Whiterabbit
03-21-2014, 06:29 PM
hi guys,
I wanna ping you guys for an idea I had for replacing the screw in a 45 with an air piston. I have an air piston with about a 3" reach.
I was thinking about removing the lead screw from my lyman 45, attaching the plunger to the end of my piston, then attaching it to the top of the lube barrel with a clamp. Add a regulator and more or less, I am done (maybe an air valve or two).
would this work? Do you think 80 PSI or less of air pressing on the lube column would be sufficient to get the lube flowing? I'm gonna combine this with a stick-on heater pad on a variac or dimmer to heat the 45 body, and between the two I should be able to have VERY fine control of bullet fill rate, and good uniformity.
I'm just not sure 100% if the piston can deliver sufficient pressure?
I wanna ping you guys for an idea I had for replacing the screw in a 45 with an air piston. I have an air piston with about a 3" reach.
I was thinking about removing the lead screw from my lyman 45, attaching the plunger to the end of my piston, then attaching it to the top of the lube barrel with a clamp. Add a regulator and more or less, I am done (maybe an air valve or two).
would this work? Do you think 80 PSI or less of air pressing on the lube column would be sufficient to get the lube flowing? I'm gonna combine this with a stick-on heater pad on a variac or dimmer to heat the 45 body, and between the two I should be able to have VERY fine control of bullet fill rate, and good uniformity.
I'm just not sure 100% if the piston can deliver sufficient pressure?