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I got the set of gears that Hornady sent me; they were kind enough to send them for free. Sure enough, the diameter of the new gears was about 1.5mm smaller than the old ones.
I polished the axles...

I lube with WD40.

It's extremely watery, and I only need a tiny bit.
It's not necessary, but so much of my life is spent on unnecessary things.
It just makes the resizing smoother and faster.
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Okay, I just purchased the above from an estate sale, still in it's box; never used.
Got it for $75 as the guy selling it had plugged it in, turned it on, and nothing happened.

I knew there was...

That hurts when you lose meat like that. Like most of us here, my taking an animals life for food renders to me an obligation not to waste it.

However, if it was a boar that the bacon came from,...

WD-40. Everybody has some. Just need to drop cases into soapy water after sizing, and rinse.
Very convenient for 100 to 1,000 cases; probably a lot of trouble for 10 cases.

Not much to add to the current complaints about a lack of primers.

Are there any businesses that allow backorder of primers?

I haven't found any.

Thanks!

G.

I agree that the hang up for automated (turret or linear) is priming.
I've been trying to Rube Goldberg something automated (linear) that uses already primed cases, with the cases in a track, and...

The advantage of the Lee ACP is feeding of the cases and primers into the work area. Every pull of the handle is a primed case.
Very easy to do 1000 cases at a time, and for those of us shooting...

I want the same thing for reloading that I want for my surgical practice: accomplish procedures more safely, more quickly, more easily, and with the desired outcomes.
There have been some marvelous...

Why haven't we seen any videos of the ACP (automatic case priming) press in action?
I seem to recall having seen videos of the APP in operation a good 6 months before they were available for order....

You guys are making great points about people like me who only load a few thousand rounds per year, and who mainly focus on very accurate hunting loads.
I typically reload and process brass in...

Count me in.
My only complaint is that it's not powered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr1z17fm_aY

GBO sizing machine

Jmorris,
What type of electric motor is that?
Was that the original RPM it was designed for?
Your work is fantastic. In real life I’m a neurosurgeon (brain surgeon) and your engineering skills are...

Found another video on YouTube of an automated resizing machine. Again, rotation of the motor turned into linear movement of the ram. Look up GBO reload.
I could see a modification of that design:...

That shell holder system also means that you wouldn't need to worry about having a stand alone shell holder circle back to pick up a new case. Talk about easy set up! Since you can use the same shell...

Wow, that is great idea!
Using rotary motion you have the decap unit moving in a linear (vertical) plane, with progression of the cases to a sorting station.

That same concept would work for the...

I love the 35 Whelen, and I shoot the AI version.

May I suggest: neck size only.
So much easier, and I never get crumpled cases.
IMHO Hornady makes the best neck sizing dies (I'm not a shill...

Mattw,
I was thinking the same thing (taking apart a press and re-purposing it for this project). The advantage of what you suggest is that the ram and die holder (threads) are already in alignment....

I’ve been watching some of the YouTube videos of automated reloading set-ups, and especially the DIY systems.
Like a lot of you, I prefer to do my sizing and priming separate from powder/bullet/...