theperfessor and his sizer sets, need a pushrod made

[lancem]

Hope this is the right place to post this.

I was lucky enough to buy one of theperfessor's boolit sizer sets years ago. I wish now that I had looked to how I would expand in the future in my needs. Since theperfessor has long passed to his reward I'm in need of someone with a lathe that can turn me push rod for my newest caliber. The photo shows it relative size, if I can find someone to make me one I can supply measured drawings. Fingers crossed, thanks!

[Scrounge]

I'm willing to give it shot. You have a particular material you want it made out of? I'll need the drawing before I know if I have the right materials in the right sizes, but I have some O1 drill rod, and 4130 bar stock laying about.

PM me.

Bill

[lancem]

Thanks Bill, The ones I have are steel, don't know what kind, but it will just be pushing a boolit through a sizing die. Let me get the drawings together and I'll shoot you a PM.

[Catshooter]

The perfessor is alive & well. You can find him over at the Art & Science of Bullet Casting site.

[Scrounge]

Thanks Bill, The ones I have are steel, don't know what kind, but it will just be pushing a boolit through a sizing die. Let me get the drawings together and I'll shoot you a PM.

Works for me. I'm not a professional machinist, though I'm attending professional training at a local technical college. I can recognize a lathe two times out of three, anyway. ;) And I've made a .316" sizing die and punch for my Lyman 450. One on the left is a factory die & punch, on the right the ones I made. Couldn't swear it will work, since I've not gotten to play with my reloading stuff yet. Been a long freaking time, too. Do finally have my lathe where I can get to it, which helps a lot.

Bill
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[lancem]

I am so sorry to preach his early demise, he hasn't posted here since 2015 or so.

[lancem]

Look good!

[smithnframe]

Who is the Perfessor?

[winelover]

The perfessor is alive & well. You can find him over at the Art & Science of Bullet Casting site.

He goes by Keith, over there.

Winelover

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Who is the Perfessor?
his correctly spelled user name here is "theperfessor"

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?145139-My-Press-Mounted-Nose-First-Sizer-Adapter-for-Lyman-RCBS-Dies



Thanks Bill, The ones I have are steel, don't know what kind, but it will just be pushing a boolit through a sizing die. Let me get the drawings together and I'll shoot you a PM.

He used 1144 prehardened steel

[Maven]

Make that KeithB on the Art & Science site.

[alamogunr]

I got a pretty good order from him a few weeks ago. Included several flat top punches and cup top punches to make custom top punches.

[remy3424]

Love his top punches and the Lyman retaining die retaining nut wrench.

[alamogunr]

Forgot about the wrenches. I've had the Lyman size wrench for quite awhile. Last order included a RCBS size wrench. Not as necessary but still a convenience.