Okay, I want to make a primer tube filler from scratch. Please help!

[Conditor22]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ds_ZpW2L_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuA2rSUr728
https://www.evergladesammo.com/catal.../?q=pal+filler

Hornady 050098 Lock-N-Load 1911 Auto Primer Tube Filler, Red $59.99
https://www.amazon.com/Hornady-05009.../dp/B00S3U0Z22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVtuNlz20z4
Frankford Arsenal Vibra Prime Universal Automatic Large and Small Primer Tube Filler for Reloading $52.48
https://www.amazon.com/Frankford-Ars...g%2C208&sr=1-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLbD-qWlnto

[Kenstone]

I'm happy with the Frankford unit and have retired that DIY I posted above once the Frankford units became available again and bought one.
With that in mind, I believe the OP could buy a Lee folding square tray and a replacement trough for a Lee Pro 1000 or Lee Loadmaster press and use those 2 components to build a tube loader by just engineering/building a simple adaptor for the exit end of the trough for aligning the tube.
Trays, 2 for $6:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ng-primer-tray
Pro1000 Primer attachment, $11.20:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...mer-attachment
Loadmaster Primer attachment, $19:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ll-primer-feed
Or even this Ergo Prime tray update kit, it's $8:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ray-update-kit
It would seem starting with any or all those components would be way less frustrating the starting from scratch and re-inventing the "wheel".

If I wasn't happy with the Frankford tube filler I'd probably be going that route if inclined to "make my own"...
jmo

Edit: It looks like the OP has not been back to be part of this conversion for a while and may have already lost interest in building his own primer feeder

[Lloyd Smale]

[QUOTESince you have had trouble with both the Frankford and Hornady have you considered your problems might be your technique and not the tool?][/QUOTE] yup! Never used the Hornady but have been using the Frankfort arsenol for probably 15 years. I might get an upside down primer about once a month if im not paying attention. Now if your the type that pounds a 6 pack and watches tv while they load you sure shouldn't use one. But I wouldn't be without one. Picking the one by one off a flip tray??? Id rather load 9mms on a single stage press

[skrapyard628]

Maybe take a look at the primer collater/feed mechanism on the newer Mark7 press. Something similar to the collater mechanism with a spot to attach a primer tube to the exit chute might be possible.

[Drew P]

I'm happy with the Frankford unit and have retired that DIY I posted above once the Frankford units became available again and bought one.
With that in mind, I believe the OP could buy a Lee folding square tray and a replacement trough for a Lee Pro 1000 or Lee Loadmaster press and use those 2 components to build a tube loader by just engineering/building a simple adaptor for the exit end of the trough for aligning the tube.
Trays, 2 for $6:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ng-primer-tray
Pro1000 Primer attachment, $11.20:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...mer-attachment
Loadmaster Primer attachment, $19:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ll-primer-feed
Or even this Ergo Prime tray update kit, it's $8:
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...ray-update-kit
It would seem starting with any or all those components would be way less frustrating the starting from scratch and re-inventing the "wheel".

If I wasn't happy with the Frankford tube filler I'd probably be going that route if inclined to "make my own"...
jmo

Edit: It looks like the OP has not been back to be part of this conversion for a while and may have already lost interest in building his own primer feeder

im still here! Sheesh it’s only been a week! I have a job too! I still want to make my own feeder. I haven’t had time to work on it though. Hopefully i will have some free time soon. Thanks for the links Ive eyed the lee folding tray before and wondered how well it worked. I like that it shuffles them out sideways rather than drops them into a hole.

[6bg6ga]

After hearing how great a job some of these primer loading machines do I simply purchased a 6' section of aluminum hollow tube with the same OD and ID as the Dillon uses. I cut the tube into the same length as Dillon has. I de burred both ends and drilled one end for the hair pin. I now have 5 of these filled and ready to go before I start loading. Its cheaper and simpler for me to do it this way.

[roysha]

Seems to me that with a little redesign the HOR shotshell primer tube filler system would work quite well. It sure works nicely for the shotshell primers.