Waz Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I am looking for ideas/ tricks/ tips for my 650. I am looking for your help in regards to the chute. Does anyone have a trick/ extension to keep the agro bin on the benchtop & not on the mounted on the strong mount. I am looking for some sort of chute extension so that I can use a large bin on my benchtop & have the loaded round drop in. Ideas, suggestions, tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Pictures or drawings and partts lists would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too_Slow Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 The easiest way that I have heard to do it is to use cardboard and Duct tape. I haven't done it but it would work well. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I have seen some commercial customers use the dryer flex-hose to guide loaded cartridges into a bin on the floor. You could probably use the rotating exhaust duct for a gas hot water heater and rivet or otherwise secure in place as a chute extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limited 10 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I've thought about making something for my 550. If I do, I'm going to use 2" PVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Realize that the further that loaded round falls, the harder it hits stuff below it... You could easily have a situation where the falling round lights itself off or another round in the bin below it! (this from the guy who had a round go off when he dropped his loaded round bin while taking it off the press - the rim from one round lit off the primer of another... this isn't a far fetched idea - http://re-gun.com/2011/03/eye-pro-people-wear-it/ ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserb Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I use 2 magnets and stick a 30 cal box to the side of the strong mount. That way I can load 800-1200 rounds without stopping to dump the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I am looking for ideas/ tricks/ tips for my 650. I am looking for your help in regards to the chute. Does anyone have a trick/ extension to keep the agro bin on the benchtop & not on the mounted on the strong mount. I am looking for some sort of chute extension so that I can use a large bin on my benchtop & have the loaded round drop in. Ideas, suggestions, tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Pictures or drawings and partts lists would be helpful. I just set a large coffee can next to the press. Simple and cheap. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Realize that the further that loaded round falls, the harder it hits stuff below it... You could easily have a situation where the falling round lights itself off or another round in the bin below it! Yes! I've told this story more than once - and was even critized for my stupidity for it by a forum member, but what the hell here it is again. I once dropped a loaded 38 spec round (was standing, and dropped the round from my had with my arm extended all the wa down) into a box of 38 spec ammo, that was setting on the ground. One or more of the rounds in the box went off, sending brass and powder shrapnel everywhere. I never did that again. Nor did I ever handle loaded ammunition after that without saftety glasses on. And that especially included pouring loaded ammo from one box to another. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 What's wrong with simply using wider, longer bin? I am not home now, but it seems the bin has the standard 4" height, then you can get very large ones, up to one foot wide, two feet long. It seems like 6"x12" size would be a nice step up... too bad I have no room for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 What's wrong with simply using wider, longer bin? The regular bin was heavy enough to pull the chute and bracket out of alignment on mine. So I developed Bean's Bullet Bucket ™. It holds approximately 450 rounds of .45 or 500 rounds of .40, requires no special hardware to setup, and with the custom designed "stay fresh lid" can double as a handy storage unit. Available in Standard, Tactical, and Supergrade models : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Your Bucket invention is great, and you should trademark an be selling them on ebay! I see the difference here, though - my presses are mounted directly to the bench tops, with sno strong mounts, so the bin simply sit on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBore56 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I am setting up the new XL650 that I just bought from Brian. I use a HD steel frame for my reloaders which I welded up from tubular steel, then lag it to the floor and wall. NOTHING MOVES...it's solid as a rock. I installed a large Acro Bin in place of the standard one that came with the 650. The only modification I made was to build an aluminum plate to support the weight of all those loaded rounds going into that bin. I supported the aluminum shelf with a long bolt that also bolts down the right rear of the press. Next I will build a "custom" bullet bin that sits on the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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