410 reloaders

[DeepSouth]

Going to make wood loading blocks for 410 reloading. I have cherry, eastern cedar in 5/8" thick boards, red and white oak, ash, poplar, gum, hickory, cypress in 3/4" and 1 to 1 1/4" rough cut. I got a 9/16" paddle bit at Buck's for $3.50. I'm ready, just waiting on a good day to work outdoors. I searched their racks for a bottoming bit, none to be found.

 

[RED333]

On 3/13/2025 at 8:49 AM, DeepSouth said:

Is there a flat headed drill bit for making the pockets deeper?

Yep, called an " END MILL BIT"

https://www.amazon.com/Carbide-Tungsten-Fultes-Milling-Straight/dp/B07TWTZRQZ/ref=asc_df_B07TWTZRQZ?mcid=38d107ee941d33f08f6e034fd858890e&hvocijid=3663891999486422258-B07TWTZRQZ-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3663891999486422258&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1026083&hvtargid=pla-2281435179058&psc=1

[DeepSouth]

Red, I looked at that set. even numbers, no dismals

I looked at primer charts. Large primers are .212", 5.40mm diameter. Drill bit chart. #3, .213", 5.41mm. There isn't a .212" bit size. 

I did find a .213 mill end bit for $37. Century #3, .213" drill bit for $7.50. Buck's has Century bits, see if they have a or a few #3, .213" tomorrow for half price. Grind the tip flat.

[DeepSouth]

Buck's, Southaven Supply, Home Depot and Lowes only have fractional drill bites. Amazon has a 5 pack of HHS bits for $15 with delivery 3/26.

[DeepSouth]

My source for using a jointer planer has been sold. Need to use one for a few short boards soon in the Memphis, TN area.

[DeepSouth]

Was hoping to have one in the Memphis area that I could use. Swing by and get primers from The Legend while up there. I have one lined up today in Grenada, MS, just not liking the 95 mile trip. Maybe Spain's will have some of their deals left.

Edited March 25 by DeepSouth

[DeepSouth]

I gave up on the use of a jointer planer. I had the eastern cedar cut to 17" pieces, cut them in half for each block. Check to see which side had a bow in or out and marked the bow in so it would ride the ripping fence of the table saw. I got 26 squared edges and 1 end on each. Yep, cut extra, had plans to make 4.

I measured and drew out a pattern on a sheet of paper. Taped it to 13 of the boards, used a center punch to mark the holes. Drilled 50 holes per 13 boards. Some cracked, the skinny neighbor wants the scrap for her closets and draws. When I find my 4 2" and 4 3" C clamps I'll glue a piece with holes to a solid piece, Dang, 4 clamps per block for 24 hours. After they cure I'll drill for a 3/16" dowel at each corner. After their 24 hour curing time they will go through the table saw for finished edge then sanded and clear coat finish.

[DeepSouth]

Friday is my main shopping day for groceries. All I got at Kroger was from the clearance sections. 3 and 4 green bell peppers in $1 bag, got 7 bags. Round roast $2.99 per lb, got 2. Spent the evening watching a zoom auction, chopping peppers and cubing the roast for the freezer. SuperLo restocked Jumex drinks, not the one I want. Giant russet baking potatoes 79 cents per lb, I checked, 3 times larger than Kroger's @.99 cents. Frostie root beer not restocked. 7 ears of corn $1, got 2 bags, fix them for the freezer today. I looked at Piggly Wiggly's ad, not worth the drive to Olive Branch.

A stop at Buck's. Dug through the bin of C clamps. Got 1- 2" marked $2.99. The rest were marked $10.99. 3/16"X36" wood dowel is 39 cents, 1/8"X36" is 69 cents. Got 4 of the 3/16". Got a 17mm combo wrench marked $5.99. Total $4.41. Looked for small screws, only found nails and bolts.

A stop at Southaven Supply for screws. 1" #6 flatheads are 18 cents each, a box of 100 for $7.19. I got a box.

The online auction didn't have anything that looked good to me. Watched it from 6 till 9:10 pm. Watched Utube movies till bedtime.

Raining today, I'll spend it washing dishes. Got to catch up from working outside all week.

Edited March 29 by DeepSouth

[DeepSouth]

I was stuffed from the overstuffed baked potato and corn on the cob, couldn't finish either. Felt great to eat that much again. Got 12 ears pare boiled and in the freezer in bags of 2.

Looks like I have 2 belly buttons from the feeding tube removal as close as I can see. Still have a little leakage. I have 5 cases of Two Cal that expire in September, need to find someone that wants it and out of my way.

Chemo infusion tomorrow starting at11 am. Will be late when finished. Won't feel like doing much until Saturday.

I have 5 reloading blocked almost finished. Cut the dowels flush with block and sand. Have 5 more in C clamps will drill for the dowels today. I'll clear coat all at the same time.

Got my new debit card and trying to change it at all my direct pay accounts. ATT isn't acting right. I visit that site not very often and gives me a problem signing in each time. I can enter through the email show bill but can't do anything. Says I don't have an account, chat doesn't work, need to talk with someone since I'm locked out again.

[DeepSouth]

I used the 2 top blocks to finish up all the base blocks that I cut. They needed more dowels to lock them in place better. 13 in one and 15 in the other. I drilled them where needed. Glued all the holes and started driving in the dowels. I was tearing up the dowels and not going deep enough into the base boards. I sat them to the side. I drilled out the dowels, cut new ones, glued 2 and 3 at a time and drove all into the depth needed. Sat them to the side to cure overnight. Lots of rain last night and today. They might get to cure a day longer.

 

[DeepSouth]

Another sanding to the last 2 blocks. Filled in more spots with glue and plastic wood. Need 1 more sanding. Rain for about 24 hours will keep me indoors and project slowed again.

[DeepSouth]

Heavy rain blew in my portable carport last night. Everything is wet. Will move the bench sander and grinder to the garage for a few days to dry before seeing if they will work again. Guess I'll set up a paint station in the garage for the ones ready for clear coat and wait on the others.

Still looking for a cheap 410 shotgun.

[DeepSouth]

I signed into a few new to me facebook reloading groups and asked for brass. Got 1 reply from CO for 444 Marlin at a good price plus $10 shipping. Got his son's email address for paypal, name looks foreign. Tried to send money, got a scam report. Sent paypal a scam report on seller. Waiting.

[Frog4aday]

I hope you didn't get scammed. "Want to buy" posts (you 'asked for brass') bring all the scammers around (sadly). They had you send the money to their "son's account"? That's a common red flag it's a scam. It's never THEIR account. It's a wife, or son, or daughter. Ugh. Tedious dealing w/these crooks.

I hope PayPal refunds your money. You did not use "friends & family", I hope? PayPal could still be squirrely about it since it is "gun related". For a while they were freezing accounts and screwing with people who were selling or buying brass and projectiles. Keep us posted. I'm curious how it all turns out.

As for your cell phone, if you can't reach AT&T, try going into one of their stores. They'll tell you they can't help you but maybe you get a sympathetic manager who bends the rules a bit & assists anyway. They did that for my mother-in-law. (She's an AT&T pre-paid customer having problems like you.)

Edited 20 hours ago by Frog4aday

[DeepSouth]

Paypal wouldn't let me finish the transaction.

The seller wanted me to screenshot the page with message from paypal. I called my daughter, NO, they can hack your account with it. I checked the son's name on facebook, got a few listings, none from USA. he then wants me to send money to his wife's paypal account. I looked her up on facebook, none in the USA either. I replied as I did for the son's account. This time I asked for his address for a money order to be sent. No, only through paypal. I told him we couldn't deal like this and haven't been back.

[Frog4aday]

Well Thank God you weren't able to send the money! Scammers are rampant now. Sad. But glad you managed to come out of it w/all your money still in your account.

[DeepSouth]

All but the last 2 blocks got clear coat on the bottoms Sunday. Flipped them yesterday for a coat on tops. Looking pretty good. I'll check later, maybe a second coat.

It shows, some people don't read all or understand what they read. I posted about some of the 303 casings not taking the new primers deep enough, primer hanging on shell holder. (Are they Berdan primed?) I don't mess with Berdan primed casings, sit them to the side for someone else to mess with. (The primer pockets need swagged.) No problem getting them in, just not deep enough. Will a swagger make the pocket deeper? Don't think so, just clear the crimped edge. These are Winchester large rifle primers from an estate sale years ago, not many, thought I'd use them to get rid of them. I found a large rifle primer chart, looking for a pistol chart too. Primers have different heights, Fed .117, CCI .118, Rem .119, Win .121.