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Not quite sorry! I've got an email announcement list going for it though - you can sign up by emailing sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz :)

Hey! This one just dumps extra primers into the existing primer feeder to keep that bowl topped up. Check the other videos and have a look at the one that orients straight into the machine :)

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Hi Shahab! Yup, more than happy to give you some pointers. Fire me an email and I can send you some information. Cheers - James

Hey! Not yet, I’m still working out a couple of manufacturing details, but they should be available by the end of the year!

Hey! Not yet, but I do plan to. That's a first draft of the design - it'll get a couple of updates to make it a bit 'smarter' and easier to use :) Fire me an email if you want to know when it's ready though!

@@vikingmachinery what’s you email?!

@@Jonfor76 sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz :)

When will it be ready for sale?

@@DanA-ox7gu I’m not 100% sure yet, but hopefully in the next couple of months 😃

Thanks man!

The Lee de primer there doesn’t actually use a shell plate. It has a spring system internally that pulls the case to centre and holds it down :)

Hey!

Haha yea, I've not heard good things about theirs... Fire me through an email and we can have a chat about a pricing deal for 2 off. Sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz

Thanks man!

So it's a little proof of concept for a type of feeder called a 'recirculating feeder' - it it basically uses two linear feeders side by side. One lifts the pellets up, and the other has the tooling that organizes them into a single line for dispensing :)

@@vikingmachinery well sorta what I thought but does this translate into a primer feeder?

I reckon it's worth a try! @@jhnstuhlmiller

Give or take. I think that's what Dynamic Ammo in the US is selling them for. They're a bit cheaper closer to NZ, and a bit dearer in Europe with all the taxes.

Hi! Dynamicammo.com is the US reseller :)

Hi! Yes, this is fully compatible with the Apex :) pricing is definitely a bit more that the Primer Xpress, but not outrageous. Flick me an email and I can send through some info! Sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz

Thanks! Yes pockets are good and easy. This one was for a customer who had inadvertently mixed several hundred kg of steel and stainless balls....

@@vikingmachinery Oh, O see, now it's pretty clear to me why did you choose it. It makes your solution the only possible for that goal.

@@muggzzzzz haha yes, it seemed like a good way to do it at the time!

Hi Chuck! Our website doesn't have ecommerce yet. You can either order direct from us at the factory, or else there's a reseller in the US and one in Austria.

​@@vikingmachineryhow in Austria???

@@4840SSV Hey! I've got a reseller in Austria! Email me an I can pass on his details. sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz

Hi! I built this specially for a customer. Get in touch if you need something built :)

Thanks Rapheal! No sorry, not for this one.

The mount kit is!

Nice. Kann buy from Germany ?

Thanks! If you fire me an email I'll get you sorted :) sales@vikingmachinery.co.nz

That’s just a weird effect with the camera I think 😂

Sure are! Means we can run the machine in the workshop without H&S issues during setup (welders and explosives don’t play nicely). They feed waaay different to new ones - the strike faces are pretty inconsistent once they’ve been fired. Different brands feed differently too which is why the orientation tooling is adjustable.

Hi! They are a tapered press fit into the mating parts. I normally give them a gentle tap in with a hammer, and it makes them almost impossible to remove!

Hi Eric! An oldie yes, but I'm still here! As a super rough ballpark, you can feed parts with a length approximately 5-10x the diameter of the bowl. This means that this one will work with 1/4" screws. Cool, that sounds like an interesting project! I have just about finished the design of a different style of feeder that might do the job for you. If you send me an email we can have a chat about it :) Cheers - James

@@vikingmachinery Email'd you right away :)

or at least, I emailed the email in your profile hehe.

@@PunkR0ckz09 Haha that should be correct! It takes a couple of hours to come through our IT system - I'll let you know here if it doesn't show!

Thanks! Not for this one sorry - it's a commercial one so only available as hardware.

Thanks! It's a little 50 watt electromagnetic drive on this one :)

Sorry about that! I'll look into that and see what's up :)

Hi! Sure can! here's a video of the whole thing running: th-cam.com/video/AtYoPPc9PU4/w-d-xo.html

Hi Igor! Yes the machine was not finished at this stage :) It is also less reliable using spent primers as they are slightly bulged.

Thanks Javier! I'm trying to make my videos a little more professional :)

Hi Jay! It's included as part of the download on the CGTrader link. It is behind a paywall though sorry. The exact step / frequency is a bit trial and error for your part (just like tuning a 'normal' one - there are sweet spots in the resonance band). Glad you like the design though!

@@vikingmachinery I downloaded your parts from the site... thanks! Two things that would be helpful to add to your download is a wiring diagram for the TB6600 and the photos you included of the build only include the first half of the build. Would you be willing to provide a wire diagram and the remaining photos for the build?

@@jaybogardus7781 Hi Jay! No worries! Yea that's good feedback. I will update the download package to include these at some stage. In the mean time, feel free to shoot me an email and I can help you through the project :)

Hi! The motor is running forward and backwards at a pre defined frequency and amplitude :) The Arduino code is in the download pack linked in the description.

@@vikingmachinery ah I see thank you :)

Thanks Brian! It's on the cards actually! I'd like to build an autofeed driver on a CNC gantry for doing plastic parts assembly :)

Hi! Make sure that your base is bolted down rigidly to a heavy weight :)

Hi! It probably depends on the nail size more than anything. This particular bowl design will feed small nails end on, but doesn't have the tooling to orient them all head up. We do offer custom bowl design though, so can feed just about anything. Send us an email if you would like to discuss some options :)

I didn't actually. They seem to last really well even without a coating, but if I was to coat I would try using an industrial 2 pack epoxy product :)

@@vikingmachinery Thank you :)

No worries :)

Thanks man! It will hold 28 parts, so at 8 seconds a part it's about 4 minutes of run time. I'm hoping to put a parts feeder on it at some stage so it will just run all day unattended.

Hi there! We sell the 3d printing files on CG Trader for $55. There is a link to these in the description. If you would like to purchase a fully operating machine from us get in touch via email and we can work something out :)

Hi! It sounds like you are on the right track already. The main thing to keep in mind is that the springs do all of the work, and the motor / coil is just used to excite them. You are trying to achieve a resonant frequency in the spring - mass system so it actually doesn't really matter how you do this. I have found that for lower power & frequency drives a steeper spring angle helps to get movement. The stepper motor is simulating a coil in this system - it rotates a specified distance one way and then the other to achieve the displacement of the springs. There is enough end play in the motor to accommodate the vertical movement :)

@@vikingmachinery Thanks for your answer. So you create those vibrations by twitching the motor back and forth really quickly? Yeah i got an encoder connected with a selfmade control unit for both constructions, so that i can manually change the frequencies from 0 - 125 Hz. I think the system should have resonance somewhere in between. Thank you and again: stay healthy!

@@crypsiee Exactly :) Fantastic! That sounds like a great approach. If your resonant frequency is outside of this you can modify your springs to change the frequency.

@@vikingmachinery Thanks for your help and quick answers! I will keep you updated :)

Thanks! Yes it's running on a constant frequency and angular displacement. The vertical movement is accommodated by the small amount of end-play that the stepper motor has.