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02 July 2004, 13:19
belaw
Confused about dies
What's the difference between a collet die and a bushing die?

I thought they were similiar in concept, and were used for neck sizing, until I saw Redding S Type Full Length Die's on Sinclair's website.
02 July 2004, 13:23
lawndart
A bushing is a steel "doughnut" that gets slid over the case neck. A collet consists of multiple "fingers" that queeze the case neck against a rod (mandrel) inside the case neck at the same time. When you grab your wanker to pee, that is like using a collet. When you put on a condom to boink, that is like using a bushing.
JCN
02 July 2004, 13:50
Hellrazor
You must pee on your hands a lot...
02 July 2004, 15:43
lawndart
I hadn't thought about it that much, but now that you mention it I guess I do.
JCN
PS I'll be back in a few minutes after I get a paper towel to dry my hands.
02 July 2004, 16:30
lawndart
Needless to say, I prefer Bushings to Collets.
JCN
03 July 2004, 03:26
Kingfisher
I believe that the moral of this story is that a bushing is going to get you more sex than a collet.
03 July 2004, 10:22
Hellrazor
Lets get this straight, you perfer bush?

God thats a sad play on words.