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Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press Part 3 Soft Twist Index Rod
Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press, a budget press that hits it out of the ball park
If your thinking of getting into reloading or have been reloading for a while and are looking at getting your first progressive press, this is it !
This will be a 6 part video, from setup to adjustments and what you should do or buy to make this great press run and last you for years.
If your thinking of getting into reloading or have been reloading for a while and are looking at getting your first progressive press, this is it !
This will be a 6 part video, from setup to adjustments and what you should do or buy to make this great press run and last you for years.
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Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press Part 2 Lock Rings
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Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press, a budget press that hits it out of the ball park If your thinking of getting into reloading or have been reloading for a while and are looking at getting your first progressive press, this is it ! This will be a 6 part video, from setup to adjustments and what you should do or buy to make this great press run and last you for years.
Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press Part 1 What's in the box
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Lee 6 Pack Progressive Press, a budget press that hits it out of the ball park If your thinking of getting into reloading or have been reloading for a while and are looking at getting your first progressive press, this is it ! This will be a 6 part video, from setup to adjustments and what you should do or buy to make this great press run and last you for years.
Lee die lock ring tool alternative
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1/2 inch lock ring tool from the electrical department at your local hardware store for use with the new Lee splined lock rings.
Lee Loadmaster priming fixes and setup part 2
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In part ( 2 ) I will go over the rocker arm adjustment for primer depth, and prime some cases to test our settings.
Lee Loadmaster priming fixes and setup part 1
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These are a few tips and tweaks to help you get the lee loadmaster priming more consistent. In part ( 2 ) I will go over the rocker arm adjustment for primer depth, and prime some cases to test our settings.
Lee Press Case Feeder Support Paddle
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3D printed case feeder support paddle for use with Lee reloading presses Link to stl file www.thingiverse.com/ search for 4144650
Lee Auto-Drum Powder Measure Simple Fix
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Simple fix for the Lee Powder Measure that makes the unit function smoother, leak less, and have more consistent drops.
Lee Loadmaster Indexing Problems & Fix
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A few folks are having Indexing issues with the Lee Loadmaster like I was, 3 out of the 4 turrets I have for the press needed to be modified just a smidge to get everything lined up and running right
Dunedin Florida Sunset 2023, Bring me a cold one !
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March 2023 visiting some friends, this is a small video of the sunset in Dunedin Florida from outside of their Condo, Enjoy, we did !
I noticed the crank rod on my unit has to be in the front hole rather than the rear hole on the case slider. Otherwise the slider hits the press frame. It works but mine is the only one I’ve seen that way. 🤔
You can adjust the long rod in and out just a bit with the mounting bolt, also I had to bend the long rod a smidge by hand to make the timing right. run the press with one arm and pull the rod with the other and it will give you an idea of how far out you need to be as to not bind on the press at the top of the stroke., as you can see in the video it just clears, some guys will also bevel the edge on the top of the slider.
@@thefixitchannel I got it to clear. Just barely. Now we’ll see how it functions with the case feeder full of brass.
This actually helped tremendously, thank you
How do you remove carrier? Thanks for good video!
There is a Draw Bolt under the ram that you unscrew, look up Lee Loadmaster Draw Bolt on Google, also shown in the manual I think in figure 4
Thanks!
how about valve lapping compound?
Excelente video !
Hey great tip thanks. I'll be touching mine up tonight.
Smoothing the drum and using graphite helps. I also find the smaller hole of the small charge drums tend to leak less with fine powder.
another easy tip. when reloading 556 natto that darn crimp is a real pain in the neck. lol. however if you use a Phillips screwdriver bit in the cordless it puts a nice little chamfer and primer slide right in it only takes a second per case. it doesn't cut the metal it just pushes it back! simple fix for NATO crimp!
How and Where can you buy these?
Sorry I don't know anyone selling these, it takes about 15 minutes If you have or know anyone with a 3D printer to print one out, I left a link to the file needed above for 3D printing. good luck stay safe.
Update in Australia Lee 6000 comes standard carbide dies
What is the second spring for?
Just various springs I had laying around, I was trying to find one that allowed for full travel of the primer seater, they both worked fine.
New reloader here and the small leak was driving me nuts. Thanks for your idea, it worked great. I used 600 grit sandpaper cause it was all I had and worked just fine
Great Tip!
great fix u are a hero
Great video and great information
Run a hopper of powder thru the powder measure. It makes the parts marry up. This used to be in the instructions, The wiper is the same idea in the perfect powder measure. It is a proven design that does not cut powder. It is difficult to grasp for those coming from a perspective of cutting powder as normal.
Thanks for the video...where can we buy these soft twist rods?
I purchased the one I'm using in the video at Titanreloading.com I don't think RUclips will allow me to post the web link www.titanreloading.com/product/lee-six-pack-pro-soft-index-rod/
@@thefixitchannel I love your channel and I love my Lee 6000 pro, which I am fine tuning thanks to your videos. I also have an FA X-10, but I can do more with the Lee for a fraction of the cost and complexity. The X-10 is a good press with a few kinks being worked out by FA which is a good company. But, there aren't enough stations on the X-10 after the powder drop to allow you to separately powder ck, bullet feed, seat & crimp like we can with the Lee. I know FA has come out with their combination bullet/seat product that addresses that but I think I will wait for some feedback.
How do u get the case pusher to go in alittle more?
There are 4 things that you can do to adjust for case feed travel, 1- the plastic slider that the case drops into has two holes for the silver arm, the rear one will give you the most travel. 2- the mounting screw on the frame moves in and out ( but not by much ) to move the rod in closer. 3- the black plastic piece that slides up and down on the rod needs to have the right tension or it will stop driving the case and just slide up the rod. 4 I've had to tweak the rod that comes up from the frame just a bit by tapping it with my palm just enough to give me the travel I needed. Hope that helps ! Stay Safe!
Good information. I just purchased a new autodrum to add to my others. I used it right away with some of my older drums that were already adjusted, so I haven't really looked at the condition of the new drums. I'll clean them up as you suggest. I've also experienced my older autodrums starting to hang up and not return fully after dropping powder. This will result in light charges. It's not a matter of the drum being too tight, but the spring system requiring cleaning and lubrication. I typically rinse the whole area with Hornady gun cleaner/lube and let dry being careful not to spray anywhere where powder will make contact. After this it will be fine for thousands of charges. I've done this maybe 3 times in the past 5 years.
Thanks for the info on the spring I'm sure a lot of guys will benefit from it
Thanks for the info. There's not alot of information available for the Lee products from folks that actually know what they're doing, and who appreciate what Lee is trying to accomplish. I own presses from many manufacturers, but I always come back to my Lee turret. I've been contemplating a step up to progressive, and the 6 pack has my interest, so I appreciate the information you provide. I just watched your video about the fix for the auto drum. It's been my go to for years, and I just purchased a new one. I'll give it a touch-up as you suggested.
Excellent fix!!!
or you can buy a RCBS Uniflow
Awesome information thanks
They could have put a smooth face on the plastic when they were casting, wonder why they didn't?
Yeah I'm not sure why they leave the surface so rough, I'm thinking the production is outsourced, but at least it's a simple fix, not that we should have to !
Nice vice
Just set it up properly and use. Ive had no issues with any lee products. If you cant setup your equipment when you get it. You have no business reloading ammunition.
I agree, i was skeptical about getting the loadmaster from all the negativity i had heard about it, once i got it setup and went through the really short learning curve mine has ran like a swiss watch, it makes absolute great ammo. Theres really no tinkering that they say you have to do, what ive experienced is just general setup procedures for different projectiles or calibers, once its set its set.
looks like you got lucky, my father had one and it was endless nightmares with indexing and using small primers so much so that we decided to manually handprime cases that used small primes because of how many we were throwing away, got the 6 pack and that works infinitely better
Put some red locktight on the threads when you are going to run thousands at a time 😂
Oh what a good idea... I was thinking of spot welding them in place, but lots of red Loctite should work too 🤣 were being sarcastic folks don't use Loctite on your nuts !
@@thefixitchannel Lol
Interesting. I've been using the Auto-Drum for .390 charges as I normally use the Auto-Disk, but the Drum I've never had issues with. I coat those drums with graphite powder when I first put a "new" one in and never had issues. I've got a friend who's making me a "wrench" for the knob that tightens down the drums too, fingers slip off of it some.. or I'm just getting old and lazy haha.
Others have told me that the drums were smoother a while back, but the ones being sold today are all roughly machined, be glad you got one of the good ones, either way its a quick fix and makes the wiper last longer. Thanks for your comment enterprise59, make good rounds and stay safe ! .
Hi, Can you pls. make a vlog regarding the driver's clutch, how to properly change and install it. Thank you.
I fixed the same problem, brass tipping over, by relocating my case feeder. The problem gets worse with taller cases like 223. Checkout my solution and observe how the brass would not even wobble as it is fed into the shell plate. ruclips.net/user/shortsjPV-eD7OXg0 Let me know what you think. I would welcome constructive feedbacks so I can be better. :)
I printed the same bullet and case feeder, the case drop for the 223/556 looks to be working great, do you have a link to the stl file ?
I know you try but it's like watching paint Dry
brilliant .. thank you
A little graphite dry lube really helps too.
Good detail! Thanks.
On amazon 1/2" and 3/4" 13 $ for both thanks for the heads up. The lee tool just slips off.
I concluded the auto drum is a design failure. The wiper dosent work as it should. I can't trust it enough for powder charging. A spring loaded metal wiper would work better.
Yes something like a nylon or even a metal wiper that had spring behind it would work well, if you polish the drum before you start using the powder measure it actually works well, Lee will send you a new wiper if you ask them, they genuinely are nice folk.
drop the link for this part in a video or add to this description
good idea ! greetz from France
Good advice, but hot do you get the Lee Powder Measure from shop shaking. It doesn't stay steady.
I appreciate this video. I had no idea this was an option since Im new to reloading and I started with 9. I see how that would help
8:40 - That's the ejected primer tube so the dirty gritty spent primers fall into a waste container under the press.
Thanks Liberty that's exactly what it is !
@@thefixitchannel - You probably remembered the primer waste tube from your LoadMaster after making the video. :-) Bundling it with the drop tubes for the case feeder was a bit of misdirection. BTW - I uploaded a goofy video of an idea that I had to transfuse cast bullets from the resizing operation on my Classic Cast press to a bullet feeder on my LoadMaster press. I did it as a lark, almost a joke, but even in the Rube Goldberg setup I made, it was surprisingly useful. It allowed me to avoid a lot of double or triple handling of bullets and made the overall reloading process much more efficient. That crazy idea worked way better than I expected.
The infamous Lee die lock ring O-ring. A fair idea with pathetic practical application. Hope Lee holds to tradition and this one is a tinkerers dream. I have been loading on my LoadMaster for quite some time and still have to tweak it some. UPS delivered my APP this afternoon so I'll get the tools out and start on it after church tomorrow.
Primer drop tube
Thanks Jim
It'll be great to know if Lee has improved the auto drum
I will try and get all 6 parts of this video up this weekend
thank you. awesome advice
The need to have excess primers has been frustrating for me. Is it the same on the APP press?
Yest its the same with the lee APP priming press, you need about 106 to 110 primers to get the full 100, but the APP primer feed tube has a notch cut out to almost the bottom so you can use a small piece of wire to pull the last few primers in position on the APP press. I will post a few more videos in a few weeks, one on the Lee Six Pack, and one on the APP press. Have a great time reloading and stay safe !
Case dropped upside down. Now I know why mine has done it a couple of times!
Stacked tolerances.
Great update. I too have had alignment and priming issues. Press seems to be designed for tinkerers! Have had mine for a couple of years now and still work on tweaks occasionally. Curious about which bullet feeder you are using. I enjoy your videos.