Fat 50"). The basket came from Lowe's and as you can see, it fits perfectly.

Hmm...I may have to start looking around for a defunct Fry Daddy now.

I'd want to line it with windowscreen or other fine mesh to keep in the small parts, though.

KD5NRH wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Here are a couple of photos of what I call the "Ed's Red Bath." As I posted earlier, this is a S.A.W. ammo can (a/k/a "Fat 50"). The basket came from Lowe's and as you can see, it fits perfectly.

Hmm...I may have to start looking around for a defunct Fry Daddy now.

I'd want to line it with windowscreen or other fine mesh to keep in the small parts, though.

I'm considering installing a fine mesh screen as well. A key aspect of using ammo cans is that the gasket/air-tight fit allows me to leave the Ed's Red in the can, without the Acetone evaporating or the smell in the garage.

Chas.

Very cool.......

I carry a set of spring hooks, something I learned to love when I was a Teletype technician.

If you have ever struggled to replace a spring in a gun or other piece of equipment, and wondered how the guys that put them together got those springs in there, these tools are how.

http://www.crawfordtool.com/springhooks2.html