Kaskillo Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Dillon CF will accept square or rounded tubbing, I swap my CFs all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) Got my machine yesterday, and set it up right away. It is working as advertized, it has new style power drive. One question - since the dies have precision ground finish, they imprint it on the brass - could they be polished? Does it make sense? I presume a tumbler will remove most of it, but do you roll size before you tumble, or after? Edited November 29, 2014 by Foxbat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvsmith Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 My Case-Pro will be in next week, could you guys that have a set-up using a Dillon Casefeeder post your pictures to show your system? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Here's mine. Nothng's special about it, just using a larger bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) I would not polish the dies on a CasePro...I think they need the friction of the ground finish to move the case from the drop position and engage them into the "business" part of the die. JMHO jj Eta; I tumble clean before roll sizing, and after loading to remove lube applied for the sizing die on the loader. Edited November 29, 2014 by RiggerJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 And just for clarity, don't lube the brass until AFTER roll sizing... jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 If the brass is not too nasty we just shake it clean with the sorting trays and then roll it. I then throw it in the tumbler. The cleaning also takes the marks off the brass. It also gets taken off when you tumble it after lubing. It is not rocket science, Just try it and figure out what works best for you. DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 My Case-Pro will be in next week, could you guys that have a set-up using a Dillon Casefeeder post your pictures to show your system? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Question - I am getting way too many cases jammed in the feeder, failing to drop. I have four other identical feeders on my presses, and they almost never miss the bit. Here it happens very often, at least once every 10-15 minutes. Is this the Case Pro motion that is causing this? Anyone had similar issue? How was it resolved? I am considering mounting the feeder to a separate, stable base - do you think that should solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 If the collator is shaking it won't work. Make a stronger bench or mount the collator to the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Didn't I read somewhere that they also make .223 dies for the casepro? How about .308 dies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 If the collator is shaking it won't work. Make a stronger bench or mount the collator to the wall. The bench is super-strong, and anchored to the walls and floor, but the whole Case Pro shakes, and the collator is mounted to it, so I will try it mounted to the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 The bench is super-strong, and anchored to the walls and floor, but the whole Case Pro shakes, and the collator is mounted to it, so I will try it mounted to the bench. Do you have a photo of your setup, I am not sure I understand how you have yours mounted. If a case pro were mounted solid to a solid bench the casting would have to break for it to shake. The one I posted above is only mounted on 1/8" steel plate with the case feeder post welded right next to it. Neither move or shake in operation. Video. http://vid121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/reloading/casepro/casepro.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 The Case Pro, if you buy it with autodrive, comes on composite base, which is flexible. It has rubber feet under it. The case feeder post is bolted to the middle of it, so the whole construction is rather non-rigid. When the machine encounters a difficult case (no pun), for instance, when there is a media particle there, the base flexes some, and there is a shock. I already separated the two, I mounted the feeder to the shelf above, and yet I still got a jam after maybe ten minutes. Here is the photo of the system as it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Here it is with the case feeder separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I see. Looks like they copied mine all except they quit before they made the base ridged enough. If that fixes it you could always bolt the flimsy base to a few sections of box tube underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Didn't I read somewhere that they also make .223 dies for the casepro? How about .308 dies? YEs they can make you dies for 223 and 308. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The Case Pro, if you buy it with autodrive, comes on composite base, which is flexible. It has rubber feet under it. The case feeder post is bolted to the middle of it, so the whole construction is rather non-rigid. When the machine encounters a difficult case (no pun), for instance, when there is a media particle there, the base flexes some, and there is a shock. I already separated the two, I mounted the feeder to the shelf above, and yet I still got a jam after maybe ten minutes. Here is the photo of the system as it comes. Did you figured out what is causing the case jam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Since I decoupled the case feeder from the Case Pro base, it's been far more stable, with the frequency of jams about the same as on my other feeders. BTW - what exactly is the role of that sheet metal thing, covering the left edge of the case feeder drop hole? It is very crudely cut, with sharp corners, and on all the feeders I have it is pushed all the way to the left - is this just the edge protector? I did not see any mention of it in the manuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think it is a protector ..... I have not had any issues with any of my 3 case feeders. I am running my Case pro ~ 34 cpm and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I presume you are running the case feeder at High speed? The speed it runs at is OK with me, I only shoot 500-600 rounds a week, so it doesn't take all that long to roll them. It seems to me the case feeders tend to become more stable with some breaking in, at least that is my impression. The 4 others, that I have had for years, had some early issues, but since then I forgot about that, they have been running close to 100% reliably. Do you have your Case Pro feeder mounted to its base? Is that the plastic base, as they use now, or some special, very rigid? Edited January 20, 2015 by Foxbat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I don't have Plastic base. I have mine on top of a 3/8 steel plate and the case feeder on square tubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I too might make a heavy steel base one day, but for now the machine is OK as it is. I know - once I make new base, I will replace the motor too, and then something else - there is never an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Can you take a pic of the motor you got? Or share the motor specs? Motor HP Motor RPM Gear head ratio Brand name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigs Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I ordered a case-pro in April of 2014... still waiting Gave him a call today to see what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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