Adding weight to Hornady trickler...

[Geofois]

I've read and watch a few ideas about adding weight. Just curious if anyone has done this? I can add weight to the cavity area but was thinking gluing a weighted base would be more stable. I've been getting by so maybe just filling up the cavity and gluing something flat on the bottom is fine.

[baih777]

Just add weight to the cavity. The base will feel a lot more stable.

[smoothy8500]

I placed the self-stick wheel weights inside of mine to stabilize.

[G-forceJunkie]

Is the bottom hollow? I just mixed up some epoxy and filled it full of epoxy and bullets to weigh mine down.

[Geofois]

Great ideas. I do have some epoxy and 220grain bullets I'm not using.

[hambam105]

Why would I need to add weight to the powder trickler? I just tell the kids to add a little powder in hear and a little there.

[arrowshooter]

I stuck mine to a full tin of pellets. Only did this to keep it from dancing around on the table though.

[Geofois]

I like that straw thing you put on the end. Looks like it lets you drop 1 stick at a time. Is it a hard tube made of metal or some straw? In my pick I set it to drop right into the case and it seemed to make the process go pretty quick in case you want to try that technique. If you can snatch the grain of varget from my hand and walk on the rice paper you may leave =)

[TimRB]

I don't remember if mine is a Hornady, but it has a hollow base that I filled with lead shot. Works fine.

Tim

[arrowshooter]

The "straw" is a piece of shrink tube that came off a roll. And it will drop one grain at a time when I touch the green button.

[Geofois]

The "straw" is a piece of shrink tube that came off a roll. And it will drop one grain at a time when I touch the green button.

Did you build that yourself? Is it a slow servo motor?

[arrowshooter]

Yes and pretty sure I got the idea off here. I used a cell phone vibrator (flat kind) stuck up inside trickler, and 2 cell battery box. The Green button is only hooked to 1 battery and the Red is hooked to both batteries. Gives a low speed and a high speed.

[Geofois]

I ended up using some caulk and dropping in some 30 cal 220gr bullets. Seemed to dry pretty fast but I'm sure it needs a while to cure deep inside. I should have just done a layer then done some more but it's probably fine.

[mtenenhaus]

i bet Duct Seal would work great....i've used it to fill a polymer stock with good results in an effort to add weight and improve overall balance. The material is heavy, cheap and easy to mold. i'd probably put a little piece off plastic wrap over it to keep it from staining a counter top. For the rifle stock i wrapped the Duct Seal in plastic wrap and it was able to fit and conform into the available cavity in the stock easily.

[the86d]

I ended up using some caulk and dropping in some 30 cal 220gr bullets. Seemed to dry pretty fast but I'm sure it needs a while to cure deep inside. I should have just done a layer then done some more but it's probably fine.

WOW, I could use this idea to make the most of plated 9mm that I shaved the plating off! Thank you for the idea. I'll probably do this for when the lady is reloading .25 ACP, as that is the only reason we use the trickler (<2gr charges).