Received new Lee Classic Turret and dies today. Unpacked and realized that there is no mounting hardware.
Going to get some 5/16 bolts tomorrow. Also I need to decide how to mount press.
Questions I have is here:
1. Dies. Lee dies covered in oil. Powder through expansion part is all wet and there is some crud inside. Should I put all dies into gas and clean them to be completely dry? (minus o-rings of course). Those are carbide pistol dies. Or should I just wipe them and clead powder-through thingy to be oil-free?
2. Press. I was going to take it apart and deburr, clean and reassemble. I'm pretty mechanical but I noticed it is all assembled with pins. Should I drive them out with mallet or just keep it as is?
3. Mounting. I have piece of my countertop about 2" thick. I was going to cut a piece out of it and make it a platform for press. So my press would mount to this piece and then I will clamp or mount this to my bench. Is that valid? Does it make sense to notch this piece so press have some "surface" around instead of hanging "out" ?
Going to get some 5/16 bolts tomorrow. Also I need to decide how to mount press.
Questions I have is here:
1. Dies. Lee dies covered in oil. Powder through expansion part is all wet and there is some crud inside. Should I put all dies into gas and clean them to be completely dry? (minus o-rings of course). Those are carbide pistol dies. Or should I just wipe them and clead powder-through thingy to be oil-free?
2. Press. I was going to take it apart and deburr, clean and reassemble. I'm pretty mechanical but I noticed it is all assembled with pins. Should I drive them out with mallet or just keep it as is?
3. Mounting. I have piece of my countertop about 2" thick. I was going to cut a piece out of it and make it a platform for press. So my press would mount to this piece and then I will clamp or mount this to my bench. Is that valid? Does it make sense to notch this piece so press have some "surface" around instead of hanging "out" ?