Homemade?

[psychicrhino]

Automatic bullet caster










Automatic bullet sizer

Wow, tuff act to follow!!

[ncfyrfyter]

Homemade tumbler.

[Johnny_V]

Wow!!!

Never saw a double barrel tumbler before. Nice job........

[ncbearman]

Homemade tumbler.

Nice! How are the "caps" set up to seal. What did you use?

[Four Fingers of Death]

HaHa! I thought that I was pretty clever sawing the spout short off a big funnel for returning powder to the can!

[fiberoptik]

Only thing missing is an automated back scratcher.

[MaryB]

I have 2 of those, called cats...

[BigEyeBob]

In the pic below are some things I've made /or modified to suit my needs.
I live in a remote area and one cant always get the things one would like so I have to make
what I can't get readily .I'm not shy about buying stuff and adapting to suit my needs ,especially the Lee bits and pieces because they are fairly cheap.The internet is a God send to me.
From the left ,
1> 3 piece die to bump 220gn 308" bullets up to 316" for my 303 Enfield.
also made a sizer(not shown) to size them back to 314"
2> Universal decapper , does cases from 243 up to 577Nitro
3>pan lube cake cutter cuts 10 bullets from the lube cake and you can push them out with the plunger .
4>Modified Lee 270WIN Neck sizer die to size 303-270 (Aussie wildcat)
5>Modified Lee 270Win factory crimp die to neck crimp 303-270. Also modified a Lee 257 Roberts factory crimp for my 303-25(not shown )
6>.301" bullet sizer die and two push rods for 300 Sherwood cast bullets

Next project , I'm going to attempt a bullet mould for my 500 Express .

[DeputyDog25]

You guy are just totally amazing, the true essence of American Ingenuity at work here. I am like one fellow said in this post, I am lucky if I can make earwax. Does anyone make upgraded locking rings for standard dies, I noticed that one fellow did, but he has been banned. I would be interested in buying some if anyone makes them.

[Johnny_V]

Does anyone make upgraded locking rings for standard dies, I noticed that one fellow did, but he has been banned. I would be interested in buying some if anyone makes them.

DeputyDog,

You may want to take a look at McMaster Carr, they are my hardware bible. 7/8" - 14 Jam Nuts

If these are too thick to suit your needs, trim them down to fit....

[DeputyDog25]

[QUOTE=Johnny_V;2853909]DeputyDog,

You may want to take a look at McMaster Carr, they are my hardware bible. 7/8" - 14 Jam Nuts


Thank you for that, what I would like are some just like what you have the link for, but made from aluminum with a way to tighten them with a set screw, I know Forster makes them but they are very expensive and I didn't know if someone here makes them, as I would much rather give my business to someone here on this fine forum.

[Johnny_V]

Thank you for that, what I would like are some just like what you have the link for, but made from aluminum with a way to tighten them with a set screw, I know Forster makes them but they are very expensive and I didn't know if someone here makes them, as I would much rather give my business to someone here on this fine forum.

DeputyDog,

Personally, I like the Hornady lock rings that come with the dies, but since I have a machine shop, I usually fab my own.....

[mike daniels]

my friend always used a concrete mixer to polish brass one night he got tanked up and forgot to shut the mixer up it must have ran all night it polished so bright

[mike daniels]

from then on he didn't get so tanked up

[mike daniels]

how well does this work better than a master caster?

[Four Fingers of Death]

Probably about the same, but at a fraction of the cost.

[William Yanda]

I was cruising Sally Ann's this morning, looking for pewter. Scored a bowl marked Steiff pewter for a buck. Then I had a brainstorm. Why wouldn't that electric ice cream freezer make a tumbler. 6 quart capacity. All for the great sum of $5.99 plus tax. I removed the guts and it still rotates. The trick will be keeping it assembled while it works on its side.

[jmorris]

how well does this work better than a master caster?

If you were referring to my homemade version, this is a video of it running.



I am not sure if it works any better than a "real" one, as I have never used or seen one in person but it was cheap. The most expensive part was the first mold I bought from Magma, $65.

Except for some set collars, the 3500 watt oven element and oil lite bushings, the rest was what my wife calls "junk" I had.

[62chevy]

If you were referring to my homemade version, this is a video of it running.



I am not sure if it works any better than a "real" one, as I have never used or seen one in person but it was cheap. The most expensive part was the first mold I bought from Magma, $65.

Except for some set collars, the 3500 watt oven element and oil lite bushings, the rest was what my wife calls "junk" I had.

Your sizer looks cool too.

[Bullwolf]

Electric hotplate mould warmer with an oven top. Inexpensive, and easily made.



Works great when a mild breeze or wind is blowing while you're casting.

Acknowledgements go out to Gearnasher for the original idea, and to JohnB_in_Glencoe for the super convenient top handle idea which I shamelessly borrowed.




- Bullwolf