pinfireman Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Well, just when you start to think maybe you,ve seen it all where reloading is concerned, something pops up to contradict that! I "acquired" a Redding shotshell reloader many years ago at a village sale.....It was filthy, and came with a plastic bag of bits in the same condition. I put it away with all the other loaders that had come my way over the years, meaning to take a closer look at it when I had the time....so 20 years later I found the time and started the other day to strip and clean the machine. The loaders original colour was a rusty brown, unlike the Redding 16,s that I have, which are all lime green. It also had a square charge bar, which, when removed, disclosed a standard 1/18 oz steet bushing, and what looked like a rusty coloured powder bushing. It was only when I removed this that I found that it was in fact made of hardwood! Someone had turned it on a lathe, then drilled it out to carry the powder! On inspecting the bag of parts, I also found the broken remains of another hardwood bushing! Has anyone else ever come across this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Seems like a good idea. I read years ago of a motorbike that someone had bought in India, when they stripped it down they found that the piston was wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfireman Posted April 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Seems like a good idea. I read years ago of a motorbike that someone had bought in India, when they stripped it down they found that the piston was wood! Talk about going for a burn up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) Seems like a good idea. I read years ago of a motorbike that someone had bought in India, when they stripped it down they found that the piston was wood! That wood have been an early 575cc Chippendale...whose piston had 150 rings. It was though superseded by Moses when the roar of his Triumph is heard in the hills. Edited April 8, 2016 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 No wooden pistons so far but i came by the wooden bushings a few times , here is a few i got with a Texan awile ago they worked ok but made proper ones from steel for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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