fixed the problem by adjusting the depth stop for the sizer.
fixed the problem by adjusting the depth stop for the sizer.
I do the same, I little twist of the wrench for each boolit, you can feel the resistance. As far as a mess and a loobsizer, one day, I was pouring homemade lube into the press. One thing leads to another, I burn myself and proceed to dumb the lube over my bench, single stage and Lyman 450. Not to mention the carpet, my feet etc.
I think I made it worse. Is there anyone in the Sacramento area that would mind teaching me how to adjust this monstrosity properly? I know that it is operator error but working this thing is like talking to a heavily accented person on a (no) help line.
I fought my 4500 so much that I almost threw it out of the house, but then one day the light came on and I had it figured out. It wasn't any one thing, it just all came together. It helped that I cleaned everything out and started using Lyman's Orange Magic and then Lars's Carnuba Red. Good Luck. You might try the Shake & bake Powder coating. It makes real nice bullets and it's very easy. Heck, even I can do it.
No heat. Less pressure on lube. Don't run the bullet down to deep into the die.
Lyman 4500 Manual ... http://castpics.net/dpl/index.php/th...ricator-manualI think I made it worse. Is there anyone in the Sacramento area that would mind teaching me how to adjust this monstrosity properly?
Regards
John
When I saw the title of this thread I thought you may have done what I did when I got my Lyman a few years ago. I heated up some Felix lube and filled up the reservoir without even thinking about putting the sizing die in first. That was a big mess to clean up
Plata o plomo?
Plomo, por favor!
randy - I can relate
Plata o plomo?
Plomo, por favor!
Same here, I kept playing with the adjustment and amount of pressure. When I finally got it right, it was time to move to another caliber. The process starts again.
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 |