Lyman Ohaus M5 scale

[Chiquita]

Curious, the M5 doesn't have the leveling adjustment screw like the RCBS?

 

[Perraba]

It does, still could not get it level.

 

[Chiquita]

It does, still could not get it level.

If you don't mind, let us know what the issue was.

 

[Perraba]

Will do

 

[Tesoro]

Yes I’m familiar with Scott, On the positive side many people have an opposite experience and the product received is outstanding.

Never been a complaint about the work, but rather receiving the scale and money then going silent for months, leaving customer fully pissed off and in the dark.

 

[Tesoro]

It does, still could not get it level.

Huh. Put a small bubble level ontop of the scale and then use the left screw leg to level the bubble. THEN set all to zero and see where you are at on the pointer. if low then add some pieces of bird shot to pan to get to zero. ( can use an exacto blade to cut off slivers of lead). Then remove the screw from pan holder, gently remove with exacto and add the lead pellets you put in the pan.
If the beam is high then dump all the lead pellets in the pan and then take out piece by piece with tweezers to get to zero. can cut the last one to get it dead on.
After that, everytime you set up scale try to put it in the same area as when you leveled it and then fine adjust with the screw leg.

 

[bamaboy1960]

Never been a complaint about the work, but rather receiving the scale and money then going silent for months, leaving customer fully pissed off and in the dark.

Agree, just kept the money. Didn't receive a scale or a thank you for my contribution, four or five years now

 

[philip brousseau]

The pans and hangers are not interchangeable on these scales. Possibly got mixed with another scale. I'd adjust the hanger weight to zero scale to a point that you have a range of adjustment with the scales leveling screw . I'm still using an m5 I bought for $16.00 when I was a kid, have never seen any need for a tune up.

 

[danny]

You should hang you pan the other way as it is alot easier to r/r. Then balance it. Dont use that big weight. Use checkweights or if you dont have use dimes. Look up how much they weigh and zero it based on your powder load.

People nearly always like their hanger to be backwards and in the way of putting the pan on and taking it off. Start examining the scale images posted by people on the Internet. Maybe they feel that vanging the pan into the wire does something good. I don't know. People have lots of odd ideas

Danny

 

[Tesoro]

People nearly always like their hanger to be backwards. Start examining the scale images posted by people on the Internet.

Danny

Backwards is the proper way!

 

[MS50]

Backwards is the proper way!

To clarify for someone slow on the uptake, the loop on the hook facing the beam (left) is the proper way, or the improper way?

 

[Tesoro]

The hangar works both ways but it is much easier to r/r the pan from the end of beam like in this pic. I think this is the correct position but seen pics where people dad it reversed. I dont use pans and instead use a cut down 35mm plastic film canister. less splash n spill when throwing a charge and faster to handle.

 

[Sniperhandle]

Many people don't know this, That phillips head screw on the pan holder base is for taking it apart and there are pieces of lead shot in there, Sometimes you need to add or remove some lead shot to get the scale to zero properly, I've had to do that to a couple of scales in the past.

 

[Tesoro]

Many people don't know this, That phillips head screw on the pan holder base is for taking it apart and there are pieces of lead shot in there, Sometimes you need to add or remove some lead shot to get the scale to zero properly, I've had to do that to a couple of scales in the past.

Correct! Can cut lead shot with exacto blade to fine tune, esp if u change pans. Level scale first.

 

[Perraba]

Original poster here. I sent the scale to Scott Parker and it now works perfectly. It can detect the difference in one piece of powder.

 

[danny]

The pans and hangers are not interchangeable on these scales. Possibly got mixed with another scale. I'd adjust the hanger weight to zero scale to a point that you have a range of adjustment with the scales leveling screw . I'm still using an m5 I bought for $16.00 when I was a kid, have never seen any need for a tune up.

It probably wont need a "tune" unless it is malfunctioning.

Danny