I find the screws that hold the hopper in place on the Auto Disk to be inconvenient at best. I really like the brass nuts used for the same purpose on the Auto Disk Pro, so I decided to convert the Auto Disk mounting system.
I bought two of the brass nuts (AD3397) and two of the mounting screws (FA3407) from Lee. I cut the head off of the mounting screws and threaded them into the hopper. Since the original screws were sheet metal screw threaded, there is some jamming when the machine screws are threaded in which helps hold them in place, and a little Loctite is also useful. Now it mounts like the Pro hopper and the brass nuts hold it in place. I find it easier to set the tension so the ACB moves smoothly using the nuts rather than the old screws and a screwdriver.
Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
Nice. Got pictures?
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
DITTOOld Scribe wrote:Nice. Got pictures?
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
daboone wrote:DITTOOld Scribe wrote:Nice. Got pictures?
Well?
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
Pushy, Pushy, Pushy!62chevy wrote:daboone wrote:DITTOOld Scribe wrote:Nice. Got pictures?
Well?
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
NICE!
Thanks for the visuals as they speaks the proverbial 1000 words.
Thanks for the visuals as they speaks the proverbial 1000 words.
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
When setting a job up for myself it must be Idiot Proof as well, as I am a bigger idiot than most people I know, and I prove it to myself everyday.
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
Great, yet simple mod! Those thumb screws will make things so much more comfortable to do a changeover.
Yah, a bunch of older guys in basements and garages with guns, presses, powder and lead need their pictures...
Yah, a bunch of older guys in basements and garages with guns, presses, powder and lead need their pictures...
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
True but sometimes old guys can't get a minds eye picture of what you are doing unless well you post a picture.jloader wrote:Great, yet simple mod! Those thumb screws will make things so much more comfortable to do a changeover.
Yah, a bunch of older guys in basements and garages with guns, presses, powder and lead need their pictures...
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Re: Improved Mounting of the Auto Disk Hopper
62chevy wrote:True but sometimes old guys can't get a minds eye picture of what you are doing unless well you post a picture.jloader wrote:Great, yet simple mod! Those thumb screws will make things so much more comfortable to do a changeover.
Yah, a bunch of older guys in basements and garages with guns, presses, powder and lead need their pictures...
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