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I wanted to go for a more exciting colour but my conservative side got the better of me.
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Still not sure I want to bother with additives yet but if you were looking to go halfsies in some of this crap I might be interested.
I'll give it a think, if I were to do it I think I'd premix bags so you could just chuck in a baggie when you add a pound of wax. I'd need to contact the local
drug dealerpharmacist to get a load of small baggies but I could supply pre-mixed bags to minimize the faff on your end. I expect that everything will be covered in non-removable black dust the second I start, might as well push on for a bit then. -
I could make twice that for the same money, and with teflon being cheap I could make about 10 times that for twice the money. But adding the MoS2 makes things a lot messier, might not be worth it.
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Oof, that's rough. Not to play down his pain but I had a brain haemorrhage as a result of a crash and was back at work in 3 weeks. Relatively little long term damage too.
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Yeah I was looking at this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250g-8-8-oz-98-5-Molybdenum-Disulfide-MoS2-Powder-Reagent-Lab-Chemical/292695338333 As shipping to NL makes the Amazon one quite expensive.
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https://www.bikeradar.com/news/friction-facts-publishes-ultrafast-chain-lube-formula/
My plan was this formula, bit of Teflon (very cheap) and some MoS2 ) cheap per gram, but minimum quantity means about 25 quid. Could send you a couple of grams if you would be interested, I'm only doing it for wear resistance and noise reduction so shouldn't be too fussed about it but black wax looks cool. Although that's also the reason I'm worried about ever cooking in it again.
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Now I really need to go and find some paraffin. I have a crockpot my mother gave me for my birthday which I haven't used since we have an inducation hob but I can't quite bring myself to sacrificing it to the waxing gods, don't think I would ever eat from it again. I'm also considering getting a bag of MoS2 from eBay, but the smallest quantity I can find is enough for 110kg of wax, not sure if I'm ready to start dealing all sorts of powders...
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Ah yes, I did mean adding an extra bend. But I can see how that would complicate things. I’ve bought a cheap PlanetX seat pack for now, as framebags are already a bit daunting. But might see about modifying it to take a similar harness for starters.
Sounds like a chunky molded zipper with a flap over it would be a good option? I don’t think I’d need absolute waterproofness anyway, the stuff that needs to stay absolutely dry can go in the dry bags on my bars or under my seat.
It might be more accurate to say that I chose it because the boring fabric would make it easier to convince friends to have framebags made so I can get some practice in before progressing to nicer fabrics.