3D printed Press Accessories

[Wyo82]

I’ve been watching videos on a couple 3d printed case feeders for the Hornady LNL AP press. Of course, on the videos they work pretty flawlessly, but like anything on the internet, I’m a little skeptical. Who has used these? Like em? Hate em? Any other 3d printed items you’ve tried and love? Thanks!

 

[BBarn]

I've been happy with the 3D printed case feeder I bought for my L-N-L from an individual on here. It utilizes an additional LEE four-tube Universal Case Feeder to load and hold the cases.

I've used it solely for feeding 357, 45 Auto, 9mm, 44 Mag, and 45 Colt cases. Have used it for two+ years / ~5k rounds and have encountered very few problems. If you load tens-of-thousands of rounds per year, you might want to consider something made from better materials. But for my volumes, it's been great.

 

[Wyo82]

I wish I had time to be able to shoot that much! My volume is low…maybe a couple K per year. Glad to hear that it has worked for you.

 

[thump_rrr]

I'm using the 3D printed bullet feeder from the cast bullet forum.
A lot of collaboration has gone into the project.
Mine is about 1 year old now.
It is constantly evolving but I haven't looked at the project in a long while.

 

[Akula69]

I have one for my Hornady L-N-L I purchased from a guy who has a page on Facebook (Hornady Case Feeder V5). He has really refined the thing - all you have to do is tell him the calibers you load and he will print the case feeder accordingly. When I was having difficulty with the .223 cases falling at an angle (and not engaging the case holder), he not only sent me his number to call him, but also did facetime so he could see what the problem was....then printed another case drop mechanism (13MM ID down to 11MM ID) to fix the problem and sent it for free....

 

[GW Staar]

I'm using the 3D printed bullet feeder from the cast bullet forum.
A lot of collaboration has gone into the project.
Mine is about 1 year old now.
It is constantly evolving but I haven't looked at the project in a long while.

I've seen the Hornady case feeder and it looks pretty impressive, but since I'm using green presses I didn't make one.

I have, however made 3 Bullet feeders (print files created by TylerR) and they work great. The biggest one he created part files to make them feed cases, and I made one of those too, so four bases total so far.

APP parts that really improve Lee's little machine.....are also in Tyler's database downloadable at the bottom of any of his posts.

I also made his bullet feeder dies which I find to be more trouble-free than the commercial ones made by Hornady. Picture of those below:



These do require you buy a spring, nut, and two ball bearings each. I think I spent $8 on a box of springs, had extra Lee die nuts, and the ball bearings (a dozen) were another $10 or so......each uses about $3 dollars worth of plastic.

Of course you do have to buy or borrow a printer....another $300 to $500 dollars.....but the investment pays off. You'd spend that for only one commercial collator with caliber changes.

 

[Wyo82]

Of course you do have to buy or borrow a printer....another $300 to $500 dollars....

As luck would have it, my boss is a gun/reloading guy too, and I was showing him a video of a case feeder, and he recommended we buy a 3d printer for the shop we work at. I thought it was a great idea!

 

[GW Staar]

If you want to print the bigger case feeders, I suggest you buy a larger printer.....at least with a bed 300mmx300mm. Tyler's largest base requires 350x350, but he made another large one that prints on my 300x300 perfectly. He has three bases: Mongo, Just Right, and regular. The regular is plenty big for bullets and pistol cases...works on Ender 3's just fine. The Just Right is great for case feeding rifle. The Mongo is too big for my printer, and overkill anyway for up to .308 cases.

 

[thump_rrr]

I've seen the Hornady case feeder and it looks pretty impressive, but since I'm using green presses I didn't make one.

I have, however made 3 Bullet feeders (print files created by TylerR) and they work great. The biggest one he created part files to make them feed cases, and I made one of those too, so four bases total so far.

APP parts that really improve Lee's little machine.....are also in Tyler's database downloadable at the bottom of any of his posts.

I also made his bullet feeder dies which I find to be more trouble-free than the commercial ones made by Hornady. Picture of those below:

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These do require you buy a spring, nut, and two ball bearings each. I think I spent $8 on a box of springs, had extra Lee die nuts, and the ball bearings (a dozen) were another $10 or so......each uses about $3 dollars worth of plastic.

Of course you do have to buy or borrow a printer....another $300 to $500 dollars.....but the investment pays off. You'd spend that for only one commercial collator with caliber changes.

I had some input into the changes on the 6.5mm bullet feeder die. He is very quick to implement changes when needed.

I haven’t done much since then due to a busy work schedule.