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    Lee hand primer part needed

    a circular crack has occurred around the top portion of my Lee hand primer tool. will no longer press a primer in. Attachment 286621Just wondering if any one might might have one of these not being used. As pictured FOUND!! Thanks to all
    Last edited by Dom; 07-28-2021 at 08:06 PM.

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    I may have an old one will have to go to barn to find it.
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    I love those old barns . They have all kinds of great stuff. Thanks for looking.

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    Give me your cell #. Or email and i will send pic of what I’ve got.
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    "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government..... When the people fear their government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson

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    I have one that I may throw into the helping hands section, or the box that keeps being sent around. I do wish Lee would reintroduce the original style; there wasn't a thing wrong with them.
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    I have a couple.
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    At least they ... or someone who wanted a small business ... could make replacement parts .
    The new ones with triangular tray are so junkie ... I hate to insult Micky Mouse ... Micky could make them better .

    The crack around the top of the one you have ... try a J-B Weld Epoxy Adhesive repair ...
    J-B Weld is pretty strong and might fix it ... use the stronger slow-cure epoxy , not the 5 minuite stuff .
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    I also have one cracked all around.
    I have three complete copies.
    Was thinking of solder,
    but then I thought it might melt so the JB weld sounds better.
    The J.B. holds good with the proper thickness.
    just need room for the flat shell holder.

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    Thanks all. I now have two replacements handles. Hope this will last as long as I need this Item. If all else fails I do have a bench mounted style primer seater. Just enjoy the flexibility & convenience of the hand held model.

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    With the current availability of CNC machining, 3-D printing, precision casting, etc, etc, I would think there would be some enterprising soul who would produce a modern, updated version (stronger too) of the early Auto-Prime and more importantly the earlier, screw in shell holder type of tool body and lever/handle.

    Sometimes I sit around and idly think of how nice it would be to have brass copies of the body and lever for the old
    style (screw in shell holder type) priming tool. I can’t decide whether it would make more sense to have castings done or CNC machine them from solid brass stock. The latter would involve turning a lot of expensive brass stock into shavings, and if one were to set up one time for the former, they could cast a dozen, or a hundred as desired.

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    To whom it may concern. In Europe I found my broken lever here https://tecmagex.com/en/reloading/me...ime-parts.html

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    Just a side note. The thumb lever from the new model hand primer will retrofit with the old style hand primer. I found out after breaking my old model and buying a new replacement. Didn't much like the new one so tried the swap and it works!

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    grayscale, the thumb piece will work but the wishbone piece sure won't. And that's sure tooooo bad. I've worn out a couple old style wishbone pieces in the great old round Lee hand primer. 3D printer, now that's a good idea if someone s talented.
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