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...I used a Rock Chucker to load .38 and .44Spl back in the day...used case lube from a tube on a rolling pad...hated the sticky mess...had to wipe down every round when I was done...was told a carbide sizing die would make lube unnecessary and got one...threw the lube pad out...enjoyed cleaner shells...but most reloaders I see do use lube of one kind or another...why do you do that??? there must be other benefits that I missed...I just din't want a shell sticking in the sizing die...and carbide stopped that...what else happens using lube??? thanks for the answer...

Creative. Better stock up on bulbs before they are outlawed.

Tangentially, my father made contact lenses for a living and I remember him using a lamp like that to heat up small cylinders of pitch to polish the lenses after he cut them. Just a neat memory I have.

I've also seen people mount a thin aluminum plate on top of the bench and below the lubesizer, and then lay a small clothes iron down on the plate to heat lube.

...thanks, AndyC...learned sumpin' today!!! I've seen that lube ring but never cast bullits so had no idea 'bout that...

I used to use one of those pipe heaters sold at hardware stores to keep outdoor pipes from freezing..worked well for me.