RCBS Lubisizer - how big is the heater?

Flying Beaver

Flying Beaver

Regular
EE Expired
Rating - 100%
43   0   0
Location
Alberta Free State
Hi all,
I recently purchased a used RCBS Lubizizer and dies. Looks to be in good shape, but it did not come with a heater.

I was wondering if any of you who have one with the accessory heater could tell me how many watts the heater is rated for, or how warm it's supposed to get. I have searched around on the net, but I'm not finding much info on wattage or temperature. (Probably not looking in the right place, but there it is).

I have a few ex-industrial heating elements that might fit, but knowing the temperature range would be a help in determining how small a heater to use.

Thanks for any information.

FB
 
'Boo said:
The Lyman unit produces between 120 and 130 degrees F
Click to expand...
And it says on the box 20 Watts.

I have an older style 450 and what I did was put a piece of steel under the plate and when I bolted it to the table I just sat an old clothes iron on top of the steel and that worked fine. I was tired of the 450 leaking lube out of the bottom if I accidentally put to much pressure on the worm gear so I came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. I bought a piece of aluminum just bigger than the base of the 450 and 1" thick, cost about 5 bucks. I then drilled a hole in it slightly bigger than the Lyman heater and tapped a hole for a set screw to hold it in. Then I took a 1 1/4" hole saw bit and drilled a recess into the top of the aluminum plate where the lube leaks out of when I apply to much pressure. I put a nice O-ring in the groove that I made and I drilled and tapped 5 screws to hold this aluminum base to the bottom of the 450. It works great, the O-ring holds the lube in if I over pressure it and I put the 4500 heater rod into the hole at the back to keep the lube warm.
 
hunter64 said:
And it says on the box 20 Watts.

I have an older style 450 and what I did was put a piece of steel under the plate and when I bolted it to the table I just sat an old clothes iron on top of the steel and that worked fine. I was tired of the 450 leaking lube out of the bottom if I accidentally put to much pressure on the worm gear so I came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. I bought a piece of aluminum just bigger than the base of the 450 and 1" thick, cost about 5 bucks. I then drilled a hole in it slightly bigger than the Lyman heater and tapped a hole for a set screw to hold it in. Then I took a 1 1/4" hole saw bit and drilled a recess into the top of the aluminum plate where the lube leaks out of when I apply to much pressure. I put a nice O-ring in the groove that I made and I drilled and tapped 5 screws to hold this aluminum base to the bottom of the 450. It works great, the O-ring holds the lube in if I over pressure it and I put the 4500 heater rod into the hole at the back to keep the lube warm.
Click to expand...

Wow. Sounds like a great idea. I like the idea to contain the leaks. I have a heating element that would lend itself to that, and I can already see how to incorporate a thermostatic control if the whole thing was mounted to a chunk of aluminum.

Thanks for the feedback and ideas, gents.
 
I was actually thinking of making a PID controller to use for my lead pot, you could also use it for the Lubrisizer, just need another thermocouple and dial in the correct heat setting.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom