Originally Posted by
wab0372
..... OR was inexperience raising it's ugly head. In any case it has been an interesting experience. Just wondered if anyone else has had this same problem?
I wouldn't say inexperience has an ugly head, but failing to learn from experience might.
Many moons ago I had similar problems, and it is also possible to get a similar thing when tapping. I came to the conclusion it was because I was not applying even force to each of the handles on the die; you have to make sure you balance the effort equally so you are 'turning' the die around the rod not levering it sideways.
But the guide you made is really the best solution.
An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.