Messages

181

Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTS Primer Magazines, Primer Pickups and Follower Rods

« on: August 06, 2017, 09:34:35 pm »

Give me a call or send me an email with your name and shipping address and I will send you an invoice with payment instructions.

Bruce Williams

182

Star Reloaders / Re: Indexer on eBay

« on: July 31, 2017, 11:27:46 pm »

I agree with Ken, it's a commercial product.  I have a box full of them.   You generally see them on Phelps and earlier Star's like the one in the eBay listing.   They don't seem to fit as well on later model Stars.   There is a Clockwork type spring under the big pulley and it's very susceptible to breakage.  Replacements are hard to come by.

The machine in the eBay listing is a Star Progressive, but has several of Phelps parts.

Bruce Williams

183

Star Reloaders / Re: I think I need help

« on: May 06, 2017, 08:56:07 pm »

Wally,

Feel free to give me a call anytime.

Bruce Williams
Star Machine Works

184

Star Reloaders / Re: Hulme Case Feeder

« on: April 02, 2017, 12:19:56 pm »

I produce my own, I only have a few left at this time.  $200 plus shipping.

Occasionally I have some Hulme case feeders which I don't consider to be nice enough to use on my rebuilt reloaders and I offer them at a discount.

Bruce Williams
Star Machine Works

PS   It's always best to contact me directly by email or phone rather than sending a PM.   

185

Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTS Lee Case Feeder Adapters

« on: February 27, 2017, 07:57:58 pm »

I don't believe there is any functional difference between the two.   Just a matter of esthetics and cost.

Bruce

186

Star Reloaders / Re: 9mm shell plate for .38 super

« on: February 20, 2017, 08:58:41 pm »

Yes, the specs are the same and I have seen several Star shell plates that are marked 9MM - 38 ACP.

Bruce Williams

187

Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTS New Crank Shaft Handles

« on: February 09, 2017, 12:33:21 pm »

bump

188

Star Reloaders / Re: Extra Threaded Die Hole in Tool Head

« on: January 30, 2017, 06:57:42 pm »

It's a Phelps tool head, and it has obviously been modified, but I can't think of a purpose for the hole in that position.

189

Star Reloaders / Re: CMP loader able to use Star Powder Slide?

« on: January 13, 2017, 09:16:42 pm »

I'm not sure who starmachines.com is, but I got the file, I have ordered the materials, and will make it as soon as I get a chance. 

Bruce Williams
Star Machine Works

190

Star Reloaders / Re: CMP loader able to use Star Powder Slide?

« on: January 11, 2017, 10:40:41 pm »

Thanks Dave,

The few pictures I have seen show the radius on the bottom, but I don't know if that is correct.

191

Star Reloaders / Re: CMP loader able to use Star Powder Slide?

« on: January 11, 2017, 01:26:46 pm »

Thanks Fred,   Dave is doing the drawing and that will have all of the necessary measurements, but I appreciate the picture, it always helps to have a frame of reference.

Is the adjustable slide original CPM?

Bruce

192

Star Reloaders / Re: CMP loader able to use Star Powder Slide?

« on: January 09, 2017, 11:14:24 am »

If Dave can provide a drawing and perhaps a picture of an original CPM powder slide, I'm sure I could help you out.

Bruce Williams

193

Star Reloaders / Re: Mounting a Star Progressive

« on: December 19, 2016, 10:06:16 am »

For me, bench space is always at a premium, so I decided to mount my machines on Midway Pedestals.   The Midway pedestals are very light so I filled the bases with concreate and glued a rubber pad to the bottom to keep them from moving around.   The rest of my reloading equipment (except the shot shell reloader) is mounted using Pat Marlins ROCKDock system which allows me to have just one reloading tool mounted to the bench and swap out other tools as necessary. 

My bench doubles as a reloader assembly/work area.

194

Star Reloaders / Re: Another Homemade Star type reloader

« on: November 21, 2016, 09:24:48 am »

Looking back at the pictures I notice the builder used a somewhat different system to operate the primer feed.  I can't tell if he used a classic Rocker Arm & Primer Punch to insert the primers or a different system.

195

Star Reloaders / Re: Another Homemade Star type reloader

« on: November 21, 2016, 09:03:25 am »

824tsv   It's actually an older style Hulme case feeder, but it has a shop made steel top plate attached to it.

NYKenn  I didn't ask the price on the Red one.   He wanted $400 for the Universal, which wasn't too bad except I figured I would have to replace all of the dies.