- Location
- Halifax - NS
The two Robs asked me about my setup on the "show us your press", so here it is.
This is the entire machine. (There's a Dillon 1000 off to the left of it)
It is a Ponseness Warren Autodrive, A Mr. Bulletfeeder, a Super 1050 and some wiring fun by me.
(I use the bullet tray as a reject bin - that's my rejects after about 13,000 rounds - usually a primer screw up and usually my fault.)
This is the Bullet Feeder Magazine, I modified it with a super sensitive switch to monitor my supply of bullets.
I use it in line to the power to the motor, no bullets - motor stops.
(If you run out and the machine is running, you get a lot of powder all over the catch bin.)
This is the modification to the primer warning buzzer. I was able to use the switch in it to act as a cutoff to the motor as well.
(No Primers, no motion!)
Special Thanks To Mike B for showing me how he did it first.
This is the wiring mod to the powder checker buzzer. Wrong quantity of powder, again - motor stops.
This also doubles as a way to monitor brass and the powder in the powder hopper. If either run out, the machine also stops.
All wires are set up with quick disconnects so if I have to tear down the machine, everything unplugs.
Here's the power switch box.
Ponesness Warren supplies the forward and back switch and the main power switch on the side.
The Main power switch will glow red when the machine is ready to roll and no safeties are locking it out.
I added the override to the foot pedal so I can just switch the motor on and let it ride while I'm not there.
(Beats leaving a box of bullets on the foot pedal)
I also added a doorbell switch as a temporary override switch to go around any of the three safety switches (primer, powder, bullets) in case I need to get the machine to it's next station. Ie. When starting up, this button has to be held until the cases get to the powder check station, then it can be released and the machine let run.
And here's the machine in action.
Best watched in full screen.
[youtube]ZjVdxvTQsUc[/youtube]
The motor is 1200 revolutions per hour. I only have to stop to top off primers every 100 from my Dillon primer tube filler. I can top off cases and bullets while the machine works and powder goes a long way when you're only using 3gr per charge, so I get around 1000-1100 rounds per hour out of the machine. The 1050 will do 2200+ rounds an hour manually with a bullet feeder but you have to be there working it, (BORING!!!) and after one session where I went 6000 rounds straight, I got tendinitis that lasted 3 months, so I'm very happy with the motor.
On station 2, where the swager is - I'm using a 38 super sizing die on the 9mm brass to "straight wall" it 60% down so the crimp is more uniform, which works well with the combo seat / crimp die. I don't swage. At the last station, I use a combo Bullet Seat / Crimp die.
I use all Lee dies; a leftover from the days of frustration with the jammaster & amateur 1000. This was the only part they got right.
The press has never been run on anything but "processed" brass. Ie. It came from a range floor, then to a guy who deprimed, swaged the primer pocket, full length sized and polished the casing. (It's a big favor from a friend - don't ask - he probably won't do it for you.) I imagine if I was using range floor brass and had to rely on depriming using die #1, I'd have a few issues along the way with the odd stone or berdan primed case.
The motor is outfitted with a slip clutch. If a bullet goes sideways the press will just pause and whir away until I walk over, turn it off and start it back up.
When I'm in the shop, I just switch it on and let it run in the background while I work on work or projects or even watch TV.
One NASCAR race or a movie and I'm at 3000 rounds ready or 6 summertime practice sessions.
That's about it.
This is the entire machine. (There's a Dillon 1000 off to the left of it)
It is a Ponseness Warren Autodrive, A Mr. Bulletfeeder, a Super 1050 and some wiring fun by me.
(I use the bullet tray as a reject bin - that's my rejects after about 13,000 rounds - usually a primer screw up and usually my fault.)
This is the Bullet Feeder Magazine, I modified it with a super sensitive switch to monitor my supply of bullets.
I use it in line to the power to the motor, no bullets - motor stops.
(If you run out and the machine is running, you get a lot of powder all over the catch bin.)
This is the modification to the primer warning buzzer. I was able to use the switch in it to act as a cutoff to the motor as well.
(No Primers, no motion!)
Special Thanks To Mike B for showing me how he did it first.
This is the wiring mod to the powder checker buzzer. Wrong quantity of powder, again - motor stops.
This also doubles as a way to monitor brass and the powder in the powder hopper. If either run out, the machine also stops.
All wires are set up with quick disconnects so if I have to tear down the machine, everything unplugs.
Here's the power switch box.
Ponesness Warren supplies the forward and back switch and the main power switch on the side.
The Main power switch will glow red when the machine is ready to roll and no safeties are locking it out.
I added the override to the foot pedal so I can just switch the motor on and let it ride while I'm not there.
(Beats leaving a box of bullets on the foot pedal)
I also added a doorbell switch as a temporary override switch to go around any of the three safety switches (primer, powder, bullets) in case I need to get the machine to it's next station. Ie. When starting up, this button has to be held until the cases get to the powder check station, then it can be released and the machine let run.
And here's the machine in action.
Best watched in full screen.
[youtube]ZjVdxvTQsUc[/youtube]
The motor is 1200 revolutions per hour. I only have to stop to top off primers every 100 from my Dillon primer tube filler. I can top off cases and bullets while the machine works and powder goes a long way when you're only using 3gr per charge, so I get around 1000-1100 rounds per hour out of the machine. The 1050 will do 2200+ rounds an hour manually with a bullet feeder but you have to be there working it, (BORING!!!) and after one session where I went 6000 rounds straight, I got tendinitis that lasted 3 months, so I'm very happy with the motor.
On station 2, where the swager is - I'm using a 38 super sizing die on the 9mm brass to "straight wall" it 60% down so the crimp is more uniform, which works well with the combo seat / crimp die. I don't swage. At the last station, I use a combo Bullet Seat / Crimp die.
I use all Lee dies; a leftover from the days of frustration with the jammaster & amateur 1000. This was the only part they got right.
The press has never been run on anything but "processed" brass. Ie. It came from a range floor, then to a guy who deprimed, swaged the primer pocket, full length sized and polished the casing. (It's a big favor from a friend - don't ask - he probably won't do it for you.) I imagine if I was using range floor brass and had to rely on depriming using die #1, I'd have a few issues along the way with the odd stone or berdan primed case.
The motor is outfitted with a slip clutch. If a bullet goes sideways the press will just pause and whir away until I walk over, turn it off and start it back up.
When I'm in the shop, I just switch it on and let it run in the background while I work on work or projects or even watch TV.
One NASCAR race or a movie and I'm at 3000 rounds ready or 6 summertime practice sessions.
That's about it.
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