The old RC dropped the spent primer pieces toward the operator. It is possible to remove the lower pivot pin on some versions and reverse the ram, so long as you do not use the primer arm system. ...
Type: Posts; User: lcecil
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The old RC dropped the spent primer pieces toward the operator. It is possible to remove the lower pivot pin on some versions and reverse the ram, so long as you do not use the primer arm system. ...
Forum: Swaging
2 washers and a bolthead worked great for the first 2 RC presses. Easy to add more washers, if needed, or even remove them.
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Nut goes into a pocket in the plastic. The bolt is short...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks to Bill and Rick for their testing and suggestions on the decap tray changes and operation. Bill, the simple solution is to drill a small hole in the back of the decap tray and drive in a...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the update, Bill! The plastic ring around the ram was specifically to keep the tray up close to the ram. When decapping, I tend to process the whole bucket. The version without the...
Forum: Swaging
My printer is a mendlemax with 0.5 nozzle. It was reprap/homebrew and looks a bit kludged, but works well. I have another Mendelmax kit cooking from Ultibots. It started with a 0.3 nozzle, but...
Forum: Swaging
I mostly use OpenSCAD in mm, but it does not know the real world dimensions of models. If you stay in decimal inches (nn.nnnn format), everything works fine. The output files can be SCALED to real...
Forum: Swaging
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Little off-topic for thread, but had couple of PM comments and questions about reducing plastic in the printed item. This shot is the honeycomb pattern that I use in the depriming tray...
Forum: Swaging
Rick, updated to Version 11 and eliminated the ring around the ram. Requires you stick a spent 22 casing in the hole next to the hose fitting, but most reloaders have a few of those around the...
Forum: Swaging
Rick -
Good to see my Thingiverse posting printed and running on a press.
The ring around the ram is a balancing act in design. Too small is very weak and snaps off in handling; too high and...
Forum: Swaging
Anyone is welcome to print, use, sell, whatever the 84047 design. Could not embarrass RCBS enough to get them to consider it! :bigsmyl2: Lots of good ideas and stuff on thingiverse. Not all of...
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 |