Cabin Tree lead hardness tester

[gunlaker]

I sure hope they are good. I just ordered one from Shiloh. Shipping by UPS was $30 until I found out about the extra UPS "brokerage fees" of $60 for a total of $90 to get it here.

I hope I like it

Chris.

[MSalyards]

Where the heck is here? And what is the weight?

[gunlaker]

Here is Canada and it weights 3 lbs including packaging.

Basically if you use the USPS shipping is reasonable to get packages here as they work hand in hand with our postal service, but many companies only use the major courier companies like FedEx, UPS, etc. They all tack on big extra fees for any package that hits the border. For packages under a few hundred bucks it's a major impediment to cross border commerce.

Chris.

[gunlaker]

I should have realized it and just drove to America to get it myself. Last year I ended up spending $100 to ship up some Jeep parts worth $100 so the cost ended up doubling!

Chris.

[johnl]

Hey Chris, last time I ordered some goodies from Shiloh by phone they shipped USPS. I asked what if I ordered from the website instead of calling, Lucinda says orders to Canada are shipped by mail. If you ordered on line there is a comment section where you could say USPS only

[gunlaker]

That's good to know. Thanks John!

I'm looking forward to playing with this tester. I've had two batches of alloy in the last couple of years that were a little suspect and I want to start measuring the hardness of each new batch as I get them.

Chris.

[Coltsmoke]

They are good I had one I liked, for some reason I don't remember why now, but I took it apart and it never worked right again. It did work good.

[Clarence]

Coltsmoke, that's what you get for "adjusting" it. Ask me how I know--it took awhile to get it adjusted after I did that!

Clarence

[gunlaker]

Coltsmoke just take it apart again and it'll probably be fine

[desert deuce]

Nothing, no matter how well engineered, that has at least one moving part is shooter proof.


Don't believe it? Just ask Kirk.

[Gussy]

They are good I had one I liked, for some reason I don't remember why now, but I took it apart and it never worked right again. It did work good.

Send just the main body to me, no rod or indicator. I no longer make them but I can fix it.
Gus

[SIXSHOOTER]

last year I had to send a .22 pistol to Ruger. Talking to the service rep he said if it costs more than $30 to ship then call me back before you ship. UPS and Fed Ex wanted close to $100. I called back and got a different rep but she sent me a Fed Ex shipping label. I had to pay $30 at the door and all turned out ok. Ruger did exceptional work and it was back in about 3 weeks. Not a trip to Canada but may be similar.

[gunlaker]

I got the hardness tester and played around with it a little. It's quite a neat device. My readings are quite different than what the chart it comes with says I should see, but the measurements are very consistent when I test a batch of bullets. This thing is exactly what I was looking for.

A very nice design Gussy.

Chris.

[Gussy]

Most variations are caused by the " first touch". That has to be done consistently. A good way is to just barely be able to suspend the bullet, then start the one turn.

If you're testing an ingot, put a piece of plastic on the body under it so it slides easily.

Consistency in what you do is most important.

Put a screen protector like electronics use on the indicator and put sharpie marks on it to read directly if you prefer that.

[Ramsdown]

Gussy,

Wondering if you can "preload" the indicator, say .005" to get a more visual measurement than by feel.