New to the list folks and new to the idea of casting commercial volumes of bullets. Previously I've only cast stuff in simple molds by hand. So anyhow I've hooked up with the Mechanical Engineering Dept at the local University and they have agreed to help me out a little bit. What I plan on doing is to buy and automate 3 Master Casters and at least one Starr sizer. I'm also planning on either automating or buying an automated gas check machine. Being new I don't know if all my questions have already been answered here on the forum or not. If so, I'd appreciate it if one of you would let me know before I waste a bunch of your time. If not, then here are a few of the questions:
1. Automating a Master Caster -I was planning on using a single acting, spring return, magnetically dampened pneumatic cylinder controlled by a small computer. Anybody done this already?
2. Does anyone know of either a well worked out, reliable automated gas check punch or has anyone made their own?
3. Have any of you automated a Star luber?