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Thread: Making that Bullet Collator

  1. #7101
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    Dear Team,

    What size of the APP_Offset_Connector_X do you recommend for 9x19 and 223 rem brass ? Neither caliber brass will pass the APP_Offset_Connector_10.stl.

    Best regards
    Roger

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    10mm drop tube, 11mm offset for both.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TylerR View Post
    10mm drop tube, 11mm offset for both.
    Huge thanks Tyler !

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    Dear Team !

    Anyone that have been playing with a small camera/screen to monitor the brass/bullet level in the collator ?
    Perhaps just using a small Tuya camera and stream to a phone ?

    Best Regards
    ///Roger

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    Quote Originally Posted by rogerandre View Post
    Huge thanks Tyler !
    You bet! General rule of thumb is the offset should be one step larger than the drop tube.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rogerandre View Post
    Dear Team !

    Anyone that have been playing with a small camera/screen to monitor the brass/bullet level in the collator ?
    Perhaps just using a small Tuya camera and stream to a phone ?

    Best Regards
    ///Roger
    I think most people use a mirror. I have never bothered

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    Quote Originally Posted by TylerR View Post
    I think most people use a mirror. I have never bothered
    I guess I am just a geek

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    Quote Originally Posted by TylerR View Post
    I think most people use a mirror. I have never bothered
    Please post some pictures of your mirror setup. When time permits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TylerR View Post
    I think most people use a mirror. I have never bothered
    Quote Originally Posted by rogerandre View Post
    Please post some pictures of your mirror setup. When time permits.
    I don't have a mirror setup. never found it that necessary so didn't set one up.

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    Mirror on collator

    Quote Originally Posted by rogerandre View Post
    Please post some pictures of your mirror setup. When time permits.
    Hi,
    I use a mirror (actually it's mirror finished acrylic from Amazon). This is how I mounted mine on my Dillon 650XL (not sure why the pics have rotated sideways.) I don't use it so much for checking volume as just monitoring performance and potential jams. Hope this helps.
    Ed
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedlegEd View Post
    Hi,
    I use a mirror (actually it's mirror finished acrylic from Amazon). This is how I mounted mine on my Dillon 650XL (not sure why the pics have rotated sideways.) I don't use it so much for checking volume as just monitoring performance and potential jams. Hope this helps.
    Ed
    Hey Ed! Haven't heard from you for a coons age. Hope all is well.

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    Hi. Yep, it's been a while. Doing well and enjoying retirement. Hope all is well with you and yours.
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    Dear Team !

    Is the Rifle_Brass_Collator_Plate_Large.stl the optimal plate for 308 Win brass ?
    Best regards
    Roger

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    That appears to be the correct one for the standard body.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rogerandre View Post
    Dear Team !

    Is the Rifle_Brass_Collator_Plate_Large.stl the optimal plate for 308 Win brass ?
    Best regards
    Roger
    Yes and all cases based on it, like .243W, or similar size....for larger, longer calibers, you might use the plate generator...... It's a pretty simple thing to measure the case length, add 3mm and plug in that value where it asks for hole width......and do specify the plate diameter for the size base you have printed (I think that is in the manual), and plate thickness to match the thickest diameter of your case.

    Quote Originally Posted by RedlegEd View Post
    Hi. Yep, it's been a while. Doing well and enjoying retirement. Hope all is well with you and yours.
    Hi Ed! Always great to hear from my first mentor! Retirement still eludes me....even though I have arrived at the pretty much worthless age of 74.
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    Dear Team!
    Any plans on adding a small hole (or similar) in the main body to allow for dumping out sand and other dirt from range brass ?
    Best regards
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    I now realize that collating range brass to an APP to deprime it fast before tumbling, you might get some sand in the mix that will end up in the collator base......so why not use one of these? Then once deprimed it's readly to be wet tumbled if you are as anal as I am.

    https://www.amazon.com/BISSELL-AeroS...xoCz08QAvD_BwE

    This little jewel isn't that cheap, but I'll bet the Mrs. would love one too.......you could.....share....

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    Someone here recommended this mirror a while back. Clipped on to the brass feeder I can see in both collators, nice for seeing if a plate is jammed when I have music going or running the trimmer on the Dillon with muffs on.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check