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Star History / Re: Star Price History

« on: December 30, 2012, 11:07:56 am »

Thanks George.

Anyone have a price list that pre-dates 1945?

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTB: 7/8-14 tool head

« on: December 29, 2012, 11:24:18 am »

I have some.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Packing for shipment ?

« on: December 11, 2012, 11:31:27 pm »

Bolt the base to a piece of plywood, remove the spring anchor hook, and do everything you can to keep it from moving around within the box.    I use a 20" double corregated cube, and isolate the Star with boxes full of styrofoam peanuts.   Styrofoam peanuts by themselves are of little use.


Correction, I use an 18" double corrugated cube.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Surprise Packages

« on: December 11, 2012, 07:01:25 pm »

Bump   

Still hoping to hear from someone via Private Message

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Star History / Re: Star-Hensley and Gibbs

« on: December 02, 2012, 06:56:43 pm »

I have Star price lists which include prices for Hensley and Gibbs molds, but until I saw that listing on eBay I did not know that Star also marketed them under their own name.   I assume Hensley and Gibbs made the mold on eBay.

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / WTS Lee Case Feeders with Adapter to Mount on a Star Reloader

« on: November 29, 2012, 02:58:37 pm »

This listing is for an assembly to feed your Hulme case feeder.   It consists of a Lee Case Feeder and Collator and an adapter to mount the assembly on your Star reloader.   The Lee Collator works in much the same way as the Freeloader in that you dump in handfuls of brass, and they turn bottom side down and fall into the tube.  The Lee case feeder has four tubes which can be rotated into position to supply more brass as each tube empties.

The kit comes complete with the adapter, the Lee case feeder tube assembly and collator and an 11" drop tube that connects the adapter to your Hulme case feeder.  The kit with an aluminum adapter is $65 and with a brass adapter it's $80.  The 11" polycarbonate tube that connects the adapter to the Hulme case feeder has a 1/2" ID which will work with all calibers up to and including 41 Magnum.   If you plan to load 44 Magnum, 45 Colt or 45 Auto Rim, I can supply a piece of original vintage Hulme case feeder tube for those calibers for an additional $5.

This is a Lee video that shows how the Collator works.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON5BA23f6zg


Shipping via Priority Mail with insurance should be $20-$25 depending on your location.   

Just finished a new batch of both brass and aluminum adapters, so both are available


Bruce Williams

Star Machine Works LLC

Note:   The adapter is not compatible with the case feeder that Lee currently offers.   A few years back Lee redesigned their case feeder into a Universal model and eliminated the Large Pistol, Small Pistol and Rifle models they had previously offered.  The adapter is designed to work with the Large Pistol version, and I have plenty of those in stock.

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTS 380 Hulme Conversion Kit

« on: November 25, 2012, 09:57:13 pm »

Bump

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: WTS star reloader universal in 38 special with chevron case master

« on: November 13, 2012, 05:40:34 am »

Email sent

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Star Reloaders / Re: New calibers for Star Reloader.

« on: October 24, 2012, 12:06:14 am »

What do you mean by converted?

I have 25 ACP, 32 Auto, 32 S&W Long, 30 Carbine, .380 Auto, 9 MM, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 38 Super, 40 S&W/10MM. 41 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 45 ACP, 45 Auto Rim, 45 Long Colt, and .223.   These are all with 11/16-24 Dies

I also put together a 32-20 machine for another forum member using a Berdon tool head and 7/8-14 Dies.   

I'm in the process of building a machine for myself in .308 using a Hornady powder measure rather than a standard Star type powder housing and slide.  I'm using a long column Berdon machine for this, but I think there is enough clearance to do it with a Star.  Ths also uses 7/8-14 dies.

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Star Reloaders / Surprise Packages

« on: October 15, 2012, 06:15:05 pm »

Today I received two packages, each containing a nice Star Reloader.   Only problem is, I don't know who sent them, or why I was so blessed.   Both packages had a label from the Atlanta Mail Recovery Unit, but neither contained a return address or any information that would help me discern who the sender was.  I believe the reloaders were repacked by the post office.
 
If you are the sender, please contact me by "private message".

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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Re: is $261 shipped for a used star sizer a fair price?

« on: October 14, 2012, 10:25:57 pm »

Looks like a very late model original Star.  The same thing from Magma would cost you $370 plus shipping.

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / Re: Need Adjusting nut for a taper crimp die

« on: October 12, 2012, 04:11:34 pm »

Are you talking about the post style taper crimp die?

If so, the bottom nut is a 7/8-14, the same size used as a lock nut for standard dies.   The top nut is a 3/8-24, the same size used on the primer punch push rod.   It's a standard hardware item, but it's a fine thread so you may not find it at Home Depot.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Star reloader calibers

« on: October 12, 2012, 04:06:33 pm »

Bill,

If you haven't seen it already, take a look at this thread in the Star History area,

http://www.starreloaders.com/forum/index.php?topic=238.0

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Star Reloaders / Re: D. NO. 6 Powder Bars

« on: October 10, 2012, 11:55:08 pm »

Thanks Dave.  Never heard of it but it makes sense.  I was thinking maybe Dynamit Nobel, but DuPont makes more sense.

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Star Reloaders / D. NO. 6 Powder Bars

« on: October 10, 2012, 09:59:28 am »

I have several Powder Bars marked D. NO. 6

Does anyone know what powder that is?   I'm not familiar with it.