Hmmmm...after rereading ANeat's and Dan's posts, I'm starting to wonder wether the top punch is left loose in the holder so that it can self align during the swaging process. Can one of y'all...
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Hmmmm...after rereading ANeat's and Dan's posts, I'm starting to wonder wether the top punch is left loose in the holder so that it can self align during the swaging process. Can one of y'all...
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Ahhhh. Mystery solved. Thanks ANeat and Dan. I really appreciate your help.
I'm going to have to think about this for a while. Looks like I have a couple of options and I want to be as...
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Thanks Blaser. Do you have a picture by chance? Measurements would be extremely helpful too.
I've looked at the Corbin site and can't figure out how it is held. When I ordered the dies, I...
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A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a couple of sets of dies from Dave Corbin for my new press. One set of dies cuts a copper disc for the base of a 45 ACP bullet. The other set swages a round nose 45...
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I called to order some dies from Corbin last week and Dave is the person who answered the telephone. Nice guy. I guess we talked for 30 minutes before I ordered something. He was extremely patient...
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Wow!!! KTN, you do some amazing work. I agree with Manley. You should move to the US and more specifically, central Arkansas.
I'm also anxious to see what you make with your new oven ANeat.
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Thanks ANeat. I really appreciate your help.
Beautiful work Kaj.
I'm anxious to get this press finished.
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ANeat,
I've reread and reread this thread and the RCE press thread and can't seem to find some dimensions that I need.
1. Can you tell me how wide to make the slot in the ram?
2. How...
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WOW!!! Beautiful work KTN. Thanks for taking the time to post these photos.
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That looks great. And as usual, your work is impeccable. Now, I wish I had made my pictures even smaller and blurrier.
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Well, I guess I'm farther from finishing than I thought. I still have to machine the ram, tap the top plate, cut a piece to bolt to the toggle links, bend the handle, cut the links to the proper...
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Thanks for the idea Buckshot but my lathe is a worn out piece of ****. The lead screw is worn out and the shear pins for it and the cross feed are sheared off. I need to do a little bit of...
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Thanks for the offer ANeat but I don't want to dull your tap and I may make some more for a couple of friends so I'll probably just end up buying one. Thanks though. Last week, I bought an M2 parts...
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I'm getting close to being finished with mine. Still have to machine the ram and finish cutting the slots in the top plate. Then a few minor set screw holes to drill and tap. Unfortunately, I...
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That's not bad at all. Thanks for the info.
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Jixxerbill,
Can you give us a rough idea of what a standard lap and arbor costs? It looks like a cool setup.
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I bought a set of cheap jeweler's loupes from Harbor Fright and they REALLY help to see how accurately you've ground the drill bit when you have the gage against it. I think a set of 5 loupes cost...
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Manley,
Are you sharpening the drill bits by hand or using some type of machine?
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That's a cool idea Martin but I'm broke after spending so much lately on parts kits for various guns. All but 1 of them are waiting on me to buy the parts I need to finish them.
However, I might...
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That makes perfect sense. Thanks ANeat. I also appreciate you including the information on the Mighty Mite. I shouldn't have a problem now. I'm excited to get this thing done.
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Ingenious!!! Thanks Martin. You do beautiful work and I'm anxious to try my hand at die making. I'll be elated if I'm able to turn out a product that even half as nice as your stuff.
Thanks for...
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ANeat,
Can you please explain how you determine the proper length for the ram? I don't have dies yet so I hope you don't tell me I need them to make my calculations.
This weekend, I welded...
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Martin,
What is the purpose of the flat piece of metal held on top of your die with all thread? How does your home made core cutter work? I'd like to see some closeups of it. Your bullets look...
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Is it just me or does anyone else find the Corbin website hard to navigate? I've been on there dozens of times over the years but it seems like it takes me an hour to find answers to the simplest of...
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Wish I could contribute to this discussion but I'm in the very early learning stage. However, I'm getting smarter from reading the posts in this thread and I hope y'all experts will keep this thing...
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