Hoss Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Question for D550 users. I called Dillon today, but they never called back hypothetically (asking for a friend) if you had the shell plate off your 550 and dropped a live primer in the ram, would it really hurt anything, or us there a way to get it out? My “friend” thought he had it figured out, put some art gum on a rod, figured to be able to retrieve it. Unfortunately the art gum came off the stick. Decided (Er.... my friend decided) to leave well enough alone. The primer is now full of art gum, below the level of the shell plate bolt, and didn’t seem to be creating any problems. Any reason to try to get it out? Only way I see is to take ram out and I’m not sure that will work either. Hard to believe anybody is that dumb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Can’t answer your question, but you give me hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Even if it is okay, your "friend" will probably be trying to figure how to get it out next year when he runs out of primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 If you can contact your friend. Tell him to try taping a small hose into the suction end of his ShopVac. If not, probaly be ok GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Even if it detonates, there is little that contains the pressure, so the anvil or cup can't develop much velocity. It would be more exciting if you have loose powder around the loader when the primer fires, though. Tried blowing it out with a fine tube on the end of an air gun (compressor attachment? Blowing air into a closed chamber often makes enough turbulence to lift out a small part. Tried dismounting the press, taking off the die head and any other loose parts, and banging the press frame into a bench? Good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Bob Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Look at it this way - it can only go bang once. Like GJ mentioned - it's at it won’t hurt anything so long as you have no loose powder down there. Good Luck! TTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Unbolt the machine from the bench, turn it upside down. Primer SHOULD fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Griff said: Unbolt the machine from the bench, turn it upside down. Primer SHOULD fall out. Well that would have worked, except now all the art gum is stuck too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Hoss said: Well that would have worked, except now all the art gum is stuck too Acetone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Eeyour Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just a suggestion. Don't blame me!! Try combining two ideas above. The wet and dry vac along with compressed air at the other end. Just remember the compressed air will create a projectile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just soak/ spray the primer hiding area full of WD-40. Should kill the primer and then you can just forget about it. Life's too short to stress about little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I'm sure your friend has made some sort of Top Ten list that the Dillon employees have in their break room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Use a blow gun with a suction tube on it.Might be able to use a small enough tube to go down the hole. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Lawdog Dago Dom said: I'm sure your friend has made some sort of Top Ten list that the Dillon employees have in their break room. That’s what I’m afraid of!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pee Wee #15785 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Get a can of Caned Air used on computers put a tube from WD-40 attach to the nozzle insert tube and press Caned Air nozzle. Wear eye protection and standby for a mess as it will blow everything in there out. If the 550 is well used, there is a lot of black specks coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 16 hours ago, Hoss said: Well that would have worked, except now all the art gum is stuck too Upside down and flush out with a little non-chlorinated carb cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I had a depriming pin on a Lee drop into the ram. I took a small rod and put some masking tape on the end sticky side out then ran another strip of tape around up higher to hold the first strip on, put it in the hole and pulled the pin out. Took longer to type this than to do it. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Im thinking the WD-40 would kill the primer and dissolve the art gum at the same time. Turn it upside down , gravity is your friend when your "friend" screws up. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 2:42 AM, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Just soak/ spray the primer hiding area full of WD-40. Should kill the primer and then you can just forget about it. Life's too short to stress about little things. +1. I have the bottom of a small can with wd40 in the bottom for crushed/ misloaded primers and rounds next to my progressive press. When I'm rollin I have no time to stop and pull a bullet just toss it into a different can than a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal TKD, Sass # 36984L Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hoss is your friends name Murphy? If so he visited me yesterday while reloading. The good news (maybe) is that with enough rounds reloaded this problem will clear its self up or... your press will be gummed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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