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What did I do wrong? This sucks!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="CRNA" data-source="post: 489588" data-attributes="member: 22495"><p>Ok here's the newsflash:</p><p></p><p>I found my old tap and die set that I had never even used. (Got it from a local hardware store that was going out of business for a steal). Anyway, I decided to give it a dry run on a perfectly good case to see if I could get it to tap the way I wanted it. (Again, never done it before). Worked like a charm. Prettiest groves cut in that brass you ever did see!! Man I am getting ready to fix this problem!! ...............................then realized that the decapping pin is still protruding from the flash hole. The expander ball is below the case neck and stuck in the body. There's no pulling it out. Seeing that I am now in another dilemma, I found something else to do until I could think this thing through. I have an extra decapping pin that came with my die set. I could cut it off and enough of it could then be pulled back into the die to get it out of my way. I have read others say that one could cut the case head off with a Dremel, then drop the expander ball/spindle out the bottom of the die and tap the inside of the case body and pull it out that way. Just looks to me like that would ruin the inside of the die. </p><p>So, is there any way to get the decapping pin out that I don't realize? I have to say, if theres a good side to all of this, I sure am learning from my mistakes!!! Thanks for all of the good advice everyone. I will keep you guys posted on the outcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CRNA, post: 489588, member: 22495"] Ok here's the newsflash: I found my old tap and die set that I had never even used. (Got it from a local hardware store that was going out of business for a steal). Anyway, I decided to give it a dry run on a perfectly good case to see if I could get it to tap the way I wanted it. (Again, never done it before). Worked like a charm. Prettiest groves cut in that brass you ever did see!! Man I am getting ready to fix this problem!! ...............................then realized that the decapping pin is still protruding from the flash hole. The expander ball is below the case neck and stuck in the body. There's no pulling it out. Seeing that I am now in another dilemma, I found something else to do until I could think this thing through. I have an extra decapping pin that came with my die set. I could cut it off and enough of it could then be pulled back into the die to get it out of my way. I have read others say that one could cut the case head off with a Dremel, then drop the expander ball/spindle out the bottom of the die and tap the inside of the case body and pull it out that way. Just looks to me like that would ruin the inside of the die. So, is there any way to get the decapping pin out that I don't realize? I have to say, if theres a good side to all of this, I sure am learning from my mistakes!!! Thanks for all of the good advice everyone. I will keep you guys posted on the outcome. [/QUOTE]
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