Homemade?

[claxton]

I use a lyman M die for .45acp, but got tired of the extra step when I've got a Dillon 550 right there on the bench. I'm a very amateur machinist, so I made this die to do the job of the M die in the Dillon powder die. Case hardened it with cherry red. We'll see how it works!

[Ole Joe Clarke]

I use a lyman M die for .45acp, but got tired of the extra step when I've got a Dillon 550 right there on the bench. I'm a very amateur machinist, so I made this die to do the job of the M die in the Dillon powder die. Case hardened it with cherry red. We'll see how it works!

Show a view of each end please.

Leon

[claxton]

Just put it in the press, when I'm done loading I'll take some more pictures for you.

[1bilmr59]

I like this Good job.

[Big Tom]

Needed to clean up my reloading bench and designed/printed a few die holders for the pegboard. Can be used for single dies or the LEE Loadmaster die plate / the LEE Turret press die plate. Looks nicer, but no real added value

[Four Fingers of Death]

These 3D printers look like a whole lot of fun.

[Big Tom]

Yep - but also quite a bit of frustration with clogged nozzles, failed prints, bad designs. If you like to tinker with things, they are the coolest thing though

[wquiles]

Yep - but also quite a bit of frustration with clogged nozzles, failed prints, bad designs. If you like to tinker with things, they are the coolest thing though

+1

My next door neighbor has one and we have made lots of parts/designs for hobbies, things around the house, etc.., but YES, there is an initial learning curve where you are tweaking settings for days on end until things work out. Then, you develop something different, say a much thicker part, and you will have to tweak something again, etc....

BUT, these are minor things. 3D printers are awesome!

[catmandu]

My fingers get tired prepping brass so I decided to look at the motorized brass prep units. Well they are nice but $150 for a motor driven chuck is a bit rich. I looked around and noticed I have a collection of cordless drills. 12 volt is easy to power, and keyless chuck is already there so I looked and found a nice metal box and this is what I built.


I will ill mount it to a board later so it does not move around.

it works good!

Paul in WNY

[Ole Joe Clarke]

How about more detail on the power for the drill, so that us electrically challanged ole guys can understand. Looks good.

[Four Fingers of Death]

Neat, I have a drill that I cooked the battery on (unregulated charger) and it has been gathering dust, I have thrown it out a few times, but my frugal Chinese wife (grew up poor during the Cultural Revolution, etc) has rescued everytime. It is a 24v, but that is no problem. Thanks for the idea. Now for a metal box. Maybe a wooden box, mounted under the bench with the chuck just protruding.

[catmandu]

Ole Joe,
No problem. I decided to keep it simple so I selected a used Craftsman that took 12v batteries. After carefully separating the halves of the plastic drill motor case I was left with a chuck and motor with trigger assembly wired to the motor and connector to contact the battery. I was going to use a Harbor Freight trickle charger that was on sale for $5. But decided I use it allot and found a 13.8v 1A DC adapter (wall wart) that I think came from a kids Barbie car. I left the overcurrent protector on the positive motor lead and removed the trigger. I wired the positive from the adapter to a switch then to the over current module then to the positive of the motor. The negative I wired directly to the motor negative. I needed to mount the motor to something and found a chunk of 4x4 post that I used a hole saw to drill thru.
Its not hard to do, I used a metal box from the junk pile, it had a ground resistance analyzer that didn't work.

I like to repurpose things, I feel better than throwing it out and buying new. I hope you like it. I you need clarification I can be clearer.

Good shooting to all.

Paul in WNY

[Ole Joe Clarke]

Thanks so much,
I understand much better now. I'll be on the lookout for a drill without a battery.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

[Butchman205]

Great idea on the drill!...sadly I just chunked a cordless because the battery died. Good idea though friend!


-Butchman

[prickett]

Has anyone made a spent primer sensor?

I used to be able to hear spent primers impacting in a bucket where they fell into. Recently I added a bullet feeder that drowns out the sound of the primer though. So I'd like something that would alert me that a primer successfully was deprimed.

I'm thinking a photoeye or something that would flash an LED when the spent primer fall through the discharge tube.

Any ideas, designs, or tips would be appreciated.

[retread]

Liked the drill idea. Have a couple of old Makita 9.6v that the batteries have long since died. Wonder if a 12v supply would be too much. I do have a 9v but I think the amperage rating is too low. What say you??

retread

[footpetaljones]

Has anyone made a spent primer sensor?

I used to be able to hear spent primers impacting in a bucket where they fell into. Recently I added a bullet feeder that drowns out the sound of the primer though. So I'd like something that would alert me that a primer successfully was deprimed.

I'm thinking a photoeye or something that would flash an LED when the spent primer fall through the discharge tube.

Any ideas, designs, or tips would be appreciated.

Most people use a micro-switch as a sensor when making a bullet feeder. China might make a smaller version that could work for primers. Or you could put a laser and IR sensor on opposing sides of a tube (looking through holes) and program it so that an alarm is sounded when the laser hits the sensor.

[Twmaster]

Made an adapter to use a newly bought Unliflow powder chucker on my Lee powder dies.

[62chevy]

Made an adapter to use a newly bought Unliflow powder chucker on my Lee powder dies.

3D or the old fashioned way?

[Twmaster]

3D or the old fashioned way?

On a lathe. Non of this hi-tech nonsense here!