Powder pan for Lyman scales

[amc577]

Bought a set of used Lyman scales...no powder pan...any idea where I might find a replacement pan..preferably at less than the cost of the scales!

amc577

[zanes]

Are you talking about a balance scale or a digital scale?

My RCBS digital scale came without a powder pan so I bought a 10ml lab beaker off the bay of e ( ) which works fine. For a balance scale, not sure.

[JB101]

I use empty 177 pellet tin bottom halfs
Balanced with blue tack to all the same weights & dispense into those for use in a chargemaster

[1066]

If it's a beam scale you will need to recalibrate the tare weight when you get a new pan, even the exact Lyman pan will not be the correct weight. It's easy enough to do.

Or, you could take the opportunity to get a Lyman plastic pan with the built in funnel - you will still need to re-tare the scale anyway.

http://www.1967spud.com/product-category/scale-accs/

[amc577]

Beam scales...I can see from the scales that I will need a correct weight pan. The pan holder has lead shot inside it which presumably can be adjusted. I have e mailed Lyman, usa for details of any uk supplier. Tried my rcbs pan..far too heavy to get a balance. The Lyman pan is probably aluminium.

amc577

[1066]

Beam scales...I can see from the scales that I will need a correct weight pan. The pan holder has lead shot inside it which presumably can be adjusted. I have e mailed Lyman, usa for details of any uk supplier. Tried my rcbs pan..far too heavy to get a balance. The Lyman pan is probably aluminium.

amc577

Ok, what number scale is it? D-7, D500, Pro 500, M5? Have you tried your RCBS pan when you have removed all your lead shot?

[1066]

Have a look at these on a well know auction site.

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[amc577]

Thanks for the info...this is a D7 scale.....

amc577

[1066]

The D-7 is fairly standard, any powder pan will do the job. If you have any worries about setting the tare weight, I made a short video a while ago showing how I do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOKJxe0FUTk

[angrybear]

The bay, set to search world wide, for the USA.

[amc577]

Watched the video thanks...my rcbs pan is brass and far too heavy to get a balance..I assume that the Lyman pan is aluminium or very thin steel. I have one response from the thread thanks.

amc577

[1066]

Yes, the D7 pans were gold anodized aluminium. some of the later Lymans with the plastic bases used plastic pans.

A few years ago I made a short run of spare pan sets including the weight boxes and hangers. Unfortunately I don't have left.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...1066/mail2.jpg

[1066]

Ok - Just had a rummage through my bit and found a spare pan - this is plastic, same size as the rcbs pans.

How about £5 including shipping if you're interested?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pspu4uhbrj.jpg