It's Alive. Automated Master Caster

[ghettojet]

Finally finished a project that I have been working on for a few weeks. Lots of thanks to hatcher and wymann from castboolits for helping me out along the way.


some pictures of the control panel and different setting.









Insides of the panel:



Air cylinder for lead pour:



Limit switch and air cylinder for up/down movement of machine:






Side view with all air hoses and both air clyinders:




What its going to be feeding:




Videos of it running

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfK-wNe_7A&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHe8H4NjrSc&feature=youtu.be

[Kappy]

Awesome. I'd love to see vids of it actually running.

[Pablo5959]

And I thought my PID was an accomplishment.

Awesome job OP. I'm jelly.

[ghettojet]

All the air valves used to run it and regulator:





Will try to get a video of it actually casting. Might have time on sunday

[osis32]

That's impressive. Good stuff man.

[scamp62]

O.K. I will be the one to ask !
what do you have in that thing of beauty ?$$$
very cool my friend !
P.S. how meany bullets per hour ??

[ElvenSoul]

I bow to to your mastery!

[ghettojet]

O.K. I will be the one to ask !
what do you have in that thing of beauty ?$$$
very cool my friend !
P.S. how meany bullets per hour ??

$$$$ wise it's about 4 1/2 glocks including the master caster. It should make around 600 bullets per hour without overheating the mold. I might set up some more fans to cool the mold so I can increase production but probably won't get that many more per hour.


Props on this goes to hatch and wyman they're the real master minds.

[Trriemferent]

I want to see it in action

[donnrcp]

You might be able to sell tickets just to watch it work!

[liber]

Nice one ghetto, coming along nicely!

[Psychbiker]

Picked up lead from a guy who had a Master Pot, I was envious that it held 40lbs of lead and didn't drip.

In a 3 hour casting session wit my Lee 4-20 I gotta fill and wait way too long. I'll eventually get a Master Pot or even a Master Caster to make casting more time effecient.

[xMAC1x]

Nice work, it would be interesting to sell the casting.