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New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/24/15 10:58 PM
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Got the press mounted yesterday. As soon as I got it mounted I thought about how to get all those dies out of their boxes and out of the drawer they're in. Shelf for the boxes? Nah. Shelf for the dies? Yup. What to make it out of????? Wood? Steel? Aluminum! That's what I'll do! That'll look cool. I used a 1" hole saw on the drill press, on 1 3/8" centers to make the holes for the dies to easily slip in and out of. I'm already enjoying the new set-up and havn't even used it yet.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/24/15 11:12 PM
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Very cool!!! But everything is on the wrong side (left handed)!!
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/24/15 11:20 PM
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I want the Forster press... I have almost bought one a few times...
Nice set up
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/24/15 11:34 PM
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They aren't cheap, but they'll never be more affordable than right now.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 03:11 AM
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Glad I'm not the only one on here with ADD
Nice set up JG
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 03:21 AM
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Two questions:
1) What is the "tool" at the right end of the die rack? b) Is that the beginnings of bird nest on top, back of the wire shelving (left of bench)??
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 03:31 AM
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Looks like a grip-n-pull for pulling bullets. The way to go if you ask me
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 03:47 AM
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Yes it is, havn't used it yet. Got that advice from this forum, thank you Riverrider.
That's not a nest, that's dry kindling.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 03:52 AM
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Yes it is, havn't used it yet. Got that advice from this forum, thank you Riverrider.
That's not a nest, that's dry kindling. The grip-n-pull looks very functional. Pro-tip: don't burn the kindling close to the powder.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 11:32 AM
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 12:05 PM
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Very cool!!! But everything is on the wrong side (left handed)!! That's cause he uses the right side of his brain. All southpaws know that.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 12:15 PM
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Great minds think alike! My reloading bench is almost identically set up. The dies are stored in a similar fashion but I bored the holes in wood. My Co-Ax press is properly positioned on the right side, however. The wooden shelving is heavily braced on the backside and anchored to the wall...otherwise the weight of the dies and bullets would bring the whole mess crashing down.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 02:45 PM
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Very cool!!! But everything is on the wrong side (left handed)!! That's cause he uses the right side of his brain. All southpaws know that. Well done, dawaba!
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 06:21 PM
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Have they made it to where you can use the micrometer stems in the co-ax?
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 06:34 PM
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I think they've changed the yoke dimensions on the latest revision of the press so that you can. Not sure when the change came along though. I bought my Co-Ax eight or nine years ago and some die bodies had to be changed out. I think the newest press is the A3 version, but I wouldn't swear to it.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 06:59 PM
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Have they made it to where you can use the micrometer stems in the co-ax? Yessir. Seated some 7 Rem Mag boolits last night with that big ole Redding micrometer die. Plenty of room. Riverrider, if you ever decide you want to use some of those and your yolk wont allow it, you could mail it to me and I could make it longer to clear. I aint skeered to weld cast. I keep nickel rods handy for the odd cast iron welding job.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 07:21 PM
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Thanks JG, I appreciate that. I didn't know that cast could be welded. I have no plans to buy any such dies, but having options is a good thing. I might take you up on that just in case. And what will then happen is will feel compelled to buy some high falootin seated dies just cause I can. So it goes.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 07:29 PM
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I was accused, in the rifles section, of helping guys spend money.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 07:33 PM
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The trick to cast iron is you need your hood on, gloves on, electrode in the holder, machine running, ground attached and rose bud in hand. Heat the cast to a pretty stout orange glow, kill the torch, grab the electrode holder, nod the hood down, and get to welding. As soon as the weld is done you have to cover the welded area with a nonflammable insulator so that it cools slowly and does not air quench, which can cause cracking.
There's some welders in my area that don't want to mess with it and send people to me. Doesn't bother me to spend an extra three minutes getting things prepped. I don't see what their problem is with it.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 07:47 PM
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I was accused, in the rifles section, of helping guys spend money. But of course. This is how we help each other!
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/25/15 07:50 PM
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The trick to cast iron is you need your hood on, gloves on, electrode in the holder, machine running, ground attached and rose bud in hand. Heat the cast to a pretty stout orange glow, kill the torch, grab the electrode holder, nod the hood down, and get to welding. As soon as the weld is done you have to cover the welded area with a nonflammable insulator so that it cools slowly and does not air quench, which can cause cracking.
There's some welders in my area that don't want to mess with it and send people to me. Doesn't bother me to spend an extra three minutes getting things prepped. I don't see what their problem is with it. Did you ever play "Mikey" in the Life cereal commercials?
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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The trick to cast iron is you need your hood on, gloves on, electrode in the holder, machine running, ground attached and rose bud in hand. Heat the cast to a pretty stout orange glow, kill the torch, grab the electrode holder, nod the hood down, and get to welding. As soon as the weld is done you have to cover the welded area with a nonflammable insulator so that it cools slowly and does not air quench, which can cause cracking.
There's some welders in my area that don't want to mess with it and send people to me. Doesn't bother me to spend an extra three minutes getting things prepped. I don't see what their problem is with it. Where were ya when I was rebuilding the NAA with a cracked water jacket?
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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I was on standby and you never contacted me.
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Re: New Co-Ax press, and new way to organize dies.
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02/26/15 06:51 PM
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Dang, thats a nice set up. That press and a chargemaster, you can probably fly through reloads.
Quick question, what makes that Co-Ax press better thank others? I understand quality of material, design and stuff like that, but does it seat bullets more consistently or something?
Sometimes with my Lee press I have to rotate a bullet or press it 2-3 times to get it to seat correctly, if that Co-Ax press fixed that I would buy it in a heart beat.
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