I was re-working my reloading bench today and in the process I knocked my manual Lee Safety Disk on the floor. Of course the red plastic hopper was toast, plastic does not endure a 4 foot drop to a concrete floor very well. After several choice words while cleaning up the mess, I decided a field expedient repair was in order!
Breaking out the moto tool and the hot glue gun. The fall only destroyed the top of the red plastic hooper, the cracks did not extend into the base portion. Trimming away the excess and hot gluing a 1/2 inch piece of CPVC in place leaves an acceptable base to attach a new hopper to.
A empty conditioner bottle and a pipe clamp were pressed into service (it's ID is a good fit to the CPVC's OD) as a powder hopper.
It's not the prettiest of solutions but it will work until the replacement arrives from Lee.
Breaking out the moto tool and the hot glue gun. The fall only destroyed the top of the red plastic hooper, the cracks did not extend into the base portion. Trimming away the excess and hot gluing a 1/2 inch piece of CPVC in place leaves an acceptable base to attach a new hopper to.
A empty conditioner bottle and a pipe clamp were pressed into service (it's ID is a good fit to the CPVC's OD) as a powder hopper.
It's not the prettiest of solutions but it will work until the replacement arrives from Lee.