Speaking of lathe projects

[Jack Stanley]

Sometimes I end up with a mold that has a gas check shank that is just a touch big . It sure would be handy if I had a little plate that would fit nicely in the Lube-a-Matic . Something small that I could just put on the nut and center up with the ram .

Since I don't have a lathe , it there anyone on the board that makes a plate like that that will seat .22 , 6.5 , .30 and maybe the pistol calibers . I'm thinking it could be stepped with the 22 in the center and go up from there .

Thanks for any info , Jack

[Bullshop]

You do know that the RCBS LAM and the Lyman press come with a check seater or am I missing something?

[Jack Stanley]

When I bought these RCBS lub-a-matics years ago they didn't come with anything . You were expected to seat the check as it was being pushed into the die you provided .

Is this little plate gizmo something they give out with the press now ?

Jack

[Bullshop]

Its not a plate gizmo its more of a cylinder gizmo with a slot cut in one side. It fits over the depth adjuster and limits the depth at which a boolit can enter the die. It enters very little past the entrance bevel and when it bottoms it seats the check firmly without sizing the boolit.
I have gotten one with each new press either Lyman or RCBS for the last 30 years or so.
Most folks dont know what it is and toss it.

[Jack Stanley]

Well that sort of explains that . The sizer I bought new was about '77 or '78 and the only thing in the box was the sizer and instructions . I might even have the instructions still I remember seeing them somewhere a couple years ago . The second sizer I found all lonely , scared and shivering on a gun show table so I gave it a good home .

Can you direct me to a picture of this cylinder gizmo ? I may have seen one at a show and not known what it is . Ya know I never thought about running the depth adjuster all the way to the top , I wonder if that would work ?

Thanks , Jack

[dbldblu]

Go to Midwayusa.com and search for product # 335653.

[Jack Stanley]

Thanks

Jack

[Jack Stanley]

It looks simple enough , I'll try and remember to look for one at the next show or order from Midway .

I got down to the dungeon this evening and I thought I'd try to seat some checks without running them into the die . The sizer is full of LBT blue which is pretty stiff in my cold dungeon so that helped keep things stationary . Not the best way to do it I'm sure , but it worked for the few I did .

Jack

[geargnasher]

Well I'll be darned. A gas check seater. I always wondered what that little gizmo was for, now I know.

Gear

[Just Duke]

NOE makes one. I have one and it works great.