making #11 caps, what touse as a binder

[jim mencken]

just got my cap making kit and read somewhere to mix acetone and duco cement as a binder . is this right?,and what are the ratios to mix . any help is appreciated thanks in advance

 

[Crow#21957]

Well jim I would like to know also
Hope someone chimes in.

 

[jim mencken]

i got one reply to use 7 oz of acetate and one tube of duco cement . it willlast a long time

 

[Crow#21957]

Thanks Jim. You just mix it all at once

 

[Wolfmanjack]

I started out using acetone mixed with shellac and the results were just so-so. The mixture was still somewhat fragile. I switched to acetone with duco cement and it works much better. Can’t help you with the ratio as I had a glass seasoning bottle (Paul prudone blackening seasoning) half tube of Duco and filled to top with acetone.

 

[jim mencken]

yes it will last if in a sealed jar

 

[Crow#21957]

Thanks Wolfman and Jim

 

[Grimord]

I use Aquanet hair spray.

 

[Tasbay]

I was going to suggest hair spray as Gimord has.

 

[longwalk]

I use one drop of duco cement to one tablespoon of acetone. Still need to purchase a glass eye dropper to put the mixture in caps, plastic ones don't hold up.

 

[Sparkitoff]

I don't like the Duco/Acetone mixture sitting around for long. When I did that the mixture had rubbery strings in it after a while. I think the Ducco coagulated, or binded with impurities. I just use a small 1" round and 3/4 inch deep ladel. About half acetone and 10 drops of Ducco, mixed with a popsicle stick. It will a hundred caps and then some. I discard any left over, and start with a fresh mix next time I have a batch of caps. So far it has worked flawlessly as far as the caps being reliable.

 

[Wolfmanjack]

My mixture of acetone and Duco has been sitting on my bench for months with no notable changes or loss of function.

 

[BBGun]

just got my cap making kit and read somewhere to mix acetone and duco cement as a binder . is this right?,and what are the ratios to mix . any help is appreciated thanks in advance

YT is a gold mind for this information, but the Hairspray or duco cement with acetone are probably the best two methods and if primeall isn't available then toy caps and match heads do work in a pinch. This material will become very hard to obtain in the very near future most likely so learn and accumulate all you can now while the getting is good! Last resort - A good old fashion bow and arrow and Big A$$ Knife!

 

[Garbear34]

I use duco cement and acetone. I remove around an ounce of acetone and add entire duco cement. Shake to mix. I have a dropper to put in to drops in each cap that I've used priming compound in. Let dry 24 hours.

 

[n.h.schmidt]

I use one tablespoon of acetone to three drops of duco cement. Make a fresh batch for each use. A few shellac flakes in denatured alcohol also works well. Here is one that works well and is cheap. Three drops of Elmer's school glue into a tablespoon on water. well shaken in a small bottle. A pinch of fast pistol powder ( I use 700X) mixed up with acetone. is my best so far. If you use hairspray, its best to use several light coats. Some hairsprays seem to kill the charge.

 

[Wolfmanjack]

YT is a gold mind for this information, but the Hairspray or duco cement with acetone are probably the best two methods and if primeall isn't available then toy caps and match heads do work in a pinch. This material will become very hard to obtain in the very near future most likely so learn and accumulate all you can now while the getting is good! Last resort - A good old fashion bow and arrow and Big A$$ Knife!

I don’t know why more guys don’t use the ww1 primer compound. This is the absolute easiest primer compound to make. One pound of each chemical will last you a lifetime. They are easily obtained on the internet at this time. Potassium chlorate, antimony trisulfide, and sulfur are the 3 ingredients. Pm for the ratio if interested. The one hiccup with this recipe is that these make a corrosive compound that has to be cleaned with water. This is not a big deal for the muzzle loader community as the propellant we are using is corrosive as well. I recently tested this compound in some “reloaded” large rifle primers and it works as well as factory primers.

 

[Garbear34]

just got my cap making kit and read somewhere to mix acetone and duco cement as a binder . is this right?,and what are the ratios to mix . any help is appreciated thanks in advance

That's what I'm using. Hole tube of duco cement and just six ounce acetone. Acetone from dollar store. I got the one said 100 percent acetone. I keep in glass bottle.

 

[Ironwrx]

That's what I'm using. Hole tube of duco cement and just six ounce acetone. Acetone from dollar store. I got the one said 100 percent acetone. I keep in glass bottle.

Whole tube of Duco? Several have said this, but neglected to say how many oz. tube of Duco they’re using.

 

[Ironwrx]

i got one reply to use 7 oz of acetate and one tube of duco cement . it willlast a long time

“…one tube of Duco…” how large of a tube????

 

[Garbear34]

Whole tube of Duco? Several have said this, but neglected to say how many oz. tube of Duco they’re using.

I don't recall how many oz for whole tube of duco cement. Was some bought from local hardware store.

https://www.acehardware.com/departm...es-and-adhesives/construction-adhesives/10836

Says 1 oz