Wait...how are you sizing on the downstroke? That’s a flipped reloading press, right? Doesn’t the downstroke (which is now the upstroke) raise the ram or did you flip the linkage somehow?
EDIT: never mind, I found the answer on that page you linked to on a later post. I can’t do that with my press.
That spring idea is fantastic. I’m headed to the garage to root through my box of random springs to see if I have one that works. Thanks!