3D Printing and Reloading?

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Anyone else using 3D printing to make accessories etc for your reloading setup?

So far I have built a bullet feeder for my Hornady Lock-N-Load, designed / printed a new ammo drop bin and wall mount shell plate holder. Nice to combine hobbies.

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I am just getting into 3D printing.

Currently looking for a file for a Lee Hardness Tester stand. Found one file but it seems to have issues.

Made a fluid bed for powder coating and match saver two round holders so far.
 
Anyone else using 3D printing to make accessories etc for your reloading setup?
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Yes, I design and print all kinds of things for use in my reloading room.

Unless there is a compelling reason to print a bin, I found that printing some stuff is not worthwhile. Thin walled items like bins take forever to print. There are loads of inexpensive bins etc available that are just easier to buy. I only print the stuff I can't buy.



I am just getting into 3D printing.

Currently looking for a file for a Lee Hardness Tester stand. Found one file but it seems to have issues.
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I have found a large number of the Thingiverse objects have issues or are just not the right size or fit. Often I will use Thingiverse for inspiration. I print something, find out it doesn't work or doesn't fit and then redesign it for my own purposes.

With 3D printing, the ability to design your own parts make a giant difference.
 
I Dont Care About You said:
I have found a large number of the Thingiverse objects have issues or are just not the right size or fit. Often I will use Thingiverse for inspiration. I print something, find out it doesn't work or doesn't fit and then redesign it for my own purposes.

With 3D printing, the ability to design your own parts make a giant difference.
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I've done AutoCAD for 30 years, 3D is a whole new ball game. Currently trying to learn Solid Edge
 
The bin is part of a bigger project that a standard bin won't work for. Printing the bullet feeder saved me about $400 over buying the Hornady version.

I Dont Care About You said:
Yes, I design and print all kinds of things for use in my reloading room.

Unless there is a compelling reason to print a bin, I found that printing some stuff is not worthwhile. Thin walled items like bins take forever to print. There are loads of inexpensive bins etc available that are just easier to buy. I only print the stuff I can't buy.





I have found a large number of the Thingiverse objects have issues or are just not the right size or fit. Often I will use Thingiverse for inspiration. I print something, find out it doesn't work or doesn't fit and then redesign it for my own purposes.

With 3D printing, the ability to design your own parts make a giant difference.
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yomomma said:
I've done AutoCAD for 30 years, 3D is a whole new ball game. Currently trying to learn Solid Edge
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I'd be surprised if AutoCAD can't produce STL files? I use Solidworks and it is simple to save as an STL. You don't need a specific CAD program for 3D printing, just something that can save as STL.
 
There is a guy from Australia that sells some stuff he makes on e bay but the shipping is worth more then the parts:(
He makes a bullet Shute extension for the loadmaster press that I would like to get
 
CobraGuy said:
The bin is part of a bigger project that a standard bin won't work for. Printing the bullet feeder saved me about $400 over buying the Hornady version.
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Lee sells an inline bullet feeder for like $75 complete with 4 tube magazine. Pretty much nothing beats that.

https://leeprecision.com/inline-bullet-feed-kit


I printed my own case feeder for my Lee APP press. Some guy had posted an interesting design on Thingiverse, which I tried and had some issues with. So I redesigned the thing to make it more sturdy. It has been working great for me. Yep, Lee sells a 4-tube case feeder but it is a "universal" design which means it has to be manually adjusted for height every time one wants to change cases. That gets old REAL quick. A case feeder that uses small caliber specific inserts and does not require height adjustment is 10x better.
 
everydayshooter said:
I printed a bunch of the hornady LNL quick change adapters for my dies. Not really strong enough for the resizing dies but depriming and bullet seating work fine.
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Personally I wouldn't print load bearing parts. Eventually those will crack and get jammed in the press, making die removal a big chore. Also, they will wear quickly, which will alter the bullet seating dimension.
 
Deathrawt said:
There is a guy from Australia that sells some stuff he makes on e bay but the shipping is worth more then the parts:(
He makes a bullet Shute extension for the loadmaster press that I would like to get
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I have a bunch of printed parts I'd love to be able to sell, but shipping inside Canada is typically more than the parts cost. :(
 
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