Friday 24 February 2023

Small differences ..No Functional impairments ..but "May" pose an unintended issue 2 of 2

Dillon Powder Bar Adjustment Bolts .. Variation on Hex head style with variation on various features that cause NO intended use issues BUT cause aftermarket Hand Knob adjusters NOT to fit securely. 

Nominal Hex size- Both: 0.437" .. 7/16" 

OLD Style Hex: Across the flats: 0.433" Across Points 0.495"

NEW Style Hex: Across the flats: 0.428" Across Points 0.477"

Small differences ..No Functional impairments ..but "May" pose an unintended issue 1of 2

Brass: 38 Special .. Top 3 Federal-Winchester & CBC with shallower undercut.. Bottom 3 Starline with deeper undercut. ALL 100% for intended use.Minor Difference that may or may not cause a Reloader an issue. The small undercut vary in size and may interfere with loading cases in a Dillon XL650 Station #1 Locator. USE Locator #2

Friday 17 February 2023

Broken parts: Powder Measure Bar and Bellcrank Cube

Warranty parts arrived from Dillon ... Easy fix for Cube .. Made part from plastic cabinet spacer, works just fine.

Wednesday 15 February 2023

Micro Switch XL650 Case Feeder

Micro Switch .. IS A OK .. Just required "A Tweek" to the activation Lever. NB the lever is a Bit Longer than your average Micro Switch. Dillon sent a zero cost warranty switch.

Wednesday 1 February 2023

Brass Cleaning... process update:

1) Normal Dry Vibratory Cleaning.

  2) Run Clean Brass through press Station #1 Deprime.

     3) NEW .. Wet Ultrasonic Clean .. Water-Simple Green-Clorox2Finish Power Ball Automatic Dishwasher Detergent (One Tablet) NOTE: only use a small amount of Clorox2.

         4) DRY Brass !!!!