Am making a new powder trickler, thought some of you might like to hear about it. All from materials you can buy at the local stores.
Bill of materials:
2 matching copper reducers ( mine are 1X 1 1/2")
6" copper tubing of the same dia and the small ends of reducers ( Mine is 1")
3" brass tubing 3/8" od .312 Id ( mine will be 1 5/8" long)
4" .312 Od X .250 Id brass tubing
Solder and flux
Parts list:
2 reducers
1 piece of copper tubing 3/4" long
1 piece 3/8" brass tubing same length as the dia as the large end of reducers
2 pieces 3/8 brass tubing 3/4" long
1 piece .312 brass tubing a long as you want the end and thru the body + 1 1/4"
1 ea 1/4" id compression spring as long as the .312 dia tube
Steps:
shorten small ends of reducers to 3/8" long and remove stops
deburr reducers
set together on 3/4" copper tube to alighn and solder
cut a disk to match the dia of tubing and solder into seal tube on one end. This side is now the bottom
Drill 3/8 hole thru at joint or solder line
Fit 3/8 brass tubing in center file thru 3/16 wide slot 5/8 " long solder into body with slot centered and straight up
remove burrs from inside and smooth surface
.312 od brass tube fie matching slot into it. you want 3/4" of it out on drive end
The spring becomes the "auger" cut tight coils off ends and pull into the .312 brass tube to back side of slot This should be a snug fit in the tube
Plug back end of tube with stem
glue one 3/4" long 3/8 tube to back end of tube so slots alighn
glue second on other side leaving .003-.005 clearance to allow free turning Must be assembled when sleeve is glued on
Fill base with lead to with in 1/8" of edge
Polish it up