I found this one too. I will have to give this one a try.
[video=youtube;JH-7d9IuVqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH-7d9IuVqY[/video]
[video=youtube;JH-7d9IuVqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH-7d9IuVqY[/video]
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$9.24.... That's crazy! Makes the cost of the factory ones seem appalling. Cool vid.
That is bad ass easy and simple
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Very nice..
necessity is the mother of all invention! I just thought that was F**king COOL, nice to see people using there heads and doing stuff for themselfs, think he did a great job!!
What I cant figure out is how it forces the cases to always fall base down? Did you notice that they go past the funnel in both directions, neck forward and neck back. If it goes up neck forward, it passes the funnel until the base hits it then falls that way. And if the base is first, as soon as it gets to the funnel it drops.
Im scratching my head raw trying to figure out what is causing it to work like that.
Im scratching my head raw trying to figure out what is causing it to work like that.
I think it is because of the weight of the base of the case pulls the case into the feeder tube
Aha, I found his other video explaining it. Its a center of gravity deal, genius. I guess that would explain why you either have to buy a pistol or rifle feeder, I dont think his design would handle pistol even with a different shell plate. Im still trying to think whether it would handle any rifle case or not.
Id love to add something like this to the Annealer I made, but like him, didnt want to spend $200+ for one.
Id love to add something like this to the Annealer I made, but like him, didnt want to spend $200+ for one.
shoot me the link, I would like to see that explanation
Ok, I also take back my comment on not being able to do pistol brass. This guy thought this thing through, Im impressed.
http://youtu.be/NIDNwWf__tg
http://youtu.be/NIDNwWf__tg
I really like the fact that it is a real easy change for caliber conversion. Just pop on a different plate and away you go.
Impressive. Some of those facts sure make one wanna smack one's own forehead, eh? duh.
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Pure genius! That's awesome
Amazing! Thank you for the idea. Looks like I may need to hit up a junk electronics store soon lol.
I agree, pure genius. Now I want to see someones home made anealer.
Post up the DIY on the annealer.
I made one a few years back, video is probably still on YouTube? I used a blue bucket so mine matched the dillon. I am going to start a new build, but this time around the dillon plates so I can just buy new plates with the clutch installed. Something to consider
It wasn't much of a diy, quite a bit of cnc machining involved. But I'll see if I can dig up pictures of the build.
In the meantime here's a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORstnR7b2g
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OH got ya thanks. I have a family member who is a machinist every once in a while Ill kick him some cash to have him make something for me. Next project will be something along the lines of a hog saddle.
If your looking for a DIY case annealer contact jmorris on castboolits forum. He has a waterjet/laser cut plate and plans for sale. the plate is 60ish, but the rest of the parts are cheap if your handy. My buddy built one and has 100 buck into it roughly.
Wonder if this gentleman is employed as an engineer?
Every time I see something as "simple" as this I get to thinking hey I could do that but days later and a cluster of parts and many hours later I have nothing to show lol. Then I get frustrated and give up for a few months and start the whole process over again.
This is really cool. Might have to try making one of these.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for idea.
the slot for the brass to fall through is cut shorter than the piece of brass. the base is the heavier side of the cartridge, so if the brass starts going neck first over the gap, then the neck will rest on the other side of the gap before the base has moved over the slot. Then the base will come over the gap while the neck is supported on the other side, and the base falls in first. If the brass starts over the gap base first, then the base just falls right through the slot.
Great post Mechanic! That's sweet!
As far as annealing goes, check out; Tired of going in circles trying to find an accuracy node in the reloading section. There's a short vid of Dan Newberry making it as simple as it gets. Not really for production but should work for the average shooter.
As far as annealing goes, check out; Tired of going in circles trying to find an accuracy node in the reloading section. There's a short vid of Dan Newberry making it as simple as it gets. Not really for production but should work for the average shooter.
Excellent job! You should manufacturer that I'd buy one for 20-30 $$
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In the process of making a large SS media brass tumbler and will have pic's up pretty soon on the build. Making two actually
I built this one out of aluminum, it was a bullet collator in its first life. I just changed the exit and removed the agitators from the inside for collating pistol cases.
I make pretty simple jigs to set the spacing of notches like these. Makes the job simple even with manual equipment.
I make pretty simple jigs to set the spacing of notches like these. Makes the job simple even with manual equipment.
This is one I built using 100 lb chlorine buckets. One slips into the other for the drive.
More pics of the build here.
SST Photos by jmorrismetal | Photobucket
Some of the cases in that video are getting over cooked. You don't want the flame to change from blue to orange like that.
This is what you want, flame stays blue throughout the process, even color all the way around the case and it is cool enough to hold right out of the flame.
This one shows how the case feeder works on my machine.
Always amazed at your "projects" and it is nearly an exact copy of this. 
This is one I built using 100 lb chlorine buckets. One slips into the other for the drive.
More pics of the build here.
SST Photos by jmorrismetal | Photobucket
wow...thats damn clever...
Im building a buttplug dispenser off this. thanks for the link
Thats pretty damn clever. I'm gonna try to duplicate it. A couple questions though. what motor is that? does it have any part # or anything? Also, say if I wanted to make a shell plate for a different caliber using the same design as yours, would it just be as simple as using a smaller drill bit for pistol rounds such as 9mm and making larger squares for larger rifle rounds such as .308?
It is not my video. Came across it some months ago. You could always ask him. He said it was a 4 rpm dc motor he got at a junk parts store for a couple dollars. Should not need anything with a ton of torque though. As to the slots he has other vids on shellplates. Yes it is just a matter of larger hole for different cases
Posting to remind myself.
oops! didn't realize you didn't make this. I'll ask him on youtube..
Great ingenuity!
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