In the following link Lee has posted videos of their new and upcoming Press in action...
https://leeprecision.com/app-automat...cessing-press/
In the paragraph following the videos we find good news and some bad...
The million-cycle fatigue test is complete, and I am delighted to report it was a complete success. ... (ending with)> I have a little bad news to report, and that is, we are likely going to miss the end of year ship date that I originally predicted. Two components on the automation package required tool modifications and a material change that has pushed us into the holiday season and progress grinds to a halt during these festive days.
We can live with this, we want Lee's best efforts in this new press to be a success, right?
I was especially interested in seeing this press size cast boolits...there's is much speculation about the mechanics of this press and all the plastic's involved.
After watching several times, I noticed something, I was impressed with the leverage they seemed to have while they were sizing the casts...it looks effortlessly done...until...I noticed a little something unusual...'how far the casts were dropping into the sizer die'.
Then I took a screenshot to examine things a little closer...
Look at the casts in the tube. Notice anything unusual about the drive bands...THESE STINKING CASTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SIZED...it's no wonder they were dropping so far into the size die below.
Lee...as far as I am concerned, get's the "DIRTY BIRD'' AWARD for DisHonest Advertising!
It appears that this press has great leverage...we are NOT seeing it actually do the sizing job nor the amount of effort it takes. It is pushing sized casts through a sizing die & that's it.
After everyone has waited so long for news on this press...this is a failed attempt on Lee's part to inform their customers.
Could be an accident that they didn't think about this but us customers that have already had to modify and tinker with Lee's products over the years have gotton a lot more savvy!
I'm sure there will be a plethora of videos that will feature this press posted by the proud new owners in January...if they hit that new deadline.
One thing certain is that these videos will show in detail what this new press will do in the hands of experienced pressmen sizing a range of profiles and hardnesses.
The proof is always in the 'puddin' so to speak.