As a continuation of http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=545056
I made some simple improvements to eliminate any primers flipping over while filling the tubes.
1.) Sliced off the protrusion from the top even with the surrounding surface. (see pic)
Part removed sitting on the cover in the pic.
2.) Used a piece of a clear plastic soda bottle to total enclose the open area, when the cover is in place.
The blue tape holds the cover in place.
3.) Added 2 rubber bands to hold the primer tube in place.
That roll of duct tape is a stand for the tray, used when doing the shake/flip, before putting on the cover, and inserting the primer tube.
If you don't have trays to modify, Lee sells them separately as replacement parts.
A tray and cover costs less than $10 and you only need 1 cover to fit either the small or large primer tray.
Because these trays are cheap, some have permanently attached a tray to every tube.
I did not because the tray could interfere with stuff on my press and would be something else to monitor during loading.
I have the new square trays on order and will update if different mods are needed.
I do testing with spent primers, as some will end up on the floor, and jams are usually caused by these deformed spent primers.
Also, a little dry silicon spray helps things run smoothly.
Using this DIY tube feeder is much faster and eliminates primer stabbing to load tubes.
Enjoy...
I made some simple improvements to eliminate any primers flipping over while filling the tubes.
1.) Sliced off the protrusion from the top even with the surrounding surface. (see pic)
Part removed sitting on the cover in the pic.
2.) Used a piece of a clear plastic soda bottle to total enclose the open area, when the cover is in place.
The blue tape holds the cover in place.
3.) Added 2 rubber bands to hold the primer tube in place.
That roll of duct tape is a stand for the tray, used when doing the shake/flip, before putting on the cover, and inserting the primer tube.
If you don't have trays to modify, Lee sells them separately as replacement parts.
A tray and cover costs less than $10 and you only need 1 cover to fit either the small or large primer tray.
Because these trays are cheap, some have permanently attached a tray to every tube.
I did not because the tray could interfere with stuff on my press and would be something else to monitor during loading.
I have the new square trays on order and will update if different mods are needed.
I do testing with spent primers, as some will end up on the floor, and jams are usually caused by these deformed spent primers.
Also, a little dry silicon spray helps things run smoothly.
Using this DIY tube feeder is much faster and eliminates primer stabbing to load tubes.
Enjoy...
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