I've had a similar problem with the Knurled Knob on the Swivel Adapter with the Auto Disk System, but I'm not sure what I ended up doing (memory is loosing more each day). Is it being used with a Lee die? I ask that because die body depth is a big thing.horseman wrote:The thumbscrew and leaking are really the main issue though.
I've not had issues with the drums, I dust them with mica when I slide them in. What I had problems with is when it came to securing them. My fingertips are worthless. I was having a lot of variation in drops and a little bit of leaking with the fine stuff. Titan 3D-d a Auto Drum Finger Wrench that allowed me to control my hand to get a uniform pressure on the drum. I think my inability to control a consistent drum tension was creating most of my issues. My posts are on here somewhere and I probably didn't end up telling the "rest of the story".
Your topic got me thinking as to why my Drum got better and stayed good enough to buy as many as I have. I did not like the performance at the start. I did find these images and they are probably in that original topic of mine.
The first three tests, those above were a %@*&$ Moment and the question as to why I purchased it. So, with some time on hand, I worked through it over a period of time. The was a lot of study of the die setup along with the wrench arriving and working with drum tension. I ran another test against the Auto Disk Pro with and without a baffle and the Perfect Powder Measure. No surprise here, as those two have never liked H110.
With time spent on the die and drum setup, here is what was delivered. I also had "soaped" the hopper, hopper adapter, and drum of the Auto Drum.
I hadn't soaped the hopper of the Auto Disk in years, a decade, so I thought I ought to rerun the test in fairness to that device. This step taught me that the dish detergent wash and air drying of these plastic components must be a seasonal event.
I'm using HP38 with my Hi-Point 4595, got to start getting rid of some of these powders, and I thought it would leak like a sieve, but not so. I don't run my Load-Masters like a spinning wheel. Like you, I pull a charged case at least every 10 rounds; weigh it, and put it back on the press, and continue.
You are intuitive guys so I suspect that you might have already consider some of this. My apologies if you have.
I've been tied up with aviation things the last couple of weeks and wanted to comment on two topics as well. One was the CFCD vs. COAL, that might have been two topics, and BrianT had one on adjusting the Auto Drum on the L-M for rifle charging. I've got most of the Lee stuff down being very specific about thread pitch and how many turns are needed for what.