jayhkr Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 So my SDB arrived from Brian yesterday while I was at work. Resisted the urge to mess with it when I got home late last night. Wanted to be fresh snd ready to go. Brought me back to the dsys when I was a kid waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. LOL So I get almost all the way done but I'm stuck at the failsafe powder drop rod. Not sure whats going on but the......rod isn't going up. (I know, don't laugh) seems the white "washer" isn't grasping the rod. The picture in the manual shows a different washer, one that is tapered at the end so it looks like it would grasp the rod, mine moves freely in and out of the rod. I attempted to contact Dillon but when they said I was #33 I figured this would bd faster and I'm on limited minutes anyway. I have some pics below to hopefully help in my description. Need to run to home depot anyway, cool down a bit. Here's the pictures. Thanks guys for the help! Pieces I'm working with Yes I know the primer bracket isn't on correct, had to do it that way until I find a permanent spot for press Another shot looking down. See how the white washer isn't grabbing? Position of powder thrower with handle up all the way Position of powder thrower with handle all the way down, no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynnm45 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Do you have a case under the powder drop? If I'm not mistaken it's case activated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Yes I think you need a case in there, that looks correct to me. I just got mine setup last week and had those exact same parts two work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynnm45 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hey, I just noticed that you're from kansas, I should have known by your online moniker. I live in SE KS close to Independence. Good luck with the SDB, I just picked mine up this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm curious if you are going to have to modify your bench to mount it? Just a heads up.....I found out the hard way these SDB's (at least the new ones) are not designed to mount flush directly to the bench, I guess they designed them for the strong mount only?......or at least I had to cut a chunk of my 2x4 bench face out and a slot for that fail safe rod to get everything to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm curious if you are going to have to modify your bench to mount it? Just a heads up.....I found out the hard way these SDB's (at least the new ones) are not designed to mount flush directly to the bench, I guess they designed them for the strong mount only?......or at least I had to cut a chunk of my 2x4 bench face out and a slot for that fail safe rod to get everything to work They work great mounted directly to a bench. If you are having problems mounting directly to a bench, something is put together/set up wrong. As to the OP.... The handle/ram is not responsible for pushing the rod "up", only pulling it back down. Put a case in the powder sation, pull the handle, and things will become clear. The powder measure is activated by the case, not the handle (as previously suggested in this thread). Good luck with the new press! I LOVE my SDB. I load thousands of rounds a month on it. If you have any other issues, feel free to PM me, as I'm VERY firmiliar with the SDB and troubleshooting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhkr Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hey, I just noticed that you're from kansas, I should have known by your online moniker. I live in SE KS close to Independence. Good luck with the SDB, I just picked mine up this morning. My brother used to live in independence ks, good fishing down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhkr Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Oh man, you mean I struggled for an hour and I just needed to put brass in there? Lol! Such is my luck. Thanks guys! At home Depot now picking up some carriage bolts and tubing to modify the primer catch. I'll double check everything with the bench before I mount it to be sure of any modification I need to do on it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm curious if you are going to have to modify your bench to mount it? Just a heads up.....I found out the hard way these SDB's (at least the new ones) are not designed to mount flush directly to the bench, I guess they designed them for the strong mount only?......or at least I had to cut a chunk of my 2x4 bench face out and a slot for that fail safe rod to get everything to work They work great mounted directly to a bench. If you are having problems mounting directly to a bench, something is put together/set up wrong. As to the OP.... The handle/ram is not responsible for pushing the rod "up", only pulling it back down. Put a case in the powder sation, pull the handle, and things will become clear. The powder measure is activated by the case, not the handle (as previously suggested in this thread). Good luck with the new press! I LOVE my SDB. I load thousands of rounds a month on it. If you have any other issues, feel free to PM me, as I'm VERY firmiliar with the SDB and troubleshooting it. How old is yours? Surely they have changed something recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm curious if you are going to have to modify your bench to mount it? Just a heads up.....I found out the hard way these SDB's (at least the new ones) are not designed to mount flush directly to the bench, I guess they designed them for the strong mount only?......or at least I had to cut a chunk of my 2x4 bench face out and a slot for that fail safe rod to get everything to work They work great mounted directly to a bench. If you are having problems mounting directly to a bench, something is put together/set up wrong. As to the OP.... The handle/ram is not responsible for pushing the rod "up", only pulling it back down. Put a case in the powder sation, pull the handle, and things will become clear. The powder measure is activated by the case, not the handle (as previously suggested in this thread). Good luck with the new press! I LOVE my SDB. I load thousands of rounds a month on it. If you have any other issues, feel free to PM me, as I'm VERY firmiliar with the SDB and troubleshooting it. How old is yours? Surely they have changed something recently? My SDB is fairly old, and yes there have been a few minor changes. I can list them all if you'd like? Updates considered, there shouldnt be anything keeping you from mounting the press directly to a bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 hmmm strange that I did..........oh well, at least it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 This is what I had to do.....probably could have done something better but oh well........a notch for the fail bar and cut a chunk of the bench out under the press about the size of the black square here. Must be because I am using a solid door as the bench top and then the 2x4 just makes it way too thick?.....doesn't really explain the notch for the bar though, that would hit on any bench thickness I would think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 hmmm strange that I did..........oh well, at least it works Can you explain what part of the press was interfering with the bench? Or take a picture? It could have been somthing assembled wrong from the factory? Or might be somehting that can help others in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 whoops! ha. I guess we were posting at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 haha yeah......and not the best pic but the only one I have right at this sec.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Just fyi though......it does work like a champ. I love the press...loaded several hundred already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonertoby Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 FYI.....found this http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1387341 just in case somebody runs into this as well......I guess there was apparently a design change? Sorry OP, didn't mean to hijack your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjames32 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The newer SDB will not mount flush with the bench if you have a facing below the top of your bench. I just bought SDB #2. My old one was built in the early 90's and the plate to mount the fail safe bar and primer catch has been modified in the past 7-8 years. I called Dillon to see if the old parts were available. They are NOT! I've wanted to modify the spent primer catch so I took this opportunity to do it. I cut the spent primer portion of the failsafe bracket off so the failsafe would clear the faceplate below my bench top. I found the mouth of a 32 winchester rimmed case was a press fit into the spent primer hole in the bottom of the press so I cut the rimmed end of 2 cases off (2 presses). The big end fit into a chunk of 3/8 trans cooler line that I've run into my trash barrel. The press fit of the case was not enough to hold my tubing in the press so I added a touch of silicone. I'll find out today if that holds. I did chamfer the inner edge of both ends of the 32 case so primer swon't catch on it. Sorry, No pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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