OK, I had to post about my experiences with the Franklin Arsenal Vibra-Prime.
The last post I saw in this forum that had any discussion of this item was from a few years ago, and it was buried in another post, so because I am so excited, I had to start a new thread!!!
For those of you who don't know what a Vibra-Prime is, it is a small, handheld vibratory device that automates the process of filling primer tubes for progressive presses. Without a way to automate this, it is a very tedious, boring process.
I have read so many negative things about the Vibra-Prime on the Internet, I was loathe to try it, but I finally gave in, and ordered one from Amazon for about $45, shipping included.
There are lots of YT videos about how to modify them and clean up the excess plastic flashing, etc., so I was prepared with my small file set, my Dremmel tool and some 1000 grit sandpaper, and I was ready to do battle!
Turns out there was ZERO flashing to remove, and the primer pathway was as smooth as a baby's bottom. I don't know if they have improved the manufacturing process or what, but I honestly could not find any location for smoothing or flash removal. I know they discontinued them for a while, and then re-released them again, so maybe the people who had problems have the older versions.
So I decided, what the heck, and just went for it!
I got 500 SPP CCI primers loaded in probably 5 minutes or less. It was CRAZY!!!
The key to the loading things smoothly is to only let one column deep of primers approach the access point. Don't let them bunch up. Watch the YT videos, you will see the guys that know what they are doing right away vs. the guys that don't. Once you see how it is supposed to work, it is pretty easy to mimic the process.
I had ZERO issues. None. 500 CCI primers. Done.
Now maybe I got lucky (one could only hope!), but this is a huge time saver and it makes loading the primer tubes almost fun!
I see from the older posts that @BE Mike, Indy-Mike and @Gluemanz28 are fans as well.
This is the greatest invention since airplanes and bagels!!!
The last post I saw in this forum that had any discussion of this item was from a few years ago, and it was buried in another post, so because I am so excited, I had to start a new thread!!!
For those of you who don't know what a Vibra-Prime is, it is a small, handheld vibratory device that automates the process of filling primer tubes for progressive presses. Without a way to automate this, it is a very tedious, boring process.
I have read so many negative things about the Vibra-Prime on the Internet, I was loathe to try it, but I finally gave in, and ordered one from Amazon for about $45, shipping included.
There are lots of YT videos about how to modify them and clean up the excess plastic flashing, etc., so I was prepared with my small file set, my Dremmel tool and some 1000 grit sandpaper, and I was ready to do battle!
Turns out there was ZERO flashing to remove, and the primer pathway was as smooth as a baby's bottom. I don't know if they have improved the manufacturing process or what, but I honestly could not find any location for smoothing or flash removal. I know they discontinued them for a while, and then re-released them again, so maybe the people who had problems have the older versions.
So I decided, what the heck, and just went for it!
I got 500 SPP CCI primers loaded in probably 5 minutes or less. It was CRAZY!!!
The key to the loading things smoothly is to only let one column deep of primers approach the access point. Don't let them bunch up. Watch the YT videos, you will see the guys that know what they are doing right away vs. the guys that don't. Once you see how it is supposed to work, it is pretty easy to mimic the process.
I had ZERO issues. None. 500 CCI primers. Done.
Now maybe I got lucky (one could only hope!), but this is a huge time saver and it makes loading the primer tubes almost fun!
I see from the older posts that @BE Mike, Indy-Mike and @Gluemanz28 are fans as well.
This is the greatest invention since airplanes and bagels!!!