New Lee Auto Bench Prime

[flyingmonkey35]

The little plastic piece is the primer slide. You can watch the video I posted. To see it in operation. My only thought is a primer do not slide all they way into the slot. So caught on the lip.

[Whiterabbit]

rounde primer tray? is that non standard?

Were you using the device in a non standard way? did the part that break engage with your round tray at all? proximity when not broken?

[OilyPablo]

The little plastic piece is the primer slide. You can watch the video I posted. To see it in operation. My only thought is a primer do not slide all they way into the slot. So caught on the lip.

I have mine set, I see the moving slide stick out, but the picture looks like the fixed piece above it is broken. The fixed piece serves what purpose. Can you snap a picture or two from different angles?

[flyingmonkey35]

Sure can the broken piece is the chute.

[flyingmonkey35]

[OilyPablo]

Wow. Now I see. Holy moley. Mine doesn't have any stress there that I can see. Well contact Lee and get a new Large feeder.

[Casting_40S&W]

I had the same thing happen and talked to Lee. They said this is a brand new product and has an engineering feature that can cause this problem. It is the rubber up stop on the lever. They put it there to allow a primer to be feed only if the operator wants it to feed. So you have to lift the lever to feed the next primer. If you allow the lever to just spring up it will drop the primer elevator just enough for a primer to just enter the elevator now the primer is half way into the elevator and half way in the feed trough. Press the lever down and bingo a break just like your picture.
They sent me a new adaptor and told me to cut out the rubber o ring up stop with a pocket knife. Or simply remember to lift the lever up before pushing down. They said the tool is now shipping without the rubber up stop installed

Before I received the replacement adaptor I pulled out the broken pieces and the tool seemed to work just fine without the ears.

[flyingmonkey35]

OK good to know its just not me as this is a nice priming tool.

[Mike Z]

Seven rounds and...

[OilyPablo]

Ouch. Maybe I should just take the O-ring out of mine.

[OilyPablo]

Did exactly that. Three screws, the halves come apart and the o-ring falls out. If mine fails, I hope warranty covers me.

[flyingmonkey35]

I think I'll do a better video with the issue showie and how to fix it. My 18 sec video has more views then lees official video and mine actually shows it working

[VHoward]

It was a good idea to design it so it would not pick up the next primer until you were ready for it. Lee's implementation of the design is flawed as you folks found out. At least Lee has identified the problem and is taking a step to correct it. I would bet that Lee will be replacing a few more of these broken parts. Too bad a company uses its customers as beta testers. But then we rag on them if they don't release a product soon enough. The primer punch assemblies that came in my ergo prime upgrade kit does not have that "o" ring in them

[ArrowJ]

Unless flyingmonkey35 posted this on Facebook too it is the second one I have seen that broke almost immediately.

[flyingmonkey35]

Unless flyingmonkey35 posted this on Facebook too it is the second one I have seen that broke almost immediately.

Nope wasn't me I hate facebook

[ArrowJ]

I hate it too. Therefore I participate anyway in order to insure my blood pressure medicine has something to do.

[OilyPablo]

So far mine hasn't broken.

[EDG]

Typical Lee gadget unleashed upon the first adopter types without adequate testing.

[OilyPablo]

Typical Lee gadget unleashed upon the first adopter types without adequate testing.

Well actually this time it looks like they tested and knew. But didn't:

A) Cover consequences of not using the full upstroke in the manual (they do mention coming up against the o-ring twice - IN BOLD)
B) Give instructions for removal of the o-ring depending on HOW you use it.

Since I have removed the O-ring via taking the unit in half with 3 three screws I have had zero problems. 400+ cases and counting.

[mac60]

Well actually this time it looks like they tested and knew. But didn't:

A) Cover the full upstroke in the manual
B) Give instructions for removal of the o-ring depending on HOW you use it.

The need to lift the lever up against the rubber o-ring is mentioned twice in the instructions in bold letters both times (step #8 and step #9). I haven't had any problems with the one I have (yet). The leverage seems right and the tool gives a good feel for proper seating.