I bought a set of Lee Pacesetter .223 dies today and just sat down to resize some cases. I noticed that the decapping pin was loose and falls out very easily. My .308 die is not like this. Is this normal or should I return the die set?
This is reality...I bought 100 .062" diameter needle bearings from Enco for $2.00. When a pin breaks, sometimes I'm able to pull it and use one of my replacements. Lots faster than sending it back to Wisconsin and back.Stick the small pin back into the rod and hit the side of the rod with a hammer while the rod is on an anvil, steel vice or something of that sort. Don't tap it, HIT it.
I've never had that problem. But personally, I'd a thunk you'd want to smack the side of the decapping pin with a punch to squish it and make it slightly larger in maximum diameter. Then tap it into the rod with a hammer. That's how I've always made rod-shaped things stick in a same-diameter hole. Maybe the pins are too hard for that.Stick the small pin back into the rod and hit the side of the rod with a hammer while the rod is on an anvil, steel vice or something of that sort. Don't tap it, HIT it.
If you smack the rod with the pin in it, you can increase the volume of the hole. That trick might only work so many times before the fit starts to go off. Hopefully you only have to do it once.
Gloob, you're one of the people that diss the Loadmaster on Midway, aren't you? If you had a clue, you'd realize smacking the side of a bored hole will reduce the volume, not increase it.I've never had that problem. But personally, I'd a thunk you'd want to smack the side of the decapping pin with a punch to squish it and make it slightly larger in maximum diameter. Then tap it into the rod with a hammer. That's how I've always made rod-shaped things stick in a same-diameter hole. Maybe the pins are too hard for that.
If you smack the rod with the pin in it, you can increase the volume of the hole. That trick might only work so many times before the fit starts to go off. Hopefully you only have to do it once.
No, I've never done that. I have several clues, but I'm coming to a different conclusion as you.Gloob, you're one of the people that diss the Loadmaster on Midway, aren't you? If you had a clue, you'd realize smacking the side of a bored hole will reduce the volume, not increase it.