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Forster coax press...should I buy one?
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<blockquote data-quote="shinbone" data-source="post: 1794993" data-attributes="member: 15248"><p>Just an FYI: I have the improved shell plate by Manzgear. I also have the linkages by Josh Badeau for improved access. Both products are super good!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the Manzgear shell plate runs into the top of the press when using the Badeau linkages. More specifically, it is the cap screws holding the shell plate in place that hit the press. In other words, when using those two after-market products together, it is the Manzgear shell plate hitting the press that stops the ram's upward travel, rather than the stops on the Badeau linkages. </p><p></p><p>I looked into sourcing screws that have a lower profile, but couldn't find anything. The Manzgear screws already have a low profile head, so it looks like the best option would be to countersink them. Countersinking screw holes in hardened steel is beyond my abilities, though.</p><p></p><p>Again, both products are really well made, and each one is a substantial improvement over the OEM part it replaces. But, at least for my press, they are incompatible with one another. Meaning, I unfortunately have to choose between using either the Manzgear shell plate or the Badeau linkages, can't use both.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-m6LkwzJ/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-m6LkwzJ/0/0574babb/XL/IMG_1364-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-jd8vnB8/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-jd8vnB8/0/3e261824/XL/IMG_1365-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shinbone, post: 1794993, member: 15248"] Just an FYI: I have the improved shell plate by Manzgear. I also have the linkages by Josh Badeau for improved access. Both products are super good! Unfortunately, the Manzgear shell plate runs into the top of the press when using the Badeau linkages. More specifically, it is the cap screws holding the shell plate in place that hit the press. In other words, when using those two after-market products together, it is the Manzgear shell plate hitting the press that stops the ram's upward travel, rather than the stops on the Badeau linkages. I looked into sourcing screws that have a lower profile, but couldn't find anything. The Manzgear screws already have a low profile head, so it looks like the best option would be to countersink them. Countersinking screw holes in hardened steel is beyond my abilities, though. Again, both products are really well made, and each one is a substantial improvement over the OEM part it replaces. But, at least for my press, they are incompatible with one another. Meaning, I unfortunately have to choose between using either the Manzgear shell plate or the Badeau linkages, can't use both. [URL='https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-m6LkwzJ/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-m6LkwzJ/0/0574babb/XL/IMG_1364-XL.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-jd8vnB8/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-jd8vnB8/0/3e261824/XL/IMG_1365-XL.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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