Whitespider
02-25-2009, 09:22 PM
I am the new proud owner of a used Lyman 450 lube-sizer, purchased from billyb along with some sizing dies and top punches.
(Even though I posted a “Straight Shooter” I’ll take this opportunity to say dealing with billyb was a pleasurable experience, the 450 was clean, well packaged, included all the small parts, wrenches and shipped quickly.)
Of course, I wouldn’t have know if all the parts were included if the manual hadn’t also been included. You see, I’ve never even watched someone use a lube-sizer. billyb had disassembled the unit enough to fit the flat rate box and wrapped or bagged the pieced to protect them during shipping. I wouldn’t have had a clue how to assemble the bewildering array of weird looking pieces without the manual.
OK now the question. I’ve used some Lee push through dies, and I’ve opened them up with emery cloth to the diameter I required. I was thinking I could do the same with the Lyman dies, but they came with this sliding steel plunger inside that baffled me at first. But now that I’ve looked at how the 450 works I’m assuming the plunger is to keep lube from squirting out all over the place, as well as eject the bullet. So, how much can I open up the sizing die before I’ll have problems with this plunger/lube squirting?
Hope I don’t sound like some sort of idiot?
(Even though I posted a “Straight Shooter” I’ll take this opportunity to say dealing with billyb was a pleasurable experience, the 450 was clean, well packaged, included all the small parts, wrenches and shipped quickly.)
Of course, I wouldn’t have know if all the parts were included if the manual hadn’t also been included. You see, I’ve never even watched someone use a lube-sizer. billyb had disassembled the unit enough to fit the flat rate box and wrapped or bagged the pieced to protect them during shipping. I wouldn’t have had a clue how to assemble the bewildering array of weird looking pieces without the manual.
OK now the question. I’ve used some Lee push through dies, and I’ve opened them up with emery cloth to the diameter I required. I was thinking I could do the same with the Lyman dies, but they came with this sliding steel plunger inside that baffled me at first. But now that I’ve looked at how the 450 works I’m assuming the plunger is to keep lube from squirting out all over the place, as well as eject the bullet. So, how much can I open up the sizing die before I’ll have problems with this plunger/lube squirting?
Hope I don’t sound like some sort of idiot?