Replacement Hopper for Ohaus Duo-Matic Powder Measure?
Does anyone know of a source for a spare hopper (looks sort of like a tapered beaker/graduated cylinder or even a Pilsener glass) for this obsolete, but otherwise perfect powder measure? The inside diameter of the housing/collar is 3/4". RCBS no longer has parts for these measures, but they will offer a trade-in for a Uniflow PM, which I don't want, mostly because the Ohaus is the only measure I own that will handle IMR 5010. Thanks in advance for your help!
P.S. I'm off to Lowe's to see if I can find a copper pipe fitting that fits the collar. If so, I can cobble up an empty plastic soda, water, etc. bottle to fit and serve as a hopper of sorts.
fix for duo measure hopper
I did use a 3/4 copper female adapter for mine and a plastic hopper for a paint gun; heated the plastic and fitting enough to make my own threads from the female threaded end of the fitting onto the hopper base. I then drilled a larger hole in the metal washer that was at the inside base of the hopper. It looks as if it were factory made and is at least 5 times stronger than the original and functions flawlessly, metering the powder as well or better than some high end (price) measures. [smilie=p: