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by TexasJohnBoy
Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:31 pm
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 119095

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

Surgeon wrote:
AndyC wrote:Ordered one of these puppies to trim/prep my rifle brass more easily:

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Bought the exact model about months ago and love it, especially for resizing and added a swaging tool for the spent military brass. This is a great piece of equipment.
Good for trimming? Accurate?
by TexasJohnBoy
Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 119095

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

Would love to hear what you think of it. I cleaned the primer pockets of 100 pieces of brass this weekend by hand, and chamfered/deburred by hand. I can't do that by hand much longer.
by TexasJohnBoy
Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:04 pm
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 119095

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

Beiruty wrote:I recommend to have some white table top cloth to cover the top and the sides and protect from wood splinters. You can staple it in.
That is actually a pretty good idea that I hadnt thought of. I did try to lightly sand the top and the corners of the plywood so it wasnt so jagged, but there's still splinters to be had there!
by TexasJohnBoy
Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:04 pm
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 119095

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

flechero wrote:
TexasJohnBoy wrote:I built this:
Next weekend I'm going to tackle creating a tumbler out of an old washing machine I picked up.
Nice bench- I also had to shrink down my vision to fit my office... I'll suggest that you go ahead and build a shelf on the bottom to hold your bullets and brass. You'll want the weight ESPECIALLY since you are on carpet. That will cut way down on movement.

I'm also on carpet- I put 1/2" carriage bolts upside down so that I had narrow steel feet to push to the sub floor... made a huge difference. My bench no longer moves at all, which is a big deal when feeling how the primers are seating.

I'd love to see what you do with the old washer- I'm also trying to figure out what to build for increased capacity in wet tumbling.
I have a maytag washer, but it appears to have almost the same motor and control board as this:


So I am going to totally geek out and put together a controller with an Arduino hooked up to a timer of some kind. Maybe make it so that I can vary the time on the fly with a knob or something... I'll be sure to share what I come up with as it happens...
by TexasJohnBoy
Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:33 pm
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 119095

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

I built this:
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If anyone is curious, I followed this plan http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/work ... w20xl.html modified for 2x6s as the legs and top supports, and shrunk it down to 28.5" x 30"x 24" to fit in my office.

Next weekend I'm going to tackle creating a tumbler out of an old washing machine I picked up.

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