Neat vintage reloading gear

[HowieG]

I have an old Bonanza 'C' scale made before dampening, magnetic or oil, was invented. And you thought a Lee safety scale was slow?!

I know exactly what you mean. This is an old Pacific with no dampening and no marked beam either.

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[HowieG]

The really hard thing to find is the Pacific grain weights set used to set up the old Pacific scale without a marked beam. Here is a partial set and the tin. Talk about SLOW!

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[HowieG]

Here is a Redding Model 1 with box photographed with a box of vintage Nosler Zipedo solid base 6mm bullets.

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[GW Staar]

I guess I have a couple of "vintage" Lee tools...... but they're not as old as me...

Describing me.....vintage isn't the word....worn out is.

 

[HowieG]

Someone could make a few bucks making and selling 10-10 scale covers, wonder if there's a 3d print off one.

Hmmm? Do you have a 3d printer?

 

[HowieG]

I guess I have a couple of "vintage" Lee tools...... but they're not as old as me...

Describing me.....vintage isn't the word....worn out is.

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You aren't worn out. You have patina. Vintage with patina is a good thing.

 

[troy fairweather]

Hmmm? Do you have a 3d printer?

No but I'd really like to pick one up, think of I had a computer I'd have one by now. He a learning process but there's so many things that can be made cheap.

 

[HowieG]

Did you guys ever have this tool when you were young? This is a Lyman 310 Tool along with a set of dies for 300 Savage and a number 44 Lyman catalog from 1963. The 310 is listed in that catalog along with dies in a caliber of your choice for $16.50. This was the first reloading tool I ever had. I still use the handles along with the priming die for all cartridges with a 30-06 base. Best primer tool I have ever used.

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[HowieG]

No but I'd really like to pick one up, think of I had a computer I'd have one by now. He a learning process but there's so many things that can be made cheap.

Well, not cheap when you add in the cost of the 3d printer. Depending on what material you want to work with, a printer could cost you many thousands of dollars.

 

[westernrover]

I like the old Hollywood stuff:





Pics aren't mine. I just found them on eBay. I don't even have one, just think they're cool. I do have an RCBS Summit, that I think is "inspired" by the Hollywood Senior single stage press.

 

[troy fairweather]

Well, not cheap when you add in the cost of the 3d printer. Depending on what material you want to work with, a printer could cost you many thousands of dollars.

Less then $300 for a pretty good one,

 

[troy fairweather]

Think this is the one I was looking at a while back, if I had the money is get one that could run nylon I little better. Pla which is good for many thing is around $20 for 1kg. Just making one of the Dillon case feeders would pay for the printer.

https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-S...FFTHMMN/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B07FFTHMMN&psc=1

 

[rocirish]

I have the original Ender 3. It works pretty good for most things, but it is a little small for some things. It's also hard to keep the bed level, for a good print.

 

[GW Staar]

No but I'd really like to pick one up, think of I had a computer I'd have one by now. He a learning process but there's so many things that can be made cheap.

I have one about 17 months old. Paid $500 for a CR-10v2 which could be bought last month for $325 on sale. Now the best price is $409 unless you buy a rebranded one. So what did $500 buy me not counting the rolls of PLA or bought motors and switches? 2 3D printed case collators and 2 3D printed bullet feeders.....LED lighting and video camera parts for my presses and that's just reloading projects.

But we are off topic........I wonder who would consider my Rock Chucker II as vintage. Or how about my Pro 2000 progressive that is discontinued and as rare as hens teeth?

 

[GW Staar]

Someone could make a few bucks making and selling 10-10 scale covers, wonder if there's a 3d print off one.

I have an RCBS 10-10 with its see-through green plastic cover. I could make a cover, but not any better than what came with it. You suppose many people lose their covers? I love the scale.....as good as new....50 years old.

 

[HowieG]

I have one about 17 months old. Paid $500 for a CR-10v2 which could be bought last month for $325 on sale. Now the best price is $409 unless you buy a rebranded one. So what did $500 buy me not counting the rolls of PLA or bought motors and switches? 2 3D printed case collators and 2 3D printed bullet feeders.....LED lighting and video camera parts for my presses and that's just reloading projects.

But we are off topic........I wonder who would consider my Rock Chucker II as vintage. Or how about my Pro 2000 progressive that is discontinued and as rare as hens teeth?

Well, RCBS is still making Rock Chuckers (supreme now) so I would say no. The Pro 2000 was recently discontinued. As the term vintage is related to age, I would say no again. When that sucker gets to be 25 years old, then it's vintage.

 

[HowieG]

I have an RCBS 10-10 with its see-through green plastic cover. I could make a cover, but not any better than what came with it. You suppose many people lose their covers? I love the scale.....as good as new....50 years old.

I had the same thought. I certainly wouldn't buy a used one unless it had the cover. Never seen one for sale without the cover.

 

[troy fairweather]

I have an RCBS 10-10 with its see-through green plastic cover. I could make a cover, but not any better than what came with it. You suppose many people lose their covers? I love the scale.....as good as new....50 years old.

They break and old ones were brittle from uv or age. My last one had a cat foot sized hole in it one day, it went in the trash a few years later. The 10-10 is a real pain in the butt if dust collects.

 

[1066]

Here's my CAD design for a replacement cover - I had a couple of half hearted tries to print it out but it's not an easy print. I first tried to do it in one go with ABS plastic but got warping on the base. I think I need to print in in sections and I'll try PLA. Either way it will take a long time in one piece as the whole of the underside will need support. At a guess it would take maybe 20 hours.

 

[1066]

@1066 has some very interesting older scales and one project in particular that he might share.

I’ve certainly put him on the spot with this post , hopefully he’ll not hold it against me.

Ohh - Certainly on the spot Jim, but no hard feelings. Yes, I like beam scales, or any other quality mechanical object, from a quality clock to a marine sextant. I think SPJ is referring to my latest beam scale "rebuild" although not strictly a reloading scale. This caught my eye at a local estate sale - it's a Stanton AD4 Analytical balance, c1955, cutting edge in it's day, and resolves down to .1mg (.0015 grains). Although complete, it was in a sorry state and I picked it up for around $70. I've totally stripped id down and steadily rebuilding it.

 

[1066]

This is another old dog that is being rebuilt. An old Lyman M5:

 

[Laphroaig]

Mid 80’s

I had to smile when I read your post By then I had replaced my Vintage gear with a Rockchucker and modern dies that I'm still using. Its all a matter of perspective, I guess.

I posted the thread below sometime back to show my "vintage" loading gear. It was in the photobucket days, so the attached pictures are gone. I found them on my computer and have posted them below, maybe not in order.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...he-day-belding-and-mull-picture-heavy.773834/

 

[JFrank]

Ohh - Certainly on the spot Jim, but no hard feelings. Yes, I like beam scales, or any other quality mechanical object, from a quality clock to a marine sextant. I think SPJ is referring to my latest beam scale "rebuild" although not strictly a reloading scale. This caught my eye at a local estate sale - it's a Stanton AD4 Analytical balance, c1955, cutting edge in it's day, and resolves down to .1mg (.0015 grains). Although complete, it was in a sorry state and I picked it up for around $70. I've totally stripped id down and steadily rebuilding it.

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Absolutely wonderful old scale, your coming right along, I look forward to seeing the finished project.
Thx for sharing Alan.
J

 

[gunlaw]

I had to smile when I read your post By then I had replaced my Vintage gear with a Rockchucker and modern dies that I'm still using. Its all a matter of perspective, I guess.

I posted the thread below sometime back to show my "vintage" loading gear. It was in the photobucket days, so the attached pictures are gone. I found them on my computer and have posted them below, maybe not in order.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...he-day-belding-and-mull-picture-heavy.773834/

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[gunlaw]

That is definitely vintage. Some of our younger members might consider 80’s to be vintage. Yours would fall into the category of “what is that?”