3D Printed Bullet and Case Collator and Bullet Feeding Die

The beginning a series of videos on the collator... how to do it and about how much it cost. I am trying to keep the videos short because of 2 reasons...#1 is my internet access sucks!( took over 4 hours to upload this video) #2 is because no one likes to watch/listen to an old man ramble on a long video.
3D printing is not plug and play... it takes some finesse in adjusting the print head and getting the settings working just right because every roll of filament is different....sometime not much at all and other times a huge difference.
My suggestion on a 3D printer is to get an Ender3 or a really close Ender 3 clone... The Voxelab Aquila is very very close to the same thing and an Ender 3 V2.. uses the same external parts but has their own mother board. The firmware is easily upgraded to one that is much easy and safer to use( Alex firmware for free). There hundreds of replacement parts for the Ender series of printers and 99.9% of them will work with the Aquila. Look at KZbin videos and ask a lot of questions.
When you get your 3D printer your going to need a piece of software called a slicer that converts the 3D drawings files into "G Code" that is the instructions for the printers to do what they do. There are several ones out there that are Free... Cura and Pursa Slicer are the bigger and most used ones. You can download them here.( I use Cura because it was the easiest one to learn for me)
Ultamaker Cura:
ultimaker.com/...
Prusa Slicer:
help.prusa3d.c...
The free files for printing all the parts is (including APP parts and Bullet feeding dies) here:
Gethub:
github.com/BF5...
The discussion thread on Cast Boolits is here:
castboolits.gu...
This is a very long thread that as of today has 301 pages of discussion on the collator. IMHO you owe it to yourself to read it from the beginning as it will give you a lot of insight to the development and use of the collator set up.
A HUGE shout out to Tyler and to the user named GWS on Cast Bullits for all of their knowledge and willingness to put up with my stupid questions and the problems I encountered in this journey. Tyler is the person who did all the files and 99.9% of the design of this. GWS has suggested some improvements and is a really great help to me! Needless to say but this would not have been possible without them. I owe them a giant debt of gratitude for all that they have done.
There is a Very helpful users guide and a software the helps you decide what files you need to use for the set up you want.. motor choice, collator size(there are 3 choices) calibers etc.
***** WARNING*****
3D printing is another rabbit hole just like reloading is.... you have been warned!! LOL

[@RayBecker]

Papa...You might be an "Old Man" but you don't "Ramble On" and you are a friend.

[@dezent]

Hey! Thanks for sharing, just found this project and starting printing tomorrow. Looking forward to next video!

[@papasplace2]

Have fun!

[@andy79z28]

Very nice - Looks like a great design. I have one that I bought does bras or bullets works great.

[@papasplace2]

That's why I printed up 2 of them for my LoadMaster... easy peasy bulk ammo loading! Thanks

[@ThecrazyScotsman]

very cool brother 😎 patience is key in this adventure

[@papasplace2]

True... but there are times I want to be the Coyote from the Roadrunner and say " Beep Beep My ASS" LOL Thanks Bro

[@ThecrazyScotsman]

@@papasplace2 😅😅👍👍

[@danielgodismyjudge]

You’ve got more drive than I do!! 👍

[@papasplace2]

I wouldn't say that.... I have seen your updated shooting range. LOL Thanks

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Quite a project Les

[@papasplace2]

Took me 6 months + of research and printing time... mostly research but 3D printing is slow. Thanks

[@ocean374]

Nice you been busy great job on 3d printing

[@papasplace2]

You should have seen the pile of plastic I had to toss because of my learning curve... LOL Thanks

[@ctech01]

Hey, thanks for the warning. Great Job, it looks awesome... ❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👀😎

[@papasplace2]

The next video I am going over the non-pritable items needed.

[@ctech01]

@@papasplace2 Great, I'm taking notes, Thank you. 😎

[@mario3804]

Looks awesome brother

[@papasplace2]

thank you!

[@BillG-xc2xc]

Papa this is great! Super appreciate you sharing an inspiring the rest of us old dudes to give it a go. Quick question, do you have info on where you sourced the springs you used for the connectors?

[@papasplace2]

I got the springs from Aliexpress... they had everything I needed and a good price. Just had to wait for the shipping time.

[@BOHEMIANHUNTINGCLUB]

Nice job! I want t get printer.

[@papasplace2]

You have been warned... it is one giant rabbit hole! LOL It is nice to be able to print up some useful stuff. There are millions of files out there for all kinds of things people have designed... not to mention that you can design your own stuff too.

[@jamespollard1670]

It looks pretty automated .

[@papasplace2]

It is... once you get it set right. I used to get 95% of the cases showing up correct with 9mm using the Lee collator... now I am getting 100%. My hands were having a really hard time picking up those pesky 223 bullets(Arthritis)... now it isn't a problem. The set up gives more opportunity to check everything from powder charge in cases and neck crimp without having to worry about the cases feeding or placing the bullets in the case mouth to be seated. I can go as fast or slow as I want to. It is a God send!