doubleh
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To be able to see the marks line up on my powder scale without having to bend over much I made a base from a scrap of red oak 1x4 I had left over from a trim project in the house. I cut two pieces of equal length that the scale would fit on and added another piece from a 1x6 left from the same project to make the base a little wider. I stacked and glued them and it sits high enough to easily see now. A keeper to keep the scale from moving was made from a little piece of 5/8" square trim. After some golden oak stain and clear gloss polyurethane for a finish I glued a piece of no slip drawer liner to the bottom.
That left the powder trickler unusable without a stand for it. I began scrounging through my saved junk bins and boxes for something with a 2" ID. Nothing found until I ran across an old prescription pill bottle that was perfect after I cut the top off. It had a paper label completely around the bottom half. No paper allowed for this project. It proved difficult to remove as I was having no luck at all even with a razor blade scraper. I decided to try my magic elixir. I rubbed some on the paper and let it sit for a few minutes and the scraper cut it right off although in about 3/32" strips. Of course on the last cut I nicked a finger on my bottle holding hand just enough to bleed. I cut a piece of 2" dowel, again a left over, to fit inside the bottle for a base and fastened it in with goop. I need to see If there is a flat washer with an OD of 2 1/2 -3/4 lurking around for a weighted base. I even found a can of green spray paint that matches RCBS green very well and when the base is attached and the goop is set I'll paint the thing. Just as soon as I clean the blood off it.
I enjoy building useful things that are basically free. That's why I have so much junk setting around.
That left the powder trickler unusable without a stand for it. I began scrounging through my saved junk bins and boxes for something with a 2" ID. Nothing found until I ran across an old prescription pill bottle that was perfect after I cut the top off. It had a paper label completely around the bottom half. No paper allowed for this project. It proved difficult to remove as I was having no luck at all even with a razor blade scraper. I decided to try my magic elixir. I rubbed some on the paper and let it sit for a few minutes and the scraper cut it right off although in about 3/32" strips. Of course on the last cut I nicked a finger on my bottle holding hand just enough to bleed. I cut a piece of 2" dowel, again a left over, to fit inside the bottle for a base and fastened it in with goop. I need to see If there is a flat washer with an OD of 2 1/2 -3/4 lurking around for a weighted base. I even found a can of green spray paint that matches RCBS green very well and when the base is attached and the goop is set I'll paint the thing. Just as soon as I clean the blood off it.
I enjoy building useful things that are basically free. That's why I have so much junk setting around.
