Vintage RCBS A2 Press Restoration - Part II - Reconditioning
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- Making Antiques Great Again! In this step of the rebuild, I clean and inspect all parts. Then off to the parts washer, sandblaster, and paint. On the machined parts I used the lathe and the wire wheel to refinish the parts. Next up is final assembly and inspection. Stay tuned and thanks for watching.
Well done!!
Hint: Naval Jelly will clean up all corrosion without removing base metal and it is cheap.
The ram cleaned up nice with the sandpaper. Did RCBS customer service have the pin you need? Figure out what year model this press is? Looking forward to seeing the final product.
I'm planning to call them tomorrow to see if the pin is still available. In the short term I made one to get it working. I looked for the year but this one only has a patent number on the top machined area. It turned out great though, final vid will be out tomorrow. Thanks for watching.
That 'piston' is the main ram, the smaller one is the shell holder ram. The pin you couldn't get out should've been free, you could've knocked it out with a *flat* faced punch thru the hole for the other pin, it should be bored straight thru. The toggle block pin appears to be threaded into the right arm. Possibly putting the pin in lathe chuck you might've removed it. I've had my A-2 since July 1978, got it when my cop neighbor's buddy died. The date should be just ahead of the patent number on top. Mine is 66. RCBS transposed the date numbers for many years, 56 would be 65, etc. According to RCBS, the A-2 was built from 1954 - 1969.
Good info, thanks bud.
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Nice video. I got an old rcbs press and need to remove some very slight rust. I don't have a lathe so maybe I better not use sandpaper or I'll mark it up not as neatly as spinning it in a lathe. I used 0000 steel wool and you can't even feel the rust. What did you clean the ram hole with, where the ram goes through? I was thinking because it's iron that maybe just a nylon brush and some paint thinner or something to dissolve old grease. Did you make the 3rd video?
I wouldn't wear long sleeves while working on a lathe or wire wheel. At least roll your sleeves up. Search for wire wheel accidents online if you want to see some horrific accidents.
3M scotch bright works a lot better