GW Staar
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The only problem with the last incarnation was I had to drop no more than 20 bullets at a time.....more meant it clogged up at the lower collator when it got full. So I went back to the beginning:
The problem with dropping a whole box in a shaker is the depth of the bullet will almost insure point first drops once in a while. Can't have that.....so it was a few at a time. Couldn't let that stand.
I thought to fix the occasional point first drop, I would add a 2 stage collator.....but it clogs up when the tube below fills up......again a few at a time...again couldn't let that stand.
So back at the top funnel I realized if I could control bullet depth, I could control bullets pushing each other upside down the wrong way......so I decided to try a simple baffle to make sure nothing could force a bullet upside down....it worked!
So forget the second collator.....simple rules!
Zero backwards bullets! Every time!
Here's How:
^^1 lb powdered Lysine bottle (Best Brand) at healthfood or supplement store.
^^Top half with the lid......Lid to be drilled out 58" dia. in the Center.
^^With tube inside (vasolined to prevent sticking) quick Alumilite Resin poured to fill to radius. (or a block of 3/4" thick plywood) You guys with a 3d can build this thing maybe all in one piece!
^^You all are perfectionists....me I can't drill absolutely centered always so I need a lineup mark.
^^I made a 2-ply disk out of 1/16" polystrene sheet glued it together with liquid Model Cement, then I made, out of the same material a standoff to cover the inlet hole, and glued it to the center.
The idea is to allow only one layer of bullets lying flat to have access to the hole.....so I can fill the hopper if I want and still drop them ALL base down. Hole size is critical. I used a 5/8" hole to start because this is going to work for .308 as well. I just have to build another center piece like the one you see here without the second ring. (outer one is to channel the little .223's to the center for faster drops) but with a bigger bullet standoff. (Not built that yet)
Next two pictures show the lid and the tubing to be screwed into the bottom....vvv
^^Notice that the telescoping "Lee Thinline Tubing" inside the outside 5/8" tube. That would be 9/16, then 1/2, then 3/8", ....then down the hole 1/2", 7/16" so as not to slow down bullet dropping and then again another 1/2" in the hole, 3/8", again so as not to slow the rate of drop. I have a 5/8" stop to keep this inside tubing from going in to far. The tubes insert 1/16" higher into the hopper than the outer 5/8" tube because they needs to be flush to the inner plastic circle on the standoff part.
Watch the video again to see how it all comes together.
The problem with dropping a whole box in a shaker is the depth of the bullet will almost insure point first drops once in a while. Can't have that.....so it was a few at a time. Couldn't let that stand.
I thought to fix the occasional point first drop, I would add a 2 stage collator.....but it clogs up when the tube below fills up......again a few at a time...again couldn't let that stand.
So back at the top funnel I realized if I could control bullet depth, I could control bullets pushing each other upside down the wrong way......so I decided to try a simple baffle to make sure nothing could force a bullet upside down....it worked!
So forget the second collator.....simple rules!
Zero backwards bullets! Every time!
Here's How:
^^1 lb powdered Lysine bottle (Best Brand) at healthfood or supplement store.
^^Top half with the lid......Lid to be drilled out 58" dia. in the Center.
^^With tube inside (vasolined to prevent sticking) quick Alumilite Resin poured to fill to radius. (or a block of 3/4" thick plywood) You guys with a 3d can build this thing maybe all in one piece!
^^You all are perfectionists....me I can't drill absolutely centered always so I need a lineup mark.
^^I made a 2-ply disk out of 1/16" polystrene sheet glued it together with liquid Model Cement, then I made, out of the same material a standoff to cover the inlet hole, and glued it to the center.
The idea is to allow only one layer of bullets lying flat to have access to the hole.....so I can fill the hopper if I want and still drop them ALL base down. Hole size is critical. I used a 5/8" hole to start because this is going to work for .308 as well. I just have to build another center piece like the one you see here without the second ring. (outer one is to channel the little .223's to the center for faster drops) but with a bigger bullet standoff. (Not built that yet)
Next two pictures show the lid and the tubing to be screwed into the bottom....vvv
^^Notice that the telescoping "Lee Thinline Tubing" inside the outside 5/8" tube. That would be 9/16, then 1/2, then 3/8", ....then down the hole 1/2", 7/16" so as not to slow down bullet dropping and then again another 1/2" in the hole, 3/8", again so as not to slow the rate of drop. I have a 5/8" stop to keep this inside tubing from going in to far. The tubes insert 1/16" higher into the hopper than the outer 5/8" tube because they needs to be flush to the inner plastic circle on the standoff part.
Watch the video again to see how it all comes together.
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