Lyman 45

victorj19

March 26, 2016 14:38

Bought it and set it up so the bullets go down and are pushed up and out. The disc and rod move together. The disc is screwed onto the rod. What is needed to get the Lyman working?

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  victorj19

  March 26, 2016 14:41

  quote:Originally posted by victorj19
  Bought it and set it up so the bullets go down and are pushed up and out. The disc and rod move together. The disc is screwed onto the rod. What is needed to get the Lyman working?
  
  
  Edit The problem is the lube is not being pushed into the die.

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  brier-49

  March 26, 2016 15:50

  When the disk gets onto the lube it will stop spinning and turn down. You will have to hold the disk until it;s in the lube resevore.

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  charliemeyer007

  March 27, 2016 11:51

  If you change to the O-ringed follower that leaks a lot less you will also need to change the screw also.

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  victorj19

  March 27, 2016 14:18

  Thanks Brier. I couldn't push it down but it got me to thinking. I got out the ole heat gun, applied heat while cranking the wrench and the disk started going down. Then I thought of checking where the lube enters the die area, applied heat there, kept cranking and eventually the lube started coming out.

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  victorj19

  March 27, 2016 14:28

  quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
  If you change to the O-ringed follower that leaks a lot less you will also need to change the screw also.
  
  
  Charlie,
  
  Where does the O-ring go? Is the follower the part that is inserted into the die or fits on top of the lube?
  
  Where does the screw go?
  
  I am ending up with a lot of lube at the top of the old style die.
  
  Jim

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  charliemeyer007

  March 27, 2016 14:48

  My old 45 had a split brass skirt on the follower, lots of lube squeezed past. So I bought the 4500 follower that has 2 big O-rings for the seal. Naturally they thoughtfully changed the tread size so I had to buy a new lead screw too.
  
  http://www.lymanproducts.com/store/page150.html
  
  part #2 and #9 I think.

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  victorj19

  March 27, 2016 15:43

  Charlie,
  
  When you mentioned a split brass ring, it identified what you were talking about. Gratefully, I'm not getting any lube past that follower.
  
  Now onto figuring out other matters.

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  victorj19

  March 27, 2016 16:27

  Fiddled with a bit more, found a video on using a Lyman 4500, and got it working great. The lube is very stiff though and might require a warmer.
  
  Thanks for all the help.
  
  Jim

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  charliemeyer007

  March 27, 2016 18:58

  Some of the "New" lubes are very stiff and do require a heater. 50/50 Alox/beeswax just need to be in comfortable room temperature. I'm not impressed by rooster red or the blue crap.

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  M1A762

  March 31, 2016 17:47

  I buy my lube from this website, they are great.[:)]
  
  http://www.lsstuff.com/
  
  I use the 2500+ lube. It does not require a heater but
  is stiffer than the NRA formula. Smokes less also.
  
  If you are loading for rifle then try the carnuba red - but
  it does need heat to flow.
  
  The Lyman 45 is OK, but if you come across a used RCBS lubrimatic
  buy it! I like mine, it works great and RCBS customer service is
  as good as Dillon's.[:)]

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