A post meant for yesterday...that I posted somewhere else, and moved it here this morning.
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The Star lubesizer arrived today...the seller could have packed it better, but luckily no damage and nothing escaped out of the box through the hole in the side of the box that the lube pressure bolt must have punched.
Not much Lube was in it, but what was there was crusty and black. The spring loaded lube piston was difficult to remove, I splashed some kroil in there, that helped a little...adding more Heat helped a little more. I pushed out the old lube with some green stuff that Fryboy gave me 6+ years ago...the lube package was labeled "Saeco Green Plus".
The Star came with a Die labeled 311, my testing indicated a 94-3-3 alloy 314 bullet sized down to .3115
The punch that came with it appeared to be a nose punch, but it was stepped inside. When I pushed a GC style bullet (without a GC) nose first, the GC shank fit inside the Punch but didn't go all the way in to the step? so that's curious. I'll probably never use the Star for 30 cal bullets, so I guess it doesn't matter.
I then installed a 401 die that I swapped for some time back, and never used, but 40 cal is on my docket to cast, and I wanted to set this Star up for the NOE 403 160 RN. I had to drill out the lead shot from the top ports of the Die and add some new lead shot to the bottom ports. Luckily it ended up using the same adjust I use with the 403 die. I knew my 403 Die was made by Lathesmith...I then look at the 401 die I swapped for from a forum member, and I see it had the same marking as the 403 die...so obviously lathesmith made it and the lube ports are in the same spot
I ordered a batch of Carnuba Red in solid sticks...I've decided that's what I want to use in this Star, for a certain purpose, where I need lubed pistol bullets to be bulk packed. I always liked it for pistol shooting, when I used it in the past.
Maybe I'll heat up the casting pot later in the week. weather is too nice today,,,and probably nice tomorrow too.