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Wemco Williams Star Reloader
eaglemike:
Primer turrets are scary things. I'm sorry to hear of your mis-fortune.
all the best,
Mike
steven d. ogden:
i lived through it. When i hear someone asking about a turret, it gives me the willies. As a commercial loader, i used an ammoload primer tube loader which was very good. Interestingly, the instructions call for putting several thousand primers in the bowl (a syntron unit) and starting the machine. The machine was reasonably good at orienting the primers, but not perfect. Looking down into a mass of several thousand primers is a sobering experience although i never had another explosion (but a close friend did when a loaded cartridge flipped into the bowl and set off a bunch--no injuries, thank God, but interesting).
eaglemike:
I liked to try to get Elard to talk about stuff, but he was usually pretty quiet. He and Willis both mentioned (at different times) a story about a guy that had cast a lead weight onto the small brass knob of the primer follower rod. He evidently had a dirty machine, and was using force instead of cleaning. Well, you can imagine what happened. The guy blew the stack of primers................I don't know if he actually tried to sue Star, but he did call and at least threaten them. People....................
all the best,
Mike
Kenneth L. Walters:
Commercial loader? The Steve Odgen I thought I remember was an assistant district attorney.
steven d. ogden:
Ken, i was until 1999, but I also loaded commercially for nearly 25 years. I stopped in 1995 and disposed of most of my equipment but I have never lost the interest in presses, particularly progressives. I am now in pursuit of an old Dercks machine. I met Joe Dercks back in the late 60's. I believe that he invented the first reasonably priced and decent automatic loading machine. The machine was available in both motor and hand power (by a crank). If I get it, I will try to send you a picture. Remember the Newcomb in 38 I sold you about 1978? Istill have the other press in 45.
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