I wish somebody made.....................

[Boosted98gsx]

A mold preheating oven. I know it's easy to "make" one, but I like nice looking stuff on my workbench. Call me OCD.

[jimbull34]

organized desk, work bench, is the sign of a sick mind!!!!! An

[hunter74]

I wish somebody made a complete automatic setup for the Star sizer so I didn't have to pull the handle myself. Electronic or air motor is not a concern if it works. The thought of pushing a button instead of using serious elbow grease is very tempting.

If anyone of the mechanics in here started to produce a kit like this for the star I'm sure they would get many orders.

[Garyshome]

Lee made a .403 size die.

[DanWalker]

How about kits to automate an RCBS pot? While I'm wishing, it should also have conversion dies and sprue plates to allow LEE molds and Iron molds from major manufacturers to be used. Price it under 2 grand so that the serious home caster could afford it. 11 Grand for an automated Magma is just WAAAAAY out of most peoples price range.

[benellinut]

Mechanicalmayham
All your wishes have been granted to other people.
The Lyman lead dipper is double sided. There is a threaded "receiver" on both sides.

One or two of the members here make rail systems for mounting presses and accessories. Pat Marlin makes the RockDock http://www.patmarlins.com/

Years back, Wiley Clapp described his new loading bench. It was three layers of 3/4" cabinet grade (no voids) plywood laminated with paper between the layers to create just enough room for slide in blocks. The middle layer was cut an inch wider than the top layer. The blocks were double layers, without the paper shim. Here is one adaptation of it. http://www.rifleshootermag.com/2011/...benchs_022607/

This one uses clamping rails
http://ultimatereloader.com/2011/03/...mate-reloader/

Lee makes a bench plate system that isn't flush, but it is affordable.

I have each one of my presses bolted to 3/4 oak slabs for mounting plates, the oak slabs then gets bolted to the top of bench. I drilled three holes in through each of the slabs and on the bench all with the same bolt pattern. I then inserted these claw furniture nuts in the holes drilled of the bench from the underside.

A bolt with a large thick washer is used to draw and seat them into the wood. Now the bench has threaded holes, pick a press to use, align the holes in the mounting block with the bench, drop in three bolts, tighten and your ready to go.

To store the presses not in use, I glued and screwed another board using 3/4 spacers under the front edge of the bench, off to the side and out of the way. This gives me an opening of 3/4 inch at the front edge of the bench to slip the mounting slabs into, just slide the board the press is mounted on into the slot and it holds it out of the way until I need it again.

[mongoose33]

I have each one of my presses bolted to 3/4 oak slabs for mounting plates, the oak slabs then gets bolted to the top of bench. I drilled three holes in through each of the slabs and on the bench all with the same bolt pattern. I then inserted these claw furniture nuts in the holes drilled of the bench from the underside.

A bolt with a large thick washer is used to draw and seat them into the wood. Now the bench has threaded holes, pick a press to use, align the holes in the mounting block with the bench, drop in three bolts, tighten and your ready to go.

To store the presses not in use, I glued and screwed another board using 3/4 spacers under the front edge of the bench, off to the side and out of the way. This gives me an opening of 3/4 inch at the front edge of the bench to slip the mounting slabs into, just slide the board the press is mounted on into the slot and it holds it out of the way until I need it again.

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Seriously, I can see the bolting to the bench--I like that idea a lot, I'm chewing on that for my own setup--but I'm having trouble visualizing how you're storing the presses when not in use. Can you post a pic of that? And while you're at it, you might as well show a press mounted to your bench.

[benellinut]

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Seriously, I can see the bolting to the bench--I like that idea a lot, I'm chewing on that for my own setup--but I'm having trouble visualizing how you're storing the presses when not in use. Can you post a pic of that? And while you're at it, you might as well show a press mounted to your bench.

I'll have to get my camera back, loaned it out. But maybe I can explain better, if you attach two blocks of wood under the front edge of your bench that are 3/4" thick by 2"x 2" square, attach them few feet apart from each other. Then under those two blocks, you attach piece of wood a few feet long to those blocks, you end up with a 3/4" gap between the underside of the bench and the long piece of wood.

The slabs the presses are mounted on extend beyond the back of the press by about 6 inches. That 3/4" gap under the bench is where I slip the slab's the presses are mounted to and the weight of the press holds it in place.

Something like this.

-------------------------------------- <-- Underside of bench
[ ]<-------------3/4" gap inside here------------>[ ] <-- 3/4" blocks
-------------------------------------- <-- Long piece of wood attached to the blocks

If I still didn't make it clear let me know and I'll get some pics posted when I get my camera back.

[Tiziano52]

Hi!
I apologize if I do not know English, but this is the crucible that I made.
greetings Tiziano

[scb]

Looks good.

[jroc]

Tiziano thats nice. Welcome. jroc

[Czech_too]

Tiziano,
First off, Welcome.
A two hole/spout pot! How cool is that?
Do you have the option of closing one off if need be?

Brian

[Tiziano52]

Tiziano,
First off, Welcome.
A two hole/spout pot! How cool is that?
Do you have the option of closing one off if need be?

Brian

Ciao Brian!
Yes is possible with e screw down.
Sorry but i dont speake english.

Ciao Tiziano

[benellinut]

Maybe you can order the orifice plate from Magma and make it fit a pot, see the video on this page http://www.magmaengineering.com/masterpot/

[blikseme300]

The best additions for my CB hobby has been the purchase and learning to use of a mini lathe and mini mill. These allowed me to fabricate or modify tooling which enhanced my CB casting and reloading to a satisfying level. So much for saving money reloading but the satisfaction is priceless. Crafting solutions to reloading challenges takes things to a new level, IMHO.

[Went2kck]

where is the mess at?

[JSnover]

A mold preheating oven. I know it's easy to "make" one, but I like nice looking stuff on my workbench. Call me OCD.

http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-ben...I7kaAikt8P8HAQ
$100.00
Made for powder coating but you could park a handful of molds in there.
Personally, I would remove the glass from a small convection oven, replace it with a sheet of steel with a hole in it so the wood handles don't get charred. One of these days...

[mold maker]

I have a short thumb, and a stiff index, that is numb. I need a bottom piece to use the LEE collator and four tubes to manualy present one piece of brass, oriented the same way every time.

[PbHurler]

Micrometer adjustable sizing dies.
.354" ~ 360", .429" ~ 432" etc.

[hunter74]

A bullet feeder for the Star that does not cost a pile of money!