Happiness is a working case feeder

[Pablo5959]

Hello all.

I know it doesn't look like much.
But happiness is a working case feeder you made from stuff laying around the spread.





Just waiting for a geared motor to get here from China.
I'll have a grand total of 35.00 and 2 days invested.

So far it works great for .40s&w and .45auto.

[stilly]

Nice.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Sweet!

Is that a hornady AP LNL? If so, mind sharing the process/plans?

Thanks.

[jkcerda]

Instructions would be nice

[Pablo5959]

Sorry guys, I'm a builder by trade not a designer.
I did use inspiration from this guys video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RSzft3_0ZMs

Had a spare tube steel light stand I used for the frame.
Some plexi glass, PVC conduit and some scrap plastic.
Oh and a 2gl bucket.

Now the refining work begins.

Good luck
Pablo

[BigBronco]

Could I see a close up of where it attaches to the press, where the final drop for the case to the press is?

[damndave]

sweet! on a lnl ap, the hard part is the bottom linkage.

[Rbutler]

if my case feeder every broke id be screwed.... i type for a living and am left handed..... i feed cases with my left hand......

[SonofWWIIDI]

Sorry guys, I'm a builder by trade not a designer.
I did use inspiration from this guys video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RSzft3_0ZMs

Had a spare tube steel light stand I used for the frame.
Some plexi glass, PVC conduit and some scrap plastic.
Oh and a 2gl bucket.

Now the refining work begins.

Good luck
Pablo

That's pretty sweet.

[Pablo5959]

Well I finally was able to post a video but I had to join Youtube to do it.

http://youtu.be/P3twejZzt-w

I tried to run it as slow as I could to make it easer to see it work.

Last night I ran 100 .45ACP after installing a thicker guide rod.
The night before, 100, .40S&W

Tonight I ran 100, 44mag.

So far so good

Tomorrow I'll try .357 mag. I'm thinking I may need a different collector shell plate for that and 9mm.

I know it looks crude. But now that I have a working modal.
I can start refine work.

If you try this, keep in mind the shell should drop on the ramp off center of the ramp to enter the shell plate properly

Pablo