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MW65

Wetside, Oregon
And a late welcome from Oregon! I'm also a fan of the WW2 rifles.... messing around with fun gallery loads in the 303's, '06, and once i pickup some brass, maybe the ruski's.
 

Todd M

Craftsman of metals...always learning.
Another welcome from Washington State, about 25 miles from Wasalmonslayer. This is the best, most relaxed(in normal times) online loading room to hang out in. I say normal times because this virus mess has a few of us a bit less relaxed.
 

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New Member Here. My name is Randy, nickname Rewinder, Rewinder was my job at a Papermill that I was employed at for Forty years. I retired last July and have been trying to keep the reloading industry solvent since that time. My currant ambition is Bullet Casting. Have a Lyman casting furnace and been purchasing lead from the Captain on Cast Boolits. Purchased a used Saeco Lubri/Size on line and am looking for parts. Have 452 and 356 sizer dies and punches. Problem is the lock ring that holds the Sizer die did not come with the Press. Mr Keith seems to be the only person to be making these. That is what led me to here. Have learned already about seasoning a brass mold of which I just bought two from MP. Hopefully this will save some grief. Thanks, Randy
 
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CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
Welcome aboard, RW. The reloading tool & supply industry would be a lot more solvent if they would start getting some supplies out to the end users. Pickings have been very thin for quite a while.

This is hardly the first such shortage sequence. Things fill up again over time, then "consumables" get over-stocked, and discounts get added to the mix. THEN is when you swoop and buy in some volume.
 

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Welcome. I have never seen a “lock ring” on a SAECO lube/sizer. All have a large headed screw that holds the die down.
 

Rick

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Welcome. I have never seen a “lock ring” on a SAECO lube/sizer. All have a large headed screw that holds the die down.
:headscratch:

All of my SAECO dies are threaded on the botom and held in place with a lock nut. No large headed screw to be found.

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RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
While the dies are threaded for a nut from Carl Cramer in the 1930’s, all my SAECO’s have a screw at the 11:00 o’clock position on the top of the casting where the die is inserted. I have only used this screw since I got my first SAECO in the 1970’s. You are suspose to have a nut? New presses don’t come with one. ??
 

Rick

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You are suspose to have a nut? New presses don’t come with one. ??

Mine did, early 80"s. Without it the die comes up out of the lubrisizer when pushing the bullet back out. No place on the lubrisizer to put a screw.
 

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Rick

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Here it is, I blew up Rewinder's pic and it's fuzzy. That is just like mine, not a hex nut, it's knurled.


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Rick

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But anyway Rewinder, Keith runs a machine shop and teaches at a local college. His reloading tools are a sideline for when his machine tools aren't running a money job. He recently posted that he just got a big order so I'm sure it's just Keith being the Energizer Bunny. He'll get back to you.