Here are the specs for the motor I bought. The AD for this item is no longer listed in Ebay. AC 110-130V 5/6RPM 50K Robust Synchronous Motor Geared Motor Control 6W CE Pass. The important part of the spec is the 5/6RPM and 50K specification. These represent for speed that the motor turns and the torque. I selected a 110 volt motor because I did not want to use step-down transformers. Good luck with your project. If you have more questions, must ask.
This dude is a straight up badass! There is a lot of thought and time that went into this project. That collator looks almost factory made! However, i (because I’m both cheap and lazy) will probably go straight to ‘Thingiverse’ and download one of the many free 3D printer plans they have for the same device and have my buddy print me a kit! I will only have to source the motor and the sensor.
3D printed case feeder for the XL650??? If you get your hands on one, please do a video on it. I have never seen one. I too am cheap. That is why I build this case feeder.
G P G - Sorry, actually I was referring to a bullet collator designed by AmmoMike83! However, there is a 3D case collator on RUclips under the search title {Shoe Box Case Feeder}. It is designed for the Hornady LnL but looks like it could easily work with the Dillon with very little (if any) modification. A guy with your skills could make that setup work with minimum effort! He has a link to the build on GitHub that breaks it down step-by-step including measurements, parts list and the FREE open source code! There are other 3D case feeder plans available also, but this looks like the most well researched one!
what limit switch/ micro switch did you use? I see a bunch for high voltage but I am making a 12v rig unsure if they would work. also not sure of how much pressure they need to activate
I could not find a limit switch with a light enough touch for the brass. I had to go to the Dillon website and buy the limit switch used in the XL650 case feeder.
+Gregory P damn. I hate ordering from companies who have rated shipping. 8$ ship blows it for me. I got a .25N a .50N And a .8N force most where a 1.0-2.0N so I'm hoping these are sensitive enough ... need a physics guy to calculate a dropping case lol
I tried a couple of different switches and wondered how many iterations it might take to get the correct switch or if I would ever find the right switch (as Amazon vendors don't always list the force required to trip). Hence I settled on a different approach -- I altered the switch. Many of the switches can be disassembled allowing access to the spring inside. I 'adjusted' this flat spring (adding more arc) to lighten the force applied reducing the N required to trip the switch. The switch I altered was a Honeywell V15H16-CZ100A03-K at Arrow electronics.
Actually, I did not use the speed controller at all. The motor is from a microwave turn table. If you look in one of the other videos, you will see the torque specs for the motor I used. That is about all I can provide, as I tinkered and tweaked this thing together as I went.
You did a great job on this. This is the most professional looking DIY case feeder I've seen so far. Nice work.
Thanks. It is still going strong.
I'm searching for a microwave oven motor. Do you happen to remember which one you bought? Thanks.
Here are the specs for the motor I bought. The AD for this item is no longer listed in Ebay. AC 110-130V 5/6RPM 50K Robust Synchronous Motor Geared Motor Control 6W CE Pass. The important part of the spec is the 5/6RPM and 50K specification. These represent for speed that the motor turns and the torque. I selected a 110 volt motor because I did not want to use step-down transformers.
Good luck with your project. If you have more questions, must ask.
You rock man. Thank you.
This dude is a straight up badass! There is a lot of thought and time that went into this project. That collator looks almost factory made!
However, i (because I’m both cheap and lazy) will probably go straight to ‘Thingiverse’ and download one of the many free 3D printer plans they have for the same device and have my buddy print me a kit! I will only have to source the motor and the sensor.
3D printed case feeder for the XL650??? If you get your hands on one, please do a video on it. I have never seen one. I too am cheap. That is why I build this case feeder.
G P G - Sorry, actually I was referring to a bullet collator designed by AmmoMike83! However, there is a 3D case collator on RUclips under the search title {Shoe Box Case Feeder}. It is designed for the Hornady LnL but looks like it could easily work with the Dillon with very little (if any) modification. A guy with your skills could make that setup work with minimum effort! He has a link to the build on GitHub that breaks it down step-by-step including measurements, parts list and the FREE open source code! There are other 3D case feeder plans available also, but this looks like the most well researched one!
Nice work! How did you address the shell shuttle that pushes the shell into the shell plate?
+GhostGunHolster Shell shuttle??? Now sure what that is.
what limit switch/ micro switch did you use?
I see a bunch for high voltage
but I am making a 12v rig unsure if they would work. also not sure of how much pressure they need to activate
I could not find a limit switch with a light enough touch for the brass. I had to go to the Dillon website and buy the limit switch used in the XL650 case feeder.
+Gregory P damn. I hate ordering from companies who have rated shipping.
8$ ship blows it for me.
I got a .25N a .50N And a .8N force most where a 1.0-2.0N
so I'm hoping these are sensitive enough
... need a physics guy to calculate a dropping case lol
I tried a couple of different switches and wondered how many iterations it might take to get the correct switch or if I would ever find the right switch (as Amazon vendors don't always list the force required to trip). Hence I settled on a different approach -- I altered the switch. Many of the switches can be disassembled allowing access to the spring inside. I 'adjusted' this flat spring (adding more arc) to lighten the force applied reducing the N required to trip the switch. The switch I altered was a Honeywell V15H16-CZ100A03-K at Arrow electronics.
Any idea where a guy could find that switch you used in the case feeder project?
If you mean the limit switch, I bought it from Dillon.
Do have the model number of the motor and the part number of the speed controller ?
Actually, I did not use the speed controller at all. The motor is from a microwave turn table. If you look in one of the other videos, you will see the torque specs for the motor I used. That is about all I can provide, as I tinkered and tweaked this thing together as I went.
Nice work! How did you address the shell shuttle that pushes the shell into the shell plate?
+GhostGunHolster
Because the case heads are heaver than the case necks, the cases all fall into the tube with the case necks in the up position.