De gumming a press????

[Petrol & Powder]

Very little stress on the ram, just keep it clean to keep alignment correct. Stress is on the pivots where grease needs to be applied. Of course, no zircs there.

There's little lateral pressure on the ram but there is potential wear, that's why some lubrication is a good idea.
Grease on the higher pressure pivot points is a good idea but lighter 30 Weight oil on the ram is just there to reduce potential wear from that part moving in the bore.

And by "zircs" I assume that you mean "Zerks" ? as in a Zerk fitting.

 

[popper]

Yup, can't spell.

 

[Winelover]

Not zerk fittings but Hollywood does have oil fittings................one on either side of that brass hex nut.

 

[RicinYakima]

RCBS Summit press has Zerk fitting for the post the platen moves on.

 

[CZ93X62]

My regimen since forever is to wipe down the primer ash every couple hours with paper shop towels and Q-tip a small amount of SAE 30 engine oil around the ram afterward. The Lyman 450 and 4500 get the sidebars and linkage wiped down at the end of each session and lubed at the start with the Q-tip/SAE 30........it takes only a tiny amount.

 

[Rally]

I strip my presses down, clean them with a solvent or old two cycle gas Mo bbl Il synthetic grease on any pin or pivot point, then Mobil one 5/30 on ram, just some on a Q-tip. Only “sticky” press I’ve ever had were used ones I purchase at garage sales, after stripping, cleaning and lubing they don’t stick anymore.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

The topic of lubrication of guns and gun gear is well covered ground:

Lubrication and lubricants.... not bullet lube

Reading through the post on one's "Favorite Press" and what we each like brought back a memory. A number of years ago i.e. 25-ish, I was in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area stopped into Dillon to check out their presses, this was before they were commonly found in a LGS. Another customer was...

www.artfulbullet.com

and one of the better articles on the topic (IMO):

Lubrication 101: Gun oil, snake oil, and how to tell the difference. – www.GrantCunningham.com

 

[Jeff H]

My regimen since forever is to wipe down the primer ash every couple hours with paper shop towels...

So, I'm not obsessive after all! Or, maybe we both are, but I don't let that stuff build up for too long without cleaning it off. I don't wait until I do a tear-down. If I do ten cases, I clean it off. If I do a hundred cases, I clean it off. If I do more, I clean it of several times throughout the process. Takes a couple seconds.

 

[fiver]

if i see the ram getting blackish i wipe it down and re-oil.
or grease with some lanolin lube, STOS, or G-96 oil.
the G-96 seems to pull more gunk out as i go so i can get more gunk out, wipe, and lube again.
maybe not a great amount of effort, but it seems to keep things moving smoothly.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

I don't think it's a real high demand enviroment.
Gun people tend to over-think this stuff......A LOT.

Keep it relatively clean, keep some oil on it, chances are very good the press will outlast you.

 

[Brad]

I have started to follow Keith and use way oil.

 

[Tomme boy]

When I went to Mobil Oil classes about lubrication, they always told us that if it slides it gets grease. If it rolls it gets oil.

 

[RicinYakima]

When I went to Mobil Oil classes about lubrication, they always told us that if it slides it gets grease. If it rolls it gets oil.

Mobil 1 5W20 for oil, Lubiplate 1200-2 for grease and RIG for corrosion protection.

 

[seagiant1]

Anything I own that has any sort of sliding motion and is indoors gets lubed with way oil. We always have Mobil Vactra around for the lathes and mills and it works great for presses etc.

Hi,
I've got that for my BP Mill and Clausing Lathe, but...

Never thought of using it on a Press!!!

 

[Winelover]

I don't de-prime or resize on the Hollywood, so as to keep the residue off. I use the RCBS JR for that operation. I keep a small paintbrush handy to clean off the residue, after usage.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Way Oil, in its many forms, is a good option for an all-purpose lubricant that will stay where you put it.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

I don't de-prime or resize on the Hollywood, so as to keep the residue off. I use the RCBS JR for that operation. I keep a small paintbrush handy to clean off the residue, after usage.

One of the advantages to presses that have a hollow ram to allow spent primers to fall through is most of the debris stays away from the critical surfaces.

 

[358156 hp]

The topic of lubrication of guns and gear gear is well covered ground:

Lubrication and lubricants.... not bullet lube

Reading through the post on one's "Favorite Press" and what we each like brought back a memory. A number of years ago i.e. 25-ish, I was in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area stopped into Dillon to check out their presses, this was before they were commonly found in a LGS. Another customer was...

www.artfulbullet.com

and one of the better articles on the topic (IMO):

Lubrication 101: Gun oil, snake oil, and how to tell the difference. – www.GrantCunningham.com

Damn, I haven't read Grants site in ages and have no excuse for it.

 

[JonB]

When I went to Mobil Oil classes about lubrication, they always told us that if it slides it gets grease. If it rolls it gets oil.

I have never put oil on my car tires

 

[JWinAZ]

Gun people tend to over-think this stuff......A LOT.

That is me. I try not to, but just can't help myself.

One of the advantages to presses that have a hollow ram to allow spent primers to fall through is most of the debris stays away from the critical surfaces.

The reason I bought a Forster Co-ax press. So much cleaner.