Lyman lubsizers .

[RBHarter]

Seems like a person that had been casting and running them in 222-12 ga for 16-17 yr would have had lube sizers long enough to have looked at several sxs .

The "new" 45 doesn't really have anything in common with the Herters left over parts unit . Sure the function is similar but the Herters version is a cast iron truck resembling Kate Smith of Star Spangled Banner fame .
The "new" example is not only more refined , with operation turned 90° but holy liposuction ! More of a Kate Jackson maybe Twiggy look alike .

With the heater discussions and my current space needs are making me think maybe I can mount them both on a 1/2" or 1×4 flat of aluminum 8 maybe 12" long . Anchored with a couple , maybe 3 , 1/4" bolts into T nuts on the bench .

Thoughts about mounting the 2 ?
Herters on the left .

 

[farmboy]

I just bought a Lyman 45 and was planning on mounting it on an aluminum plate next to a Saeco lube sizer. It will then be attached to a 2x8x24" plank that is held onto the bench by c-clamps. This should give me ample room to use either one without being cramped.

 

[Jeff H]

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With the heater discussions and my current space needs are making me think maybe I can mount them both on a 1/2" or 1×4 flat of aluminum 8 maybe 12" long . Anchored with a couple , maybe 3 , 1/4" bolts into T nuts on the bench .

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My Lyman 45 has been mounted on about a 4" x 6" piece of 3/4" thick maple since 1983 or 1984. I use a 4" C-clamp to hold it to a bench. The Clamp ends up behind the sizer, so that it will allow the whole getup to torque a bit, rotating away from me on the up-stroke IF I am dumb enough to try to size too much or too hard bullets with it. Under normal sizing conditions (sizing no more than .002" on bullets no harder than ACWW) this is a complete non-issue. I don't try to clamp the front because if I lift the 4"x6" piece of maple on the up-stroke, I know to NOT size them on the 45, lest I break it.

I have LEE "O-ring" press, the catchy name of which I have forgotten, mounted to a 6"x6" piece of 3/4" hickory and use the same 4" C-clamp for that to use LEE push-through dies and to do massive de-priming jobs or rezing large lots of military brass, neither of which have I had a need to do in a long time.

This method has worked for me for several decades and I don't have clutter to bang my elbows on while those tools are not in use. It takes about ten seconds to get either out of the cabinet and mount it to the bench. Also keeps them clean - no dust accumulates on them between uses. This also allows me to move these operations indoors, to the basement and out of the frigid shop if I want to. I can leave them set up likw that for lengthy operations and not clog up my limited space for other reloading adventures.

I've thought about "getting fancy" and making metal plates and receivers for these things, but then it would limit my flexibility. I can clamp either sizer to whatever the 4" C-clamp will fit. Obviously, you should make sure you use maple for the 45 and hickory for reloading-type presses,.... OK, I made that part up. I grabbed whatever "drop" I had available in the shop to screw the presses to.

Everyone finds their own way. This works for me.

 

[RBHarter]

My bench is drilled and T nutted already for 4 different shotgun presses and 3-4 low volume tools like a canalure tool , powder measure base , and the priming press . Everything is pretty much just #3 Phillips or wing nut swap . I was going to just stick them to a 1x but then I started looking at leverage directions and decided a solid mount would be better on a plate if I went to some other lube .

With recent passive searches and note reviews I find that I have Lee types for the major sizing and really the 45s are going to be check seaters with just a scuff of sizing . If I break an RC or RCII I'm doing something wrong .

 

[Ian]

Check seaters and light nose-first in-out form sizing are just about all mine get used for.

 

[Mowgli Terry]

I mounted my 45 directly to the bench. The machine is committed making bullets for my black powder rifles. No heat necessary. I like easy removal of top punch and dies. Works great with SPG. I got an extra 45 that is not mounted.

 

[RBHarter]

I decided to just go ahead and add 3 T nuts on the bench . It's going to be a good set up I think .

I can't find the brand new .272 ...... I have 2 @ .278 ......

How close do the top punches have to be in dia , 90% of my bullets are FP .
The 10 or so NOEs would be easy enough to get punches for .
Lees I've been flattening noses on for a decade .
Any good reason not to have just 1 or 2 punches per caliber ? Like a flat/SWC and a pointed or RN as needed ?

 

[fiver]

for the majority of your flat nose bullets just use one single flat punch.

 

[RBHarter]

An added note for those not keeping count .....
I have 22,25,26,27,28,30,31,32,35/9,40,45/458 .... 22-26 , 27-28 , 30-35 , 40 up ?

451/458 , I have a 255 & 535 gr in 458 , the pistols run 185-350 in .453 .

These feel like dumb questions having been doing this so long .......