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I picked up a new RCBS funnel today and tried to dump powder thru it. Seems like 1/3 of the powder sticks to the side.

I tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol and it didn't help. Then washed it with hot water and soap. That didn't help. Then tried dumping lots of powder thru it and that didn't help at all. I also took 4 0000 steel wool and roughed it up didn't help.
Im at a lose, something so simple and so frustrating.


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I wipe my powder hopper and/or funnel with Bounce dryer sheets. The ones you throw in the dryer to reduce static cling on clothes. Seems to work okay.
 
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I put some powdered graphite on a cleaning patch and wipe the inside of my powder funnels with it. One application usually lasts for several years.

If you don‘t have any graphite at hand, you could try a pencil instead.
 
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I wipe my powder hopper and/or funnel with Bounce dryer sheets. The ones you throw in the dryer to reduce static cling on clothes. Seems to work okay.
I wipe mine down with dryer sheets too!
 
Posts: 191 | Location: Kennewick,Wa. | Registered: 20 November 2010Reply With Quote
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Run it through the dish washer.


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Get an aluminum funnel, solves all your static problems and the powder feeds thru them faster.
 
Posts: 367 | Location: South east Georgia | Registered: 16 September 2005Reply With Quote
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I've used a dryer sheet and I've used the aerosol can stuff called Static Guard they both work well.


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Dryer sheets work like magic, also consider keeping a humidifier in the room. If your wife uses fabric softener and not dryer sheets put a couple drops in some water, soak it up with a washcloth, and wipe everything down with that.


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Wash it in soapy water and DON’T rinse it. Let it air dry.


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posted document.write('<nobr>'+ myTimeZone('Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:59:43 GMT-0800', '31 December 2017 01:59')+'</nobr>');31 December 2017 01:5931 December 2017 01:59Hide PostWash it in soapy water and DON’T rinse it. Let it air dry.Shoot Safe,Mike




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Wash it in soapy water and DON’T rinse it. Let it air dry.

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That's what I did.

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I spray some Static Guard on a paper towel and wipe the funnel with it.


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Posts: 2646 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: 08 December 2006Reply With Quote
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https://www.amazon.com/CRC-Gra...-Black/dp/B007I9XUD0 I spray everything that powder touches. funnels,scale pans,powder thru dies,powder measure rotors have had zero problems with static since I started doing it
 
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I use the dryer sheet method. Works great for me.

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Get an aluminum funnel, solves all your static problems and the powder feeds thru them faster.


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I wipe my powder hopper and/or funnel with Bounce dryer sheets. The ones you throw in the dryer to reduce static cling on clothes. Seems to work okay.
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A little powdered graphite applied with a Q-tip and the problem is gone
 
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Aluminum-problem solved.
 
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Get an aluminum funnel, solves all your static problems and the powder feeds thru them faster.


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Posts: 1230 | Location: Saugerties, New York | Registered: 12 March 2002Reply With Quote
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Aluminum for me..

I also have a 50 old plastic green RCBS and it works great and I never did anything to it????


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