Chute/Bin Mount bending
Quote from Reloader on November 3, 2016, 4:04 pmHad something weird happen.
Loading some 223 and all of a sudden my machine jammed about halfway on the upstroke of the handle.
Somehow the Chute/Bin Mount was underneath the platform assembly and was keeping it from going down.
First thing I did was to try loosening the two bolts (which were tight) to try to adjust how the mount was setting on the press. Didn't work.
I could push the chute out of the way which would let the platform lower and when I push the handle forward as in seating the primers the Chute mount flexes.
Called Dillon and the guy said that there is a bit of a problem with the mounts and they are sending me a new one. He also said that he had the same problem and he put his mount in a vise and bent it to make it work.
Shouldn't have to do that with a $600 press.
I load a lot of 45acp and don't empty the bin until it's full of loaded rounds.
I wonder if that's putting too much weight on that bracket and is bending it out little by little.
I think that I'm going to put together a chute system that will dump my loaded rounds into a external container without having to use the bin on the machine.
Had something weird happen.
Loading some 223 and all of a sudden my machine jammed about halfway on the upstroke of the handle.
Somehow the Chute/Bin Mount was underneath the platform assembly and was keeping it from going down.
First thing I did was to try loosening the two bolts (which were tight) to try to adjust how the mount was setting on the press. Didn't work.
I could push the chute out of the way which would let the platform lower and when I push the handle forward as in seating the primers the Chute mount flexes.
Called Dillon and the guy said that there is a bit of a problem with the mounts and they are sending me a new one. He also said that he had the same problem and he put his mount in a vise and bent it to make it work.
Shouldn't have to do that with a $600 press.
I load a lot of 45acp and don't empty the bin until it's full of loaded rounds.
I wonder if that's putting too much weight on that bracket and is bending it out little by little.
I think that I'm going to put together a chute system that will dump my loaded rounds into a external container without having to use the bin on the machine.
Quote from Reloader on November 3, 2016, 4:59 pmA few years ago this chute was redesigned a bit to strengthen the bends in it. There is not a lot of clearance for the chute, so only a small amount of sagging can cause the chute to get caught under the platform, which has lots of leverage to tweak the part.
A few years ago this chute was redesigned a bit to strengthen the bends in it. There is not a lot of clearance for the chute, so only a small amount of sagging can cause the chute to get caught under the platform, which has lots of leverage to tweak the part.
Quote from Reloader on November 3, 2016, 8:55 pmMakes sense.
Like I said, I'm going to figure out a way to not have to use the ammo bin on it.
Makes sense.
Like I said, I'm going to figure out a way to not have to use the ammo bin on it.
Quote from Reloader on November 18, 2017, 4:44 amThe same thing just happened to me. At the same time, the primer indexing arm got bent. I don't know if the two are related, or a coincidence. I only had about 25 9mm in the bin at the time. I only load handgun calibers, and I generally empty the bin whenever I load primers, so it shouldn't over stress the bin mount. I don't have any idea how the primer indexing arm got bent.
The same thing just happened to me. At the same time, the primer indexing arm got bent. I don't know if the two are related, or a coincidence. I only had about 25 9mm in the bin at the time. I only load handgun calibers, and I generally empty the bin whenever I load primers, so it shouldn't over stress the bin mount. I don't have any idea how the primer indexing arm got bent.
Quote from Reloader on December 16, 2017, 10:38 pmcut the bottom along both sides and the front all the way through leaving a tab that bends down about 1/2 the length of the bin. Use this as a chute to drop loaded ammo into a BIG akro bin or a box under it. Works great if the machine is mount up on a strong mount. Mine holds 800 to 1000 rounds loaded, with no excess weight hanging on the bin to bend the hangar.
cut the bottom along both sides and the front all the way through leaving a tab that bends down about 1/2 the length of the bin. Use this as a chute to drop loaded ammo into a BIG akro bin or a box under it. Works great if the machine is mount up on a strong mount. Mine holds 800 to 1000 rounds loaded, with no excess weight hanging on the bin to bend the hangar.
Quote from Reloader on December 2, 2018, 2:53 amUnique ten makes a bin extension chute that alows the finished rounds to drop into larger bins or a 50 cal. ammo can.
Unique ten makes a bin extension chute that alows the finished rounds to drop into larger bins or a 50 cal. ammo can.