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Offline Rod B

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« on: May 23, 2005, 05:28:11 AM »
I recently purchased a Lee Classic Cast press. I am very pleased with this item except for one thing, that being the cutout in the ram for the priming tool.

I prefer to prime with a hand priming tool & find that the cut out in the ram invites spent primers to spill.

I solved this problem by purchasing a piece of 1/4" key stock, cutting it to the correct length & grinding a taper to match that on the ram. I used JB Block Weld to secure this in place & the results have been good, not one spilled primer.

I thought I would share this as I am sure there are many of you that find spillage of spent primers to be an annoyance.


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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2005, 05:51:22 AM »
Just wondering, where are the spent primers supposed to go?  That is where they fall through on my RCBS.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2005, 06:13:27 AM »
The spent primers are routed through the hollow ram to a plastic tube which connects at the bottom of the ram. This tube is capped & to empty I place a trash bag under the tube & remove the cap to dispose of the old primers. Its a neat system, one of Lee's better efforts.

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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2005, 06:16:23 PM »
and i have been using a broom and dust pan all these years / got a picture of this gizmo,  would love to see it. might even try it myself :P
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2005, 05:40:55 AM »
I should have taken a picture prior to JB Welding the piece into the press ram. However it is only a piece of 1/4" square key stock about 1.5" long with the lower end ground to match the taper on the cutout.

The Lee Cast Classic press has a hollow ram with a fitting on the bottom where a piece of capped plastic tubing attaches to collect the spent primers. I got tired ofthe primers falling through the priming arm cutout & simply impovised this fix.

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