3
Mounting Your Press
Attach your press to a sturdy work-
bench with
¼
”
bolts. Three are required.
Mounting distanc
e is
the same as the Lee
Pro 1000 and Turret Press. Screws are not
recommended. Be sure that the mounting
pads are fully flush with the front edge of
your workbench. This insures sufficient
clearance for the ram.
It is suggested that ample room be avail-
able to the left of the press. This will be
your work area and a handy place for your
bullets. Only a small area need be kept
available to the right of the press for empty
cases and loaded rounds.
Case Catcher
As the shell plate is rotated, at the bot-
tom of the stroke, the loaded round is
ejected down the chute to the right. The
The loaded round catcher is held by a spe-
cial bracket which must be attached to
your bench with the screws provided. The
left end of the bracket should be parallel
with the Load-Master right mounting lug.
Case Inserter
Cases are slid close to the shell plate
on the downstroke of the ram and pushed
into the shell plate as the ram starts up-
ward. This unique action is achieved with
a crank connected to an angled slide with
the crank slider. The feed bracket can be
easily adjusted in or out as required to
fully insert the case. Once set, usually no
further adjustment is needed unless you
change from a very large case to an ex-
tremely small case.
The following is best performed without
primers and the turret not installed.
Insert the round end of the
¼
square
shaft into the feed bracket, making sure
that it is turned with a flat side square to
the press. The crank wire should enter the
end hole of the case slider. Tighten the set
screw.
Tighten the top screw of the crank
slider; use bottom screw to adjust force of
shell insertion.
Cycle press to assure free motion. At the
upper most ram travel, place a case in front
of the shell slider, cycle lever, again place
case in front of slider, cycle lever. If the
case collides with the case in shell plate,
remove feed rod and unscrew feed bracket
one or more full turns. When tightening
feed bracket,
be sure to allow
E/af
” clear-
ance between carrier tongue and square
rod—about the thickness of a pencil
.
Tighten top screw. Adjust shell inser-
tion pressure with bottom screw.
Do not install 4-tube case feeder until
press is set up and tested.
Installing the Lee Auto-Disk
Powder Measure
The Lee Deluxe Auto-Disk Powder Mea-
sure is an improved version with positive
pull back.
The bottom end of the chain should pass
through the hole in the carrier. Attach the
brass pendant to the chain so the mea-
sure is fully retracted when the ram is in
the extreme down position. Some chain
should dangle below the pendant as the
weight helps the chain slide through the
carrier hole on each cycle. Fine adjustment
is easiest done where the chain attaches
to the powder measure. The chain passes
through two holes in the lever and it will
never move, yet it is easily adjusted. Store
the connecting link on the end of the chain.
It will be available should you need it for a
repair.
Installing the Lee
Perfect Powder Measure
The Perfect Powder Measure has been
attached to the univ
er
sal charging die and
the proper drop tube is installed. The rest
of the set of drop tubes are packed with
your press so you may load other calibers.
With a case in the shell plate in station
#3, screw the Universal Charging Die and
Perfect Powder Measure assembly into
the turret until it moves the powder drum
to the full dump position (crank down).
See details on the Universal Charging Die
instructions. The carrier has an extension
with a hole for the chain to pass through.
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