On TylerR's github, click the green box "code" then download the Zip file for the whole project.......then unzip on your computer..... pick and choose what you want to see and/or print.
On TylerR's github, click the green box "code" then download the Zip file for the whole project.......then unzip on your computer..... pick and choose what you want to see and/or print.
One thing that really aggravates me is one minute everything seems to be spinning properly, no jams or anything to ruin your mood. Then all of a sudden you are constantly getting jams right when the cast bullet is about to drop down the tube. I have looked and looked to see what could be causing the jams, did a little sanding to smoothen out the areas and still nothing seems to work.
Have some of you guys dealt with the constant jams and how did you resolve it?
Thanks
I absolutely have, and to be honest it could be a lot of different things. Without being able to see what the jam looks like I can only guess. Are there multiple bullets involved in the jam? Is it being jammed by the collator plate? Is the bullet(s) getting caught on the spring, or somewhere in the spring adapter? Can you capture the issue on video and post?
Edited: what bullets are you loading? nose up or down?
Last edited by TylerR; 02-24-2022 at 09:19 PM.
Maybe this can shed some light, I am stumped. There is a pretty steep angle on the machine, I have adjusted a bit on the angles to see what works best.
https://youtu.be/hBKuPorA3RM
A video is worth a thousand words. really.
The issue is too much angle/too much ridge. My advice is less angle, and go to BND #8.
Those flat points are struggling to fall off the ridge when nose down. So they are either not falling, or falling at the last possible moment, causing a jam.
Last edited by TylerR; 02-24-2022 at 09:59 PM.
Know anywhere else where you can get that kind of help and service with a collator? I don't....our TylerR is one of a kind.
Working from home today so I have a lot of time to tinker with my project. We are at the brink of war and I need to be able to resize the thousands of cast boolits that I have so I can start loading.
After printing out the #8 and tested with the lesser angle, it seemed like I was on a roll. Then I noticed the following when it came to jams.
1. Sometimes a few slugs will get lodged into the drop hole, not sure why. Probably have to do a little sanding to smoothen out the inside.
2. The cast bullet gets lodged in at the corner of the collator plate causing a jam (pics added). I slowed down the speed to test but it didn't change.
There were a couple more I noticed but I don't remember off the top of my head.
Tyler, not really sure what I did or did not do but it seems to be collating without issues now. It does look like the last boolit went down the wrong direction in the video. If everything remains consistent I can now proceed with the rest of my calibers.
https://youtu.be/Ib2cLRNUdDk
As usual, appreciate the help...
I want to print some parts for my Lee App press but its so hard searching through this forum. What is the orientation of the APP_Base_Slide, it couldn't be how its pictured in the manual. It seems logical laying on the side or face down and using supports, but I know Tylers parts doesn't really require supports.
You do actually want to print it as pictured in the manual. that little tab should be on the build plate. Use support touching build plate only, 60% overhang angle. Brim if you need it.
I recently added the "APP_Base_Slide_Long". The front part that pushes the base of the brass is longer, and it is geared towards smaller dia. brass like .223.
Last edited by TylerR; 02-26-2022 at 08:20 PM.
I sliced and printed that small rifle brass wheel on IdeaMaker and there was no sign of such anomalies on mine. Are you using Cura or something else? I Think TylerR uses Cura.
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 |