I just got a Forster Co Ax press and my die locking rings are not fitting in the slot. I’m wondering if you guys can shed some light on this, but I’m almost certain there’s a machining defect here.
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I measured the slot openings using feeler gages and measured the final feeler gage stack thickness with micrometers.
Left side: 0.3181” feeler gage stack does not fit.
0.3175” goes to the ball detent, but not all the way into the slot.
0.3171” feeler gage stack goes all the way to the back of the slot.
Right side: 0.3180” feeler gage stack does not fit.
0.3160” goes about 3/8” in, but then gets stuck.
0.3152” feeler gage stack goes all the way to the back of the slot.
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The die locking rings thickness varies from 0.3149” to 0.3157”. The thick spot is right over a circular dent when it looks like the pet was held by a paper puncher. If I measure the thickness over the split, I get 0.3184” because of the burr at the split.
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The bottom of the sot on the right side has a rough spot, which seems to be the point where the die locking rings do not fit, even if I position the 0.3149” section there.