So I've finally sorted out the reason for my ID's of holes being to small which I posted about previously. I knew PLA material would shrink and that was what was causing the ID's to be to small. I turned on the Horizontal Hole Expansion feature in Cura and for my printer I was consistently off by 0.4mm, so I set the expansion to be 0.2mm. This setting coupled with randomizing the seams fixed my ID fit issue. I'll add this as a setting change/note to be put into the manual.
Looks huge!
Also appears you're keeping to the same motor. Good luck with the new Machine! No complaints with my Creality machine .....except their black glass beds. Those are fine for a short while, but then I had constant lifting problems. Notice that Tyler has already changed his to the green polypropylene bed right out of the gate.....as will I if I ever buy another. I appreciate Tyler's recommendation to my lifting problems. Cures them all unless you print too hot.
It is very large. Its like owning a F350 to drive around town in, and never actually tow anything. You don't need it but its still cool. haha
Man I swear by the polypropylene beds. They just work. I had to cut this one down on my chop saw cause I couldn't find one that was 350x350.
First I must say a big thank you to TylerR and all contributors to this great bullet feeder. A great manual and smart designs.
I have printed and tried the AmmoMike bullet feeder but didn't get it to work with my favourite cast bullets, the Lee .358RF, Lee.452RF and the Lee .452RN.
Now I have printed and tested the TylerR version, and it works good with two of my favourite bullets when used for nose down feeding to my Lee APP.
But I can't get it t work with the Lee .452RF. It seems like the bullet is too short, and it jams the collatorwheel when trying to flip the bullet to nose down orientation. Is there another collatorwheel I can use or another ramp maybe? Any solutions to this problem? See picture, the left bullet is jammed.
Thanks
McCrower
Norway.
Last edited by McCrower; 04-17-2021 at 04:32 AM.
Those short fat boolits can definitely pose a challenge. If you look back in the thread there have been some discussion about them. You can try and tighten up the slot the boolit sits in so it has less room to go sideways. I am not sure if you have the latest ramp or not, because it was recently changed. If not you can try the new one.
I'll bet it works just as good as an all blue one.......and brightens up your man cave considerably. I like it.....even with the blue in it!!
BTW, I tried printing a helmet part yesterday and failed.....using the white version of the Overture PLA+. Color sometimes DOES make a huge difference in a particular PLA product...... With helmets I've discovered that supports are necessary everywhere....ugh. And they better stick.....and sure enough in that print, they didn't and the PLA was globby and stringy. Frustration once again... Back to investigation mode.....
Last edited by GWS; 04-17-2021 at 02:55 PM.
McCrower,
First off, how are things in Norway? Love to see people from overseas on here. And I hope you are finding the designs useful.
I have posted a modified .45 plate to dropbox. It has the boolit slots reduced to 11.7mm. The boolits may have a harder time getting in there, but it reduces the play and will cause it to ride farther out, thus more chance of it getting picked up by the ramp and not jamming. I also posted the latest ramp for your convenience. I hope it helps!
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 |