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#702  
Sorry I missed the response!

Ok, back to the swage press.

So, I got sidetracked by 7 other hobbies.

So to get this press up and working with one of the 22 die sets I have, I needed a holder to hold the punch part. These “ punches” ( I don’t know the correct term) do not fit in a standard loading press holder like my other set of 22 dies. My other set will fit in a standard rockchucker, these not so much. So a bit of lathe and milling and presto!

The holder that came with the press (218 bee brass, and what I was copying for outside dimensions) is to the left. Center is the start of my holder and a factory rcbs holder for reference and “punches” are to the right.


Installed


And it is even coaxial!



Now the 6mm and 30 cal dies use threaded “punches” so now to make adapters for them, slow progress!
 
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#704  
Oh there is a magnifying glass attached to that stand

( plus 2-2.5 X readers)

I’m in the same boat
 
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So I got sick of my little butane torch for small solder projects so I picked up a micro smith oxy/acetyl torch. There are a lot of cheaper ones on amazon but most had poor reviews, especially related to control knobs. Well, the 160$ was well spent, this thing is a dream to weld/solder with.

This is maybe the 3rd biggest tip. Several are much smaller. Silver soldering was a breeze and the knobs were perfect for flame control.



 

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