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single stage vs. turret press
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<blockquote data-quote="Reloader222" data-source="post: 749571" data-attributes="member: 25295"><p>I have bought a As New Redding T7 press. I found that there was some play on the turret and after fixing it I am proudly a Redding fan! This is what Redding had responded to fix it:</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"The small amount of defection in the turret has been taken into account in the design. However, if you want to tighten it up a bit, you can hand lap the center bushing length.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Remove the turret & lap the bushing on a piece of 400 wet-or-dry paper taped to a flat surface. A surface plate is the ultimate, but a piece of glass or flat counter top works well too.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Cut several figure of 8's while pressing down evenly on the bushing. Be sure to hold the bushing square to the surface without tipping it.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Then clean and oil the bushing, reassemble and try the turret. As soon as you feel the turret rotation begin to tighten, stop lapping.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">It is very easy to cut the bushing too short, so cut and try often.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">We recommend you tighten the turret bolt to between 40-45 ft-lbs torque. It is a 5/6 hex socket head bolt.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">No tuning of the press should be needed other than keeping everything clean and oiled.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Use a good grease, like chassis grease, under the turret pivot, rear support and on the bushing.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A good petroleum based high pressure lube, like Reddings Original Case Lube is good for the ram and pivots.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Regular engine oil or 90w gear oil are good second choices on the ram & pivots."</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reloader222, post: 749571, member: 25295"] I have bought a As New Redding T7 press. I found that there was some play on the turret and after fixing it I am proudly a Redding fan! This is what Redding had responded to fix it: [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]"The small amount of defection in the turret has been taken into account in the design. However, if you want to tighten it up a bit, you can hand lap the center bushing length.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]Remove the turret & lap the bushing on a piece of 400 wet-or-dry paper taped to a flat surface. A surface plate is the ultimate, but a piece of glass or flat counter top works well too.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]Cut several figure of 8's while pressing down evenly on the bushing. Be sure to hold the bushing square to the surface without tipping it.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]Then clean and oil the bushing, reassemble and try the turret. As soon as you feel the turret rotation begin to tighten, stop lapping.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]It is very easy to cut the bushing too short, so cut and try often.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]We recommend you tighten the turret bolt to between 40-45 ft-lbs torque. It is a 5/6 hex socket head bolt.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]No tuning of the press should be needed other than keeping everything clean and oiled.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]Use a good grease, like chassis grease, under the turret pivot, rear support and on the bushing.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]A good petroleum based high pressure lube, like Reddings Original Case Lube is good for the ram and pivots.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3]Regular engine oil or 90w gear oil are good second choices on the ram & pivots."[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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