Go-Wad Lube/Sizer

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Anyone have any information on the Go-Wad lube/sizer manufactured by L.E. Wadman. They were located in Mill Valley, Ca. and made in the early 1950's. It is similar to a Star, but much more robust.

[Pressman]

Unfortunately I do not have one. Neither have I turned up any patent info by Wadman or his partner Gomes. The link takes you to a PDF of a sales flyer they put out. It give a decent description of how the press works.

Ken

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Thank you Ken, that was more than I was able to find. I have one with a .452" sizer. I was hoping to find out that some still has dies and top punches. Making top punches is not too much a problem, the dies are another story.

[Pressman]

Searching my files I found these.I am not sure where I got them. At least folks can get an idea of this tool.

Some of these old lube presses as they were called have very complicated dies.

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[sigep1764]

I would contact Lathesmith. He'd prolly require you sending the original 452 die to pattern any new dies off of.

[Pressman]

I went to a gunshow today and got home to find this on my front step. All well packaged up of course.

Thank You CA Reloader.

It's currently in the stew pot on the stove getting the lube cooked out of it. Disassembly was very easy. Workmanship is old school, precise and excellent.
Now to find more history on it.

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[ReloaderFred]

Congratulations on a rare find, Pressman. Now, if that old girl could only talk........

[Walks]

Nothing like it today.
Old School Quality Workmanship.

I think My Dad may have had one. There was a blue press on the end of the bench when I was small.