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    Sticky: Haven't built yet, but is that set screw really...

    Haven't built yet, but is that set screw really enough to hold the ram to the guide plate reliably? That seems like the weakest spot in the design, but I don't know how much a set screw can hold.
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    I'm curious about when people do their...

    I'm curious about when people do their powder-coating step myself. My thought was to make a slightly undersized die, powder coat, and then finish it in a die of the correct size. But if people are...
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    Sticky: Can't believe it's almost been a year since the...

    Can't believe it's almost been a year since the last post! I have three questions:

    1) Does anyone know the threads on BT Sniper's dies? I'd like to bore out and thread the hole to fit them, unless...
  4. Thread: Crazy Idea

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    If you're able to turn the copper into ingots...

    If you're able to turn the copper into ingots (it's not so bad temperature-wise, it's around the same as forge welding temperature on normal steels), and want to reuse them for bullets, how about...
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    Is there a closed form equation for pressure...

    Is there a closed form equation for pressure required? I've seen for in-line dies F = A_0k ln(A_0/A_f), which doesn't really take die friction into account. I'm not really able to find any...
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    Lead wire extrusion: out the side of the die?

    Every example image I've seen of extrusion dies has the billet going in the top and being forced through an opening at the bottom (with an angle leading into the opening, and a relief angle behind...
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    Again, what sort of runout do you need? Because...

    Again, what sort of runout do you need? Because it sounds like even something like the Grizzly G9886 would meet your needs. It's a cheap import, but it's an effective one. If you need something that...
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    What sort of runout are you looking for? It might...

    What sort of runout are you looking for? It might be an import, but I wouldn't knock the indexing or spin fixtures sold by places like AllIndustrial or Grizzly. They can usually get the job done...
  9. I'll take the die. PM to follow.

    I'll take the die. PM to follow.
  10. Thread: Clean up *Dies*

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    I'll take #7. PM to follow.

    I'll take #7. PM to follow.
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    I'll take #6; sending PM.

    I'll take #6; sending PM.
  12. Thread: Die schematics

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    Well, I need to apply 25 tons because that is the...

    Well, I need to apply 25 tons because that is the press that I own :-) Yeah, I plan to first make a lead extrusion die.

    I've found that OnShape has FEA so that should at least tell me whether or...
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    Oh I know it's a lot of work to make dies and...

    Oh I know it's a lot of work to make dies and tooling in general, but I know I'll be a lot happier cracking my own dies by improperly setting the press's limit switch than cracking a $500 set of them.
  14. Thread: Die schematics

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    Die schematics

    I have a real hydraulic press (25 tons), so I'd like to try to make some dies for it rather than throw money at pricey dies that are meant to work with hand-operated presses (I have both a CNC mill...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check