OK Guys,
BIG QUESTION,
Why is it that when you have to adjust/readjust a die; that the looking screw always ends up facing the back of the press ?
OK Guys,
BIG QUESTION,
Why is it that when you have to adjust/readjust a die; that the looking screw always ends up facing the back of the press ?
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Those Southern Cross lock rings were made for use in Australia and other locations south of the equator.
EDG
Buy a set of bondus ball drivers these allow the allen to enter and drive at a 30* angle giving much more leeway on them.
Ever hear of Murphy's law?
This is that law in action.
The suggestion about the allen wrenches is a good one.
Put a washer under it.
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I'd personally try flipping the lock ring over so it's not "upside down", as that might change where the locking screw ends up. (I blame Finagle AKA Murphy)
Craftsman also sells the "ball end" allen wrenches. I've got 2 sets of fractional and 2 of metric. Great investment.
Try using a 0.036" or 0.108" thick washer under it. That will put the setscrew 180° from where it is now.
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Flipping the ring over will reverse the orientation of the screw head and will move it to the opposite side of the die.
EDG
I don't understand why this is a problem? When I adjust a die to the location I want and tighten down the locking ring to the top of the press, I then hold the ring and die together with my fingers as I unloosen them together. Then tighten the lock ring allen screw and tighten the die back down to check its location. Since I am turning the die out to tighten the lock ring, I just turn it around until the allen screw is in front of me? (This is with Hornady lock rings, which I replace all the others with and use them in other locations that don't require locking.)
Get a Co-Ax. Problem solved!
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I move my lock ring to where I want it...then screw the die body down into the adjusted position. This leaves the lock ring stationary. Tighten the screw on the front/left/right where ever you want it. The cases won't know if the die body is 180* out from position.
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Its the same function as having the car/house keys in the wrong pocket when carrying something heavy, or when a dropped socket always seems to roll further under the car or the only screw you had in your hand falls just out of reach while wrestling a heavy piece precisely in place.
Definitely the work of that Murphy guy, aka Finagle. Some people break small fragile things intentionally to try to appease Murphy, I'm not sure that ever really works.
Wait 12 hours and re adjust the die. It will then be on the other side as the earth has rotated 1/2 turn.
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