Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Seems with 3D printing and high speed CNC machines people make all kinds of product no one had even thought of just a couple of years ago. Some are junk but some actually do something useful. Here are three that work well. I use a Mec Sizemaster for my cowboy loads and have always hated the cheap poorly fitting little flat tray that catches the spent primers. I store my loader on top of a safe when it is not is use and that tray is always moving around or falling out and dumping primers. I saw this 3D printed tray on FleaBay that is supposed to fit better and has two little magnets in the front edge that stick on the cross bar underneath the Sizemaster to keep it from falling out. The thing fits and actually works as advertised! The last photo shows two other products that actually work. The Slix case gauge and crimp smoother outer (the orange thing) and the Roger Rapid case squisher and taperer (the silver thing mounted on an old Mec case conditioner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Dead Ed Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I got a slix sizer smoother outer thingy too and like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Dust SASS 75484 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Anyone have a lead on an old mec case conditioner at a reasonable price? My wife bought me the die for Chirstmas and do not want to change in and out on my press Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 54 minutes ago, Snakebite Dust SASS 75484 said: at a reasonable price? What do you consider a reasonable price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Thanks for the recommendation Larsen. Just ordered one. I like things that work!! --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Fingers, SASS#56813 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: The Slix case gauge and crimp smoother outer (the orange thing) and the Roger Rapid case squisher and taperer (the silver thing mounted on an old Mec case conditioner). Where did you get and how did you mount the shell holder to the mec conditioner. Have a conditioner I want to convert as you did but can’t seem to find a shell holder anywhere. Thanks LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Long Fingers, SASS#56813 said: Where did you get and how did you mount the shell holder to the mec conditioner. Have a conditioner I want to convert as you did but can’t seem to find a shell holder anywhere. Thanks LF. It was strange. I was looking on EBay and happened to see a Schissel shell holder in 12 gauge so I bought it "just in case" I ever needed one. Schissel has been out of business for 60 years. After I got the die from Roger and located a Mec case conditioner it turned out the shank on the shell holder was the same nominal size as the primer drop hole in the press. All I had to do was run a reamer in the press hole to round out the hole. The nut on the shell holder just exactly fit in between the frame rails of the press. I made a delrin spacer and adjusted the length of the spacer in a lathe so that when the shell holder was twisted into the nut from the top (there was no way to turn the nut from below) and tightened it clocked to the proper position for inserting the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 something I considered was getting a shell holder replacement part from MEC and then cutting it down and drill/tap it to top of my conditioner. does cost $18, give or take and shipping on top but they are available and could be made to work https://www.mecoutdoors.com/600-jr-mark-5-parts Part 59A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I just revised my post about the Roger Rapid case squisher and taperer. See the last post on page 1. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Dust SASS 75484 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 8:35 PM, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: What do you consider a reasonable price? Around $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Have not seen one for that price in a long time. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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