Making that Bullet Collator

[Recordingwhiz]

I am working on a design change to the collator wheel that will prevent it from allowing it to lift and allow a bullet to get underneath, as I am also experiencing this as well, hope to have it printed and tested sometime this week.

[HATCH]

There is a newer design that has a tighter shaft area.

It was released the past couple weeks.



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[6bg6ga]

The base piece works fine.
The adjustments are being made on the slider.
The slider takes a couple hrs to print which isn't that bad.
It could be printed in a hr with less fill and thicker layer.


Joe, I think this product is something that is needed.
It is also something that ANYONE can make with a $200 investment
And the cool part is your not spending $200 just to make this one item.
There are TONS of items that you can print up.

I printed out a bookmark for my daughter this morning. Took 45 mins. She was HAPPY as can be.
My son has something he wants printed but I told him he had to wait because it would tie the printer up for a full day (24hrs)

Charles,

Your absolutely correct. The product is needed and is a viable one and a product that is within reach of just about anyone. I'm tight with my money since I am counting days before I retire and money becomes tighter than it has been before. I believe 100% in this DIY project as its one just about every loader can use especially if they have a press capable of using it or if they happen to own a Star or Magma or multiple units for sizing operation. I happen to have a turret bullet feeder that was machined special before MBF started to market a product like it. Having a collator to run base up nose down to feed the bullet tube on Star or magma would be out of this world and to be blunt a heck of a lot cheaper than shelling out around $1300-1500- for a collator that was designed specifically for the star/magma.

[6bg6ga]

There is a newer design that has a tighter shaft area.

It was released the past couple weeks.



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That bullet wheel would solve all of my problems. The motor shaft hole looks so tight that I doubt that it would be possible that it would exhibit the same behavier that the looser collator wheels do.

[AmmoMike83]

I am working on a design change to the collator wheel that will prevent it from allowing it to lift and allow a bullet to get underneath, as I am also experiencing this as well, hope to have it printed and tested sometime this week.

lifting the collator plate up prevents the gears of the motor to crack.

[6bg6ga]

lifting the collator plate up prevents the gears of the motor to crack.

I suppose I should probably take my gear box apart and see if the gears have damaged. Mine raised the plate and clogged with bullets and stalled but not before make a loud report.

[HATCH]

I am printing something for my son that will take until this afternoon.
After that I will print a 9mm plate. Joe if you don't get a updated one, just let me know and i will send you it.

CHARLES

[AmmoMike83]

I am printing something for my son that will take until this afternoon.
After that I will print a 9mm plate. Joe if you don't get a updated one, just let me know and i will send you it.

CHARLES

what's missing?

[HATCH]

Mike, Joe has the earlier plate with the 10mm center section. Not the latest with the smaller 8mm center section.
Plus the newer ones are also 13mm thick

[6bg6ga]

Darn... The things that one could make and to think my mind was fixed only on collators and bullet stackers.

[6bg6ga]

Mike, Joe has the earlier plate with the 10mm center section. Not the latest with the smaller 8mm center section.
Plus the newer ones are also 13mm thick

I sent an email out and hopefully I will get a reply by email. Going to be in the sticks again today with no cell after I leave the shop.

[Mark2215]

I got a piece of glass this morning, finally I can properly level the bed. I can also print without a raft. Before this the initial layer would always get screwed up, now it prints perfectly right away. I'm going to retry the bullet plate before starting on the base.

[AmmoMike83]

I did an update on the base plate and collators. Haha... just kidding ... blood pressure ok, tony?


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[6bg6ga]

I am one step closer today after receiving what I believe to be the latest of the adjustable plates. Like Charles said its a work in progress and its still a heck of a lot cheaper than buying an expensive collator. Thanks Tony.

[AmmoMike83]

I am one step closer today after receiving what I believe to be the latest of the adjustable plates. Like Charles said its a work in progress and its still a heck of a lot cheaper than buying an expensive collator. Thanks Tony.

I am sorry to disappoint you
Here is the new ATP split v3:



Download: https://www.thingiverse.com/download:4687047

[6bg6ga]

Maybe Tony will send out the latest version with the new bullet collator plates

Split plates to allow more precise adjustment?

[AmmoMike83]

Maybe Tony will send out the latest version with the new bullet collator plates

Split plates to allow more precise adjustment?

The v2 works with 9mm (as seen in my video). So, don't worry Other bullets (boolits), I don't know.
The v3 allows the adjustment of the drop slide and the flip slide independently.

[Tazza]

I like the new update with the adjustable plates. This thread keeps me wanting to get a 3d printer, wonder how i'd go with being able to get one without the wife seeing it?

The small kits i have seen on fleabay are about $230 aud

[6bg6ga]

Tony has mentioned to me that the new plates will have to be drilled out to obtain the correct hole size for the motor shaft. Care must be exercised so that the hole isn't drilled larger than it needs to be and thus another junk plate as a result of the over sized hole. I believe 21/64's was mentioned by Charles as the correct size of the drilled center motor shaft hole.

[AmmoMike83]

Tony has mentioned to me that the new plates will have to be drilled out to obtain the correct hole size for the motor shaft. Care must be exercised so that the hole isn't drilled larger than it needs to be and thus another junk plate as a result of the over sized hole. I believe 21/64's was mentioned by Charles as the correct size of the drilled center motor shaft hole.

My shaft has 8mm, so 21/64's should work fine.