Help Identifying a Reloading press

[keydet15]

I picked this press up at auction this weekend and was wondering if any one here has seen/used one of these machines. Its marked "The Tool" by R.P.D, the pat number 4522102 and serial number 1138
111779

[Johnny_V]

Did a Google search and came up with the following:

A company out of Ohio by the name of RDP produced a massive rotary progressive called THE TOOL that eventually was motorized but the machine was expensive and the company eventually closed.

Here's a link to the site: http://www.pennbullets.com/ReloadingTips/DiesAndPresses.html

[keydet15]

Hey thanks, I found that site earlier thats about all the information that I could find and was just wondering if someone could add to it

[KohlerK91]

Contact Ricketts on the bay. He can help you.

[dsbock]

Here's a link to US Patent 4522102 (http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=4522102&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetah tml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm).

22 Pages of illustrations and text.

Let us know if you get it working. Include lots of pictures.

David

[seagiant]

Hi,
I would be VERY interested in that if you decide to sale??? Thanks!

[keydet15]

Contact Ricketts on the bay. He can help you.

what is the bay?

[6bg6ga]

Are they talking ebay?

[KohlerK91]

Yes ebay

[keydet15]

thanks again

[Alvarez Kelly]

Unless you REALLY want to mess with it, you might want to take him up on his offer. Sell it to seagiant! He will love it back to life. :-)

[6bg6ga]

I would keep it and restore it. After getting it running and looking nice again if you don't want it then sell it.

[Silver Hand]

What a piece of Iron.

[bbqncigars]

The picture looks like it's missing a few parts (primer magazine, etc), but it looks like one heavy duty press. I'd love to see that thing work.

[keydet15]

What a piece of Iron.
It weights about 85 lbs, I'm going to try and getting up and running again and do a write up when its finished

[762 shooter]

I think "The Tool" is a good name for an 85# press.

I am imPRESSED.

762

[rmatchell]

Looks awesome to me, should be a fun project