Brassaholic13
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Wierd, the 1050 comes with a caliber conversion box for the caliber you ordered it in.
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Sorry for my mis-statement of brand name. Thanks for correction.
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http://www.bigbikeparts.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=6-120&GroupGuid=16
Looks neat, but, is it a micrometer or just a more precise twist knob?
The Microtek has the feel of a real micrometer.
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1. Chuck up the brass dog in a drill and spin it. See if there's a flat spot. Yes, Craig makes his own for the conversion. If there's any flat spot, that will be your random lack of indexing.
2. Double check there's no debris under the shell plate.
3. Check and make sure the hole isn't stretched on the pawl. There are heavy duty pawls available on Ebay.
4. Remove your tool head and take a hammer/punch and knock the alignment pin closest to you down 0.150-0.200". This will ensure the pin engages the shell plate before the dies (any of them) can engage the brass. This only applies on Forcht powered 1050s.
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Yes, it's where the primer rocker is setup, however, I don't load on my 1050, I only process brass, so I have no clue whether it will interfere or not. It's a moot issue for me.
As you can see, I have no issues with indexing. I could shim the arm, but why bother? Having it free float is probably beneficial, since it's rotating a shell plate that's moving in an arc.
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So, a couple weeks back I broke the index arm spring on one of my Forcht 1050s. I placed an order for more through Dillon, and was
fleecedcharged $10 to ship a total of 6 springs, all which came mailed 1st class a week later in a bubble envelope.In the meantime, I had to do something to get the press running. My first though was to go to Youtube and see if anyone else had done something. I stumbled across this butchery, which was entertaining. I'm not sure what the bracket is, or whether it's funnier than the self tapping screw stuck into the index arm.
The 'goober' approach they did wasn't up to my standards. So, I came up with something a little more refined. The spring can be sourced at your local hardware store in the serv-a-lite fastener section for $1.55 (Dillon charges $2.50/ea+ship). The bracket is nothing more than some 3/4"x1/8" flat stock with a couple holes drilled in it. Remove the lock washer and replace with the flat stock. The spring pin in the index arm is removed and safety wire looped through it. I used 0.032" safety wire. The spring hooks through the safety wire and to the bracket.
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Here's a short video of the modification.
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Not enough of it.
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I can't even imagine doing .32 on a 1050. .380 will barely feed correctly in the case shuttle.
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Whatever case lube you're using is insufficient, which is causing brass to gall in the die neck.
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Take $400 + ship?
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Good, bad? Just want it for occasional recreational clay shooting.
Thoughts?
I've got a local guy wanting to trade me his for a Para Warthog I have.
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That collator is not right. No way that should be rubbing. My guess is that whomever attached the metal with the self tapping screws did it incorrectly. I'd be sending that back for replacement.
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Can you take a video of what's going on so we can help you?
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LOL, I just ordered the mini-version!
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The stuff you and JMorris do is really cool and shows a lot of talent but for the average shooter/reloader it is somewhat overkill as far as capacity is concerned.
Yes, and no. There's a lot of people on here who compete, and as such, shoot a LOT. Some have more time than others. Some, this is all they do for a living (shooting).
If you're a guy who simply goes to the range once a week and fires 100 rounds and calls it a week, then yes, it's WAY overkill. Do it all on your 550 and keep compressed air handy.
If you're a guy (or gal) who takes training courses, teaches training courses, and shoots anywhere from 1-2 thousand a week, then it's practical.
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Not cheap, but you could do something like this.
or this
Dedicated for decapping/resizing.
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Ya know, I got to thinking about what would impress me from an MIT engineer. I would be impressed by a pair of robotic arms, one grabbing cases, and another grabbing dies, with a series of shell holders in front of them. The first arm would grab a case from a bin of mixed caliber brass, identify it, inspect it, and put it in the correct shell holder. The second arm would then grab the correct dies and powder measure and fully process and load the brass. In the mean time, the first arm that grabbed the case would be grabbing the correct bullet to insert, and finally drop the completed round into the correct bin.
THAT would impress me.
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Can you post one you made? A few pictures or video would be better.....cool! Thanks!
Sure.
All stuff I've made, but, I'm no MIT engineer, mind you.
Touché.
Pretty awesome stuff. Imagine how awesome it could have been if you had been to MIT!
Couple of issues with MIT. One, the money. Two, like Einstein, I never excelled in school as a youth. I did recently go back to upgrade my business degree from an associates to a bachelors. The original 2-yr GPA was 2.75. The upgrade was 4.0. I attribute that to life experiences more so than good study habits, and pretty much, outside of history classes, didn't learn jack crap.
Almost forgot. I made this for brass annealing.
And, shortly, I'll be making a machine to sort out small/large primer pockets on .45 ACP.
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And, it will be space conscious. I'm going to put the taller of the two on casters as well, then build a work bench for it all to roll under.
But, I'm no MIT engineer.
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Can you post one you made? A few pictures or video would be better.....cool! Thanks!
Sure.
All stuff I've made, but, I'm no MIT engineer, mind you.
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Pretty sure jay is a MIT graduate. I assume he had something to do with the designing of it. Albert
I guess I expected more from an MIT grad. What he has I could do, and I didn't have to go to MIT.
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The 1050 is tough on the shoulder rotator cuff
Odd, it's not tough on mine?
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If a team of MIT engineers designed that, you can call me Albert Einstein.
My 1050 indexes smoother processing brass at a single speed than theirs does using multi-speeds.
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Drill and Dremel for mine.
auto drive 1050, experiences wanted
in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
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There is only ONE style rotary auto-drive conversion, and that is a Forcht. Buy the standard, non-VFD version and sell the motor on Ebay. Then do what you want.