Skjold Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) edit (sorry) Edited September 18, 2009 by Skjold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Hey Skjold - don't appologize! It's good to bring these threads back to life. There are little nuggets of information in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skjold Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Hey Skjold - don't appologize! It's good to bring these threads back to life. There are little nuggets of information in them. Okay Background of my post: Have read Peter K's post and were dreaming of a collective order, than I noticed the post was 2 years old. There I wanted to save myself this embarrassing appearance, and deleted my post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tac_driver Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I went to HD today looking for that mod, found it but on my powder measures my bolt head is 7/16 size the 5/16 size would not fit too small they had a 3/8 size in the flowerette but it would still have to be cut in order to fit on the larger 7/16 bolt head. did the earlier 550b's have a smaller bolt and now the newer one have larger bolt heads? so this mod won't work for the newer powder measures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scap99 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 A pic is worth a thousand words (or about a thousand bullets in this case): $3 in the pet section at Fred Meyer's. I know this post is forever old, but I absolutely love that idea!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duct tape Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I went to HD today looking for that mod, found it but on my powder measures my bolt head is 7/16 size the 5/16 size would not fit too small they had a 3/8 size in the flowerette but it would still have to be cut in order to fit on the larger 7/16 bolt head. did the earlier 550b's have a smaller bolt and now the newer one have larger bolt heads? so this mod won't work for the newer powder measures? Was getting ready to go by HD when I noticed this post. Has anyone else tried the knobs recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcd Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 for the powder checker, when not in use, wrap a rubber band around the body and to the powder(mounting) die, lift the powder checker rod up and out of the powder die body. this way the weight of the powder checker is not causing the little plastic shaft to bend and keep a memory, your powder checker will be like new and not bent up. Also Dillon will appreciate it too. I'll try to post a pic once i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I went to HD today looking for that mod, found it but on my powder measures my bolt head is 7/16 size the 5/16 size would not fit too small they had a 3/8 size in the flowerette but it would still have to be cut in order to fit on the larger 7/16 bolt head. did the earlier 550b's have a smaller bolt and now the newer one have larger bolt heads? so this mod won't work for the newer powder measures? Was getting ready to go by HD when I noticed this post. Has anyone else tried the knobs recently? You want 5/16 size but you want it for a hex drive bolt not a hex head bolt. Some knobs have a hex nut shape inside you don't want those. You want the one that has little finger looking things inside to fit over a hex drive round head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Freeze Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I went to HD today looking for that mod, found it but on my powder measures my bolt head is 7/16 size the 5/16 size would not fit too small they had a 3/8 size in the flowerette but it would still have to be cut in order to fit on the larger 7/16 bolt head. did the earlier 550b's have a smaller bolt and now the newer one have larger bolt heads? so this mod won't work for the newer powder measures? Was getting ready to go by HD when I noticed this post. Has anyone else tried the knobs recently? I just bought one for my 550B that is two years old and it worked great! All information on a previous post still applies at Home Depot except the knob is now black and the price is $1.50. * Knob - Flowerette * 5/16" * Dr# - 24 Bin - 1 SKU #3069983748 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBEE Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I bought a Knob Today At Westlakes Ace Hardware, They had Black, Red & Blue which I bought to Match my Dillon 550B, will be easier than using a wrench to turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzim Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 do you have a part number for the knob from Ace? The Home depots around here dont keep them in stock and its $6 for shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossman Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 If anyone needs one I have an extra t-knob and flowerette in black I can send. Our HD down the road has them instock if anyone needs several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrt4me Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 for the powder checker, when not in use, wrap a rubber band around the body and to the powder(mounting) die, lift the powder checker rod up and out of the powder die body. this way the weight of the powder checker is not causing the little plastic shaft to bend and keep a memory, your powder checker will be like new and not bent up. Also Dillon will appreciate it too. I'll try to post a pic once i get home. pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 When reloading 223 brass that has been polished in corn cob I use a die with a de-capping pin to punch out the flash hole. The press made a pop but I didn't see anything wrong and continued to load. After loading almost 100 rounds I noticed the end of the de-capping pin was broken off. I laid all the bullets out flat and moved the magnet from an old computer hard drive across them. The magnet snatched up one round and I found the 1/8" long piece of de-capping pin inside it. A computer hard drive magnet can also be used to check a magazine for AP without having to unload it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 If you dislike not being able to see into your measure because of powder staining on the interior wall, the next time you get a new body/measure, line it with a piece of clear plastic document cover. You can notch the bottom to cover the area below the baffle. I'd expected, when I did this, that the plastic would be sacrificial, eventually stained and then to be removed and replaced. But at least the one I started with hasn't discolored at all in the time I've used it (18 months). Different plastic than the measure, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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