Lee 6000 press

boredkender said:

Ok folks, video uploading to youtube right now. I can not apologize enough for the quality, this is my first video and I wanted to keep it authentic for my first live loads on the machine.. Will edit with link when it is finished

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Again, MANY apologies to be expressed

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GREAT VIDEO!!’

you literally have the 1st Lee 6000 press on YouTube!!

Mark_Mark said:

GREAT VIDEO!!’

you literally have the 1st Lee 6000 press on YouTube!!

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Thanks. Super nervous since it's my first one. Still haven't even watched it myself

Don't worry boredkender your first vidéo is very interesting !!!
Congratulation !!!

Awesome video, well done and informative without a bunch of fluff!

The press appeared to operate very smoothly, which is nice. I load single stage but am wondering if you could put a bullet feeder on it if you wanted to.

Again, awesome video!

chris

ballman6711 said:

Awesome video, well done and informative without a bunch of fluff!

The press appeared to operate very smoothly, which is nice. I load single stage but am wondering if you could put a bullet feeder on it if you wanted to.

Again, awesome video!

chris

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You can, it can either use the Lee bullet feed in line with the seat die or pretty much any of the aftermarket/printed universal bullet feeds. I plan on getting the Lee one eventually since it feeds straight into the seating operation

Bonsoir
, I would like to reiterate my congratulations for your 1st video (very successful).

Would it be possible for you to make a new one, emphasizing the operation of the primer dispenser??

I thank you in advance !!!

Cordially
f.g

boredkender said:

You can, it can either use the Lee bullet feed in line with the seat die or pretty much any of the aftermarket/printed universal bullet feeds. I plan on getting the Lee one eventually since it feeds straight into the seating operation

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I have both the Hornady inline bullet feeder DIE and the Lee bullet FEEDER and recommend you buy any inline feeding DIE, not the Lee Feeder.
The Lee feeder was designed because other Lee progressives did not have the extra station needed for an inline bullet feeder DIE.
I find the Lee to be fiddly at best, feeds a bullet every stroke regardless of if there is a case present, and prone to dropping bullets.
The six pack has enough stations for an inline die, so why not utilize one.

Do a search for threads on the Lee feeder and you can read the opinions of others on it.
I feed coated bullets and found the Hornady bullet dies needed some finger adjustment to feed reliably but may better out-of-the-box now.
Although the RCBS bullet feeding dies have plastic collets, I have read they are the most plug-and-play feeding dies on the market today.
Thanks for the vid, and good luck on you quest finding a bullet feeder, and know your left hand will have nothing to do once you add that bullet feeder!
jmo,
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The best bullet feeder for me is the bullet feeder by DAA (Double Alpha Academy)... It works every time and with any type of warhead. I am delighted with mine and recommend it to you!!!

f.g said:

Bonsoir
, I would like to reiterate my congratulations for your 1st video (very successful).

Would it be possible for you to make a new one, emphasizing the operation of the primer dispenser??

I thank you in advance !!!

Cordially
f.g

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Right now I am trying to figure out the best way to swap primer sizes, once I get that sorted I will try to do a full segment on the primer feeder. But as of right now it's a pain in the rear since there is no cut off for the feed (I have been using a paperclip in the slit). I use spent primers for calibration testing and have been having to remove the slider and just scoop them all out of the back of the tray but there has to be a better way

Ok boredkender and thank you for everything !!!

boredkender said:

You can, it can either use the Lee bullet feed in line with the seat die or pretty much any of the aftermarket/printed universal bullet feeds. I plan on getting the Lee one eventually since it feeds straight into the seating operation

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Yes it does.....when it works. For now until you get set up with a bullet feeder that works well enough for you, when you start loading rifle, you can buy an RCBS Gold Medal seater, or the new version of that which has the cutout above the press where you just drop a bullet into it. Much easier than feeling and placing a bullet on to a case.

Jmorris uses a seater/feeder combo that worked well for Dillons, but they aren't sold any more.....without such a choice I just use two stations....even on my 5 station press, but my 7 station press is obviously easier. You just have to do something different for powder detection on a 5 station than using up a station. But with your six stations just put a feeder where your empty station is.....then you won't have the problem to forgetting a bullet....and maybe won't need the clear station........or clear the station before that where a powder level detector might be....and just look at it when it peeks up through the die plate.

I think the best bullet feeder dies are either DAA's using 3 ball bearings, or 3D printed ones using 2 ball bearings.....like the ones I printed below:



I printed all four for about $10 of plastic....extra nuts I had around.....and ball bearings and springs from Amazon. These also feed 100%.

Well done on your first video.....mine are silent because I think faster than I can speak and I make a mess of it....you are better at that. Good job.

Thank you for the video. Looks like one of the brass got kind of hung up on entering the recapping die at one point in the vid

Et2ss said:

Thank you for the video. Looks like one of the brass got kind of hung up on entering the recapping die at one point in the vid

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Yes,
I'm thinking it is the sizing/de-capping die though.
A common occurrence with all Lee shell plates, for me, especially 9mm.
Not enough lead-in chamfer on the sizing die and oversized shell plate cutouts for 9mm, to work for 40S&W.
I have resolved to guide every case into the die with my left hand, after placing the bullet (Loadmaster, Pro1000).
jmo,
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Et2ss said:

Thank you for the video. Looks like one of the brass got kind of hung up on entering the recapping die at one point in the vid

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If it's the point I think you were referring to, there was a bit of powder inside the shell plate lip from an earlier calibration oopsie. I had my powder throw arm on the other side and it was being activated by the primer tray even with no case installed

Thanks. Not having a pro 4000, and only Load master case feeding experience, what retracts the case feeder to pick up the next empty? Is the spring rigid enough to push it back to pick up the next case?

Thanks for putting up with the dumb questions

Et2ss said:

Thanks. Not having a pro 4000, and only Load master case feeding experience, what retracts the case feeder to pick up the next empty? Is the spring rigid enough to push it back to pick up the next case?

Thanks for putting up with the dumb questions

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Yes, this is how both the case feed and the primer feed function. Still toying with different ideas to use as a spring guide to ensure it stays rigid. Thinking about using a straight rod on the inside or even something as simple as the tub from a pen on the outside. In the meantime it does seem to be doing its job without much hiccup (after adding on the piece mentioned a page back or so)

I also received an email today saying they are sending me a couple more replacement parts due to a discovered defect that they found in the index rod

As this is all undiscovered territory I don't think it is fair to call any question dumb. Y'alls questions are helping me learn more about this thing too.

boredkender said:

Yes, this is how both the case feed and the primer feed function. Still toying with different ideas to use as a spring guide to ensure it stays rigid. Thinking about using a straight rod on the inside or even something as simple as the tub from a pen on the outside. In the meantime it does seem to be doing its job without much hiccup (after adding on the piece mentioned a page back or so)

I also received an email today saying they are sending me a couple more replacement parts due to a discovered defect that they found in the index rod

As this is all undiscovered territory I don't think it is fair to call any question dumb. Y'alls questions are helping me learn more about this thing too.

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When I made an APP style slider for my RCBS Summit using 3d printed and Lee APP parts, the taller opening of the press called for a one inch longer spring (5" vs. 4"), which I found at ACE Hardware. Being an inch longer it had more tendency to bend rather than push than Lee's APP did using the shorter spring. So I fitted a just bigger thinwall clear plastic tube over it and it works perfectly. So yes, you have the right idea.

See the following video (forward to 6:18 if you want):

Cool.

Thanks guys for the information.

Which came first the APP or the Summit? Seems they serve a similar role?

Et2ss said:

Cool.

Thanks guys for the information.

Which came first the APP or the Summit? Seems they serve a similar role?

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The Summit, but it was created to give reloaders a small footprint reloading press. What it excels at IMO is a companion for a Rock Chucker....Size on the RC and seat on the Summit in nearly the space of one press......BUT then Lee came out with the APP concept! Just so happens....the Summit is a natural for case processing being open mouthed like the APP, but very stout, sort of a "super" APP. But it never occurred to RCBS to give it a shuttle, open ended case holder, or case feeder..........but it did to me! I'm sure it's heresy from both Lee's and RCBS's view.

The project did force me to sleeve the spring, which is why I showed it to the O.P.

+1, 2 and 3 on Thanks Boredkender!

WOW! Great first video!!! I'm sure my first vid wouldn't come close to what you've done!!!!

Watch it you'll like it!!! Can't wait for the next one! Great Job!!!

Thanks Again and God Bless You!

Et2ss said:

Not having a pro 4000, and only Load master case feeding experience, what retracts the case feeder to pick up the next empty? Is the spring rigid enough to push it back to pick up the next case?

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The original case slider for Pro 1000/Load-Master used bent wire "Z bar" to push the slider under the weight of column of cases in the case feeder tube but because it was same size for different caliber cases, sometimes did not push the case all the way into the station. (Original slider had two holes for the Z bar to be inserted depending on the case size but sometimes required slight bending of Z bar to "customize" the length so cases would be inserted fully into station)

Lee addressed this issue with the release of Pro 4000/Auto Breech Lock Pro where the "spring bar" applies tension on the case to fully insert into station but rigid enough to push the slider back under the weight of cases in the tube.

Gillie Dog said:

Now 9/29, maybe end up being Christmas gifts. That would be fun.
GD

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Lee site now says "Available early October" and the primer springs in parts are "Out of Stock" (to redesign?).
Yes, yes, I will be patient (sort of).

GD

LiveLife said:

The original case slider for Pro 1000/Load-Master used bent wire "Z bar" to push the slider under the weight of column of cases in the case feeder tube but because it was same size for different caliber cases, sometimes did not push the case all the way into the station. (Original slider had two holes for the Z bar to be inserted depending on the case size but sometimes required slight bending of Z bar to "customize" the length so cases would be inserted fully into station)

Lee addressed this issue with the release of Pro 4000/Auto Breech Lock Pro where the "spring bar" applies tension on the case to fully insert into station but rigid enough to push the slider back under the weight of cases in the tube.

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I have a load master and I hate the adjustments with caliber changes. I did see a video where somebody retrofit an auto breach lock pro case feeder onto the LM.

I would like to do the same if I knew that it were pretty much plug and play, with the exception of drilling and tapping a hole to screw the spring onto the top.

LiveLife said:

Nice! Woohoo!


Or this penny/spent 22LR case mod to prevent smaller cases like 9mm/380Auto from collating upside down in the case collator. (And the simple case collator works so well, I may add it to my Dillon 550C )

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I added the lee case feed and collator to my 650. works great.

greyling22 said:

I added the lee case feed and collator to my 650. works great.

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