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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 2883459" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>If you are looking for fast, accurate loads one of the electronic dispensing scales would be great. Still worth double checking off of a beam scale every once in awhile till you are very comfortable with it as well as when you reposition or change charges.</p><p></p><p>Right now I am loading with a beam scale and lee scoops. For 223/5.56 I feel comfortable just using a scoop or an automatic powder measure, for pistol loads I weigh EVERY load and it is time consuming with a scale.</p><p></p><p>The easiest way to put it is like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.wired.com_wp_content_uploads_2014_08_summer_14_sketches_key7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>I have an idea on how to convert a beam scale into an automatic measure but I don't have the extra cash flow to prototype it quite yet and by the time I do it would likely be easier to just pick up an electronic one. The way I figure it is to attach the scale to a small board so it can be moved, attach a very thin plate to the beam itself that has a small hole drilled in it and in some way set up some light sensors and emitters so that they can be blocked by the plate and give the board the ability to control the powder flow. Two stepper motors attached to two trickle tubes, one fast and one slow will dispense until a certain stop point with a pause point right before that. You would manually set the weight and then have a button that would start the cycle. You would still be able to visually see if the beam is at the correct point but it would greatly speed up the ability to dispense and likely be adaptable to any platform.</p><p></p><p>The question is do I want to take the time and effort into making this work or do I just buy an automatic and be done with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 2883459, member: 29706"] If you are looking for fast, accurate loads one of the electronic dispensing scales would be great. Still worth double checking off of a beam scale every once in awhile till you are very comfortable with it as well as when you reposition or change charges. Right now I am loading with a beam scale and lee scoops. For 223/5.56 I feel comfortable just using a scoop or an automatic powder measure, for pistol loads I weigh EVERY load and it is time consuming with a scale. The easiest way to put it is like this: [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.wired.com_wp_content_uploads_2014_08_summer_14_sketches_key7.jpg[/IMG] I have an idea on how to convert a beam scale into an automatic measure but I don't have the extra cash flow to prototype it quite yet and by the time I do it would likely be easier to just pick up an electronic one. The way I figure it is to attach the scale to a small board so it can be moved, attach a very thin plate to the beam itself that has a small hole drilled in it and in some way set up some light sensors and emitters so that they can be blocked by the plate and give the board the ability to control the powder flow. Two stepper motors attached to two trickle tubes, one fast and one slow will dispense until a certain stop point with a pause point right before that. You would manually set the weight and then have a button that would start the cycle. You would still be able to visually see if the beam is at the correct point but it would greatly speed up the ability to dispense and likely be adaptable to any platform. The question is do I want to take the time and effort into making this work or do I just buy an automatic and be done with it. [/QUOTE]
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