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Thread: Lyman size dies

  1. 02-09-2022, 01:22 PM #1
    abunaitoo
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    Lyman size dies

    Are they hardened????
    I'm thinking yes.
    I want to bore one out for the size I need.
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  2. 02-09-2022, 02:20 PM #2
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    Greetings,

    If you refer to Greaser Dies, boring is a waste of time.

    Find someone that has a cylinder hone and have it sized that way.

    You will need to machine a new ejector pin.

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    Dave
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    I’ve rebored a half-dozen Lyman/Ideal sizing dies and have never gotten any indication that they are anything more than mild steel. Test with a light file stroke on the edge of the bottom. If it digs in, it’s soft; if it skitters off the surface, it’s hard.
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  4. 02-18-2022, 11:51 PM #4
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    The Lymans seem to be soft from the few I've worked with. The RCBS sizers appear to have some kind of surface hardening. Some I had had a small ring near the top that I had to remove for one of my projects. Once I got through the surface hardness it was smooth going. /beagle
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  5. 02-18-2022, 11:55 PM #5
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    Judging by how easy I've scratched and trashed a couple with brass that wasn't clean enough--
    If they're hardened at all,, it ain't by much.
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