Semi-automated boolit sizer and high capacity magazine feed
This thread is about my version of a semi-automated push through boolit sizing machine and magazine system for use with dry coatings like HiTEK and powder coating. This build thread will be a little bit different than most, in that I’ve already figured out how to make it work and how to make the components and assemblies. I will periodically add posts to this thread and explain what’s what and why it was done that way. I also intend to share the design and show you how to make one of these for yourself. If making one yourself isn’t the right choice for you but you still want one, let me know. Depending on the interest level, I may become a vendor sponsor so I can run a group buy/do more than casual sales.
To start, here are a few pictures of the overall machine and a video showing it in action.
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https://youtu.be/q3yhdEV0Kdg
Here were the design objectives:
1.*******A very functional, durable, strong design for pistol boolits (not long rifle boolits)
2.*******Ergonomic boolit feeding into the feeding device/magazine
3.*******Human powered
4.*******Safe operation
These were the design constraints I used:
1.*******Parts that I could make using my existing fabrication equipment (basic metal working and wood working equipment).
2.*******Minimal and easy fabrication setups
3.*******Minimal fabrication time
4.*******Easy to assemble
5.*******Low BOM cost
6.*******Sizer fixture assembly must fit inside a medium USPS flat rate box
7.*******Magazines and magazine holder must fit inside a large USPS flat rate box