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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 404 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Sep 22^nd, 2020 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	This was my Dad's and I used it as a teenager. I always liked it but only had 1 shell holder and not the one I needed. My solution was to buy a RCBS ram prime and modify it for my needs. I shortened it about 1/2" and turned off the threads to the same dimensions as the original shell holder. I made a sleeve that rides the cam and gets the ram to the correct longer height.
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	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 404 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #1 - Sep 22^nd, 2020 at 1:14pm	Print Post
	And the final product. Works great I made a spot to hold the small primer ram as well. I can change it out from the top without any tools.

	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #2 - Sep 22^nd, 2020 at 2:35pm	Print Post
	Very nicely thought out and then executed and congratulations on your successful approach.

	" It Is Better To Now Have Been A Has Been Than A Never Was Or A Wanna Be "
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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4020 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #3 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 6:59am	Print Post
	Give a machinist a problem, some odd bits of material, and enough time, and he’ll come up with a good solution. I would never have thought to do it exactly that way, but it looks like your way is indeed a good way. There’s even a certain elegance there. Froggie


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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 404 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #4 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 8:16am	Print Post
	I'm certainly no machinist but I do have a nice selection of machine tools. It probably wouldn't be worth the trouble to anyone else, but it pleased me to bring new life back into a tool from my youth and a connection to my Dad.

	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4020 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #5 - Sep 27^th, 2020 at 8:46am	Print Post
	I have one of those Lachmiller bench tools that is sitting around doing nothing, and oddly enough a couple of blanks somebody cut for shellholders to use with it... no idea where any of it came from! Maybe I’ll get “a round tuit” and finish them for a couple of cases I load. HMMMMMMMM... See what you started? Froggie


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Bill616 Participating Member Online Posts: 14 Joined: Jul 25^th, 2006	Re: Upgrade a Lachmiller priming tool Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2020 at 2:53pm	Print Post
	Very nice conversion. I have the same tool and was able to get the most commonly used shell holders with it. Also have the same size/style in an RCBS bench model, and much prefer the Lachmiller.


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