It appears to have little previous use. The 30 and 8MM molds look virginal. Just in time as my RCBS Lube A Matic is near death and the needed part is no longer available.
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It appears to have little previous use. The 30 and 8MM molds look virginal. Just in time as my RCBS Lube A Matic is near death and the needed part is no longer available.
That is a nice gift.
The molds do look a little too clean.
Congratulations and keep doing what ever you've been doing right.
Nice! They are great little machines, but be careful seating gas checks or sizing hard alloys, the handle is a bit fragile if you're rough on it.
Man that is a sweet old one.
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NICE!! I love my Lyman 45, it's a great old press and I really dig using those "antique" tools. I picked up an identical box of .30 cal gas checks at the last gun show I went to. The gentleman behind the table wouldn't take my $10 offer...he said "that's too much...I'll take $5".
Great gift. Those good machines!!!
Sweet, very nice gift!
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Luck you my RCBS Lube A Matic died last Thursday the thread for the die lock nut stripped,
A friend had a Lyman 450 that was not doing anything so a 5 hour round trip got me back in business
great to have friends with spare gear, still want a new RCBS much better machine had the old one over 30 years. Robert.
Yep, I pretty well destroyed a good on trying to size water dropped 45 ACP bullets.Originally Posted by Leslie Sapp
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
My RCBS did the same thing. I finally got it to work by grinding down my .452 size die a little shorter. With the slightly shortened die the nut was able to grab enough threads and stay put. I'm considering spot welding the nut in place and using it exclusively for 45. RCBS told me the nut is no longer available. Even if I did find another the female threads are pretty well gone as well.
RCBS could easily make an over size, self tapping cap to remedy the problem. If anybody recalls working on the Quadrajet carburetors with the filter inside the carb housing. The threads were easily stripped. After-market parts manufactures were quick to make a self tapping over size replacement.
The standard acclamation seems to have been skipped,,,,,
You suck!
Man, I just love seeing little time capsules like that passed on!
You really need to post the mould numbers. Yes, you really do,,,,,,,that way we can all speculate what guns the original buyer meant them for,,,,,
More "This is what happened when I,,,,," and less "What would happen if I,,,,"
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[QUOTE=azrednek;2463432]My RCBS did the same thing. I finally got it to work by grinding down my .452 size die a little shorter. With the slightly shortened die the nut was able to grab enough threads and stay put. I'm considering spot welding the nut in place and using it exclusively for 45. RCBS told me the nut is no longer available. Even if I did find another the female threads are pretty well gone as well.
I have been thinking about doing the same, Another fix might be 2 or 3 set screws through the body to hold the nut. Robert.
[QUOTE=Shooternz;2464730]Robert THANK YOU!! Sometimes the simplest method is over looked. Don't know why I didn't think of that especially with it being such a simple solution. I really appreciate you chiming into this thread.
Well, you're a very lucky man - first a gift then a possible solution to keep the RCBS going.
Double win.
je suis charlie
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Great catch, good luck and good casting
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holy ****! you are lucky man.
That is nice.
Bill
azrednek, you must be one heck of nice guy... And lucky too.
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