I am setting up a Hornady LnL press with Hornady New Dimension Dies in 45 ACP. The instructions for the sizing die say "Raise the press to highest position without camming-over". A LnL does indeed "cam-over" with the handle down and the ram up. The instructions then say to screw the die in "until the base touches the shell plate". Then tighten the die. No problems, right?
But, with my LnL press, the ram continues to rise even after the cam-over action and in fact will not cam-over because the base of the sizer die is already hard against the shell plate. I called Hornady and ask them what I was doing wrong and they said that the ram on their presses actually lower a bit after the cam-over. I told them that that mine did not go down after the cam-over but in fact went up even further. They said I must be mistaken and that I should look at it again.
I have looked at it again and I am not mistaken. Now, I can make it work by raising the ram all the way to the top of the stroke, past cam-over, and then screwing the die down until it makes contact with the shell plate.
I would like to know how other LnL presses out there are functioning with regard to cam-over. Does your ram go down a bit after cam-over or does it continue to rise after cam-over?
But, with my LnL press, the ram continues to rise even after the cam-over action and in fact will not cam-over because the base of the sizer die is already hard against the shell plate. I called Hornady and ask them what I was doing wrong and they said that the ram on their presses actually lower a bit after the cam-over. I told them that that mine did not go down after the cam-over but in fact went up even further. They said I must be mistaken and that I should look at it again.
I have looked at it again and I am not mistaken. Now, I can make it work by raising the ram all the way to the top of the stroke, past cam-over, and then screwing the die down until it makes contact with the shell plate.
I would like to know how other LnL presses out there are functioning with regard to cam-over. Does your ram go down a bit after cam-over or does it continue to rise after cam-over?