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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Re: Old Star Lubrisizer

« on: September 15, 2007, 03:13:37 pm »

Hi Ross,
            Thanks for the info,I think now we can safely assume this is an original 1930ish Star. The next question that comes to mind is when was the design change made to the newer design? I just looked at another newer design San Diego Star and see no patent #,so no help there! As you can see in the pics this has a bronze center casting that the transfer bar rides on and the pressure screw cap is larger in diameter. After fixing what I could and putting it back together for testing,this luber ran smoother than any of my others (I have 5 including a nice running Phelps!) Thanks again for the info. If you can find out when this model was changed to the more modern model that would be of intreste and date this luber more precisely!

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Re: Old Star Lubrisizer

« on: September 10, 2007, 07:32:37 pm »

Hi,
    Yes if you look at the last picture you can see it's an old Star MachineWorks,San Diego,Calif. I've never seen one of this variation. It is obviously old but is now running like a sewing machine. I had to braze a peice back on the top casting that you can't see in the picture and I lapped the actuator rod for the pump transfer bar because of some bad rust trying to roughen the operation up but in the end it's turned into on of my smoothest running lubers (I have 5) Thanks

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Old Star Lubrisizer

« on: September 10, 2007, 05:42:16 pm »

Hi,
    I posted these over on the Cast Boolits site,anyone ever seen an old Lubrisizer like this???

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Phelps VS Star Lubrisizer!

« on: May 31, 2005, 07:11:07 pm »

Hi,
    Well I thought I would give my observations on my Phelps lubrisizer after finally using it. First off the punch that came on the sizer is not a bullet base punch like a Star but a nose punch where you wuold put the base in the die first and push it through with the ram. I don't really care for this being used to a Star so changed this out with my Star punch which fit perfectly and sized everything nose first as I'm used to. Having a lathe I think I can fix the nose punch into a base punch so there's nothing lost there!

     I'm going to have to admit that once I started using this machine that I really enjoyed it! I was lubing some RCBS 150 gr. "Kieth Style" SWC bullets with some homemade beeswax mix. The pump on the machine worked fine no leaks what so ever and when a bullet grease band showed a glitch one turn on the resevior handle and you were back in business! And actually that is how it is suppose to work and also had no trouble with excess lube on the nose of the bullets which the nice people at Magma told me was because of excess pressure in the resevior. I had had this trouble with my Star and had called for help.

    So to sum this up when I first realized that this was a Phelps machine instead of a Star I was a little dissapointed but after using it now I think I would buy another if given the chance! Also I forgot to mention that I also got a .45 cal Star sizing die with this machine so I feel pretty good now. Hope this wasn't to long but thought some one sitting on the fence looking at a Phelps might be interested! If anyone has one of these and you're using it I would really like to hear about your opinions on it!
                                                              Thanks!

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Phelps VS Star Lubrisizer!

« on: May 31, 2005, 12:57:41 am »

Hi Ross,
            Thank you very much for you're comments. I feel a little better about the machine anyway if not the misrepensation of the seller! I guess the bottom line is that if it works ok then it's worth the money and I didn't get hurt or ripped off money wise. I have a real Magma star but have not seen an old original San Diego Star and thought that might have accounted for the slight differences when I saw this lubsizer! Thinking that it was an old Star when I bought it. It does not have the name Star any where on it and I can even see where someone wire wheeled the decal where they are on the Phelps! All of this insight after seeing the Phelps machine here!

         You mention some items that appear available locally one is a certain gasket. Could you explain some more on these materials and techniques on rebuilding a Star???
                                                    Thanks again!

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Phelps VS Star Lubrisizer!

« on: May 30, 2005, 09:46:20 pm »

Hi,
     I was sold a used lubrisizer as an old Star but after looking at the pictures here on the site I believe it is a Phelps instead? The machine looks well built and it takes the Star sizers that I have > Is there any reason I should take it back or is it pretty much as good as a Star??? By the way I paid $100 for it and was told it was a Star! The thing is that the new Star lubrisizers from Magma Engineering is close to $200 dollars now and I don't see one of these sizers used hardly any more so I'm thinking of just keeping it and using it if I wasn't blatantly ripped off! Just wondering what the membership thought of this? Thanks for any ideas or opinions!