pmclaine Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) I bought the aluminum roller handle for my S1050. I was able to remove the plastic handle easily enough with my snap ring pliers and than used two Snap-On "picks" like chopsticks and was able to secure the snap ring onto the handle shaft to secure the blue handle. My first try must have been lucky because it worked pretty well. The snap ring just came off my handle. It looks like my chopsticks method may have stressed the spring sligtly and it did not hold through my recent 30-06 sizing session. I have some new snap rings coming. Anyone put the anodized aluminum handle on their S1050 and have a good source for an extendo set of snap ring pliers or some other means to secure the snap ring? Edited September 11, 2012 by pmclaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyDog Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I bought my snap ring plyers at harbor freight for like $4. I bought two handles for my RL1050 and Super 1050, makes reloading much more comfortable. My reloading bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Not fun. I made crude extenders out of ground down Allen wrenches: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeyedme Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I took my 1050 handle down to my local hardware store. The guy there replaced my handle with the roller handle in about 30 seconds. No charge of course. Try and get that service at HD or Lowes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Is Dillon selling just the aluminum handle to replace the plastic handle? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Is Dillon selling just the aluminum handle to replace the plastic handle? Pat Yep. Brian sells this option too: Roller Handle. It's a worthwhile investment in my book. I'm not sure why Dillon doesn't just include the aluminum handle on the 1050 to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angus6 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thanks for the link, the plastic handle is the only thing I don't care for on the 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thanks for the link, the plastic handle is the only thing I don't care for on the 1050 Same thing here. I tried it for a while after getting my 1050 (had the aluminum on the 650) and just couldn't bring myself to like it. It's amazing how much different the press/handle feels after making the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 If your bored one day grind the plastic one down so it's round. I like it much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 I took my 1050 handle down to my local hardware store. The guy there replaced my handle with the roller handle in about 30 seconds. No charge of course. Try and get that service at HD or Lowes. What did they use to do it? I just happened to run into the Snap On truck operator the other day and he didnt think there was a snap ring set in his catalog that would work. I like the idea of the wired on extensions. I may try that. It would be good to get something that will work pretty steady. I like to grease the handle to keep the squeeks out of the operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeyedme Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I took my 1050 handle down to my local hardware store. The guy there replaced my handle with the roller handle in about 30 seconds. No charge of course. Try and get that service at HD or Lowes. What did they use to do it? I just happened to run into the Snap On truck operator the other day and he didnt think there was a snap ring set in his catalog that would work. I like the idea of the wired on extensions. I may try that. It would be good to get something that will work pretty steady. I like to grease the handle to keep the squeeks out of the operation. It was a full-service hardward store and they had a very small snap ring pliers in the shop that fit. At first they wanted to sell me some but nothing they had on the wall would work. +1 on greasing the handle - squeeks bad otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 I took my 1050 handle down to my local hardware store. The guy there replaced my handle with the roller handle in about 30 seconds. No charge of course. Try and get that service at HD or Lowes. What did they use to do it? I just happened to run into the Snap On truck operator the other day and he didnt think there was a snap ring set in his catalog that would work. I like the idea of the wired on extensions. I may try that. It would be good to get something that will work pretty steady. I like to grease the handle to keep the squeeks out of the operation. It was a full-service hardward store and they had a very small snap ring pliers in the shop that fit. At first they wanted to sell me some but nothing they had on the wall would work. +1 on greasing the handle - squeeks bad otherwise. I have a full set of Snap On snap ring pliers. The problem is that the points are not long enough to reach the bottom interior of the handle. I asked the Snap On guy if they made anything with extended points and what they do have becomes wide too rapidly to fit the narrow confines of the handle. Thats why the wired on points of the very helpful earlier poster appear to be the solution. So sad that once again I find myself trying to compensate for a defficiency in length, unfortunately the purchase of a gun or motorcycle part will prove no remedy in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 I bought my snap ring plyers at harbor freight for like $4. I bought two handles for my RL1050 and Super 1050, makes reloading much more comfortable. My reloading bench I'll check Harbor Freight thank you. Do you have a part number for the extendo point snap ring pliers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Will this pliers work? Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031R7LKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A21IDDNC24RX5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwsnowbum Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) For my first 1050 handle switch I went to a friend that runs a boom/water/crane truck shop. They had drawers full of snap ring pliers. None seemed to fit. We used dental picks and ruined the ring, but got it off. For my next 1050 I ran to harbor freight. I got a set of pliers from them item 03316 Pittsburgh snap ring pliers with interchangeable heads. They didn't fit either. But I took a set of the extra heads and ground them down on a bench grinder until they fit. I was able to pull off the ring and put it back on with out damaging it using this method. The pliers cost $2, so I wasn't too worried about taking them to the bench grinder. I used the second set of posts to put the head on the pliers so I could reach into the handle easier. Edited October 1, 2012 by nwsnowbum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Will this pliers work? Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031R7LKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A21IDDNC24RX5D These look like they may be perfect. At $20 not much risk. I may have to break out the CC tomorrow. Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your time. There is a lot of creativity amongst the reloader community. Edited October 1, 2012 by pmclaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Will this pliers work? Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031R7LKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A21IDDNC24RX5D These look like they may be perfect. At $20 not much risk. I may have to break out the CC tomorrow. Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your time. There is a lot of creativity amongst the reloader community. Please do let us know if it works. I like the grinding solution but I don't have a grinder. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Will this pliers work? Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031R7LKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A21IDDNC24RX5D These look like they may be perfect. At $20 not much risk. I may have to break out the CC tomorrow. Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your time. There is a lot of creativity amongst the reloader community. Please do let us know if it works. I like the grinding solution but I don't have a grinder. Thank you. They have been ordered. I will certainly get back to everyone. I like being able to jury rig stuff if need be but if there is a ready made solution at $20 thats not a bad investment. Thank you for sharing ypour find. Now stop shopping on Amazon and go to Brians store and buy something nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Will this pliers work? Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031R7LKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A21IDDNC24RX5D Norbs007 You are the Google guru. The pliers arrived today. If they had blue handles on them I would think they were designed by Mike Dillon specifically to perform aluminum roller handle installation. Thank you for sharing your Googlefu. Phil M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nice! Been waiting for your reply too... will place an order today. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctay Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 So sad that once again I find myself trying to compensate for a defficiency in length, unfortunately the purchase of a gun or motorcycle part will prove no remedy in this case. I don't care who you are that's funny right there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RippSpeed Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Just ordered my pliers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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