This is concentricity gauge, it's a diagnostic tool used for checking the "straightness" of hand-loaded ammunition. If the ammunition is not concentric, you need to find out why.
I think they open up a whole new world of design. What about using opposing magnets as recoil springs/buffers in semi-auto .22's or in place of springs in trigger systems or magazine catches.
Thank you Glen. I looked at several different bearings and eventually settled on Zen bearings, good quality manufactured in Germany. I tested the gauge with parallel pin gauges and find there's no detectable indicated runout. I also tried the more traditional hardened balls to eliminate this perceived problem but the low friction of the bearings make it much "nicer" to use and no less accurate.
Thank you Neal - Unfortunately I can't be much help. This is all handmade, the individual parts all machined from solid blocks of aluminium, the wooden base was cut from a bread board. The small bearing the cartridge rolls on were from Ebay. There are no plans, every one I make is different and I make it up as I go along.
Very NEAT! I think I asked too much but... Can you provide the drawings of details? I will see if I could make them thru my friends. I like yours better than others! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the interest Dale - I've made 8 or 9 of these gauges, all slightly different - I never draw up plans, just make it up as I go along. Here's another in progress at the moment: imgur.com/7sjqxMx
Hi Rod - Sorry, not got round to another batch of these yet. Working on several other projects - I'll post a video of new stuff when they are up and running. Most of my time is taken up making the Targetmaster auto-tricklers.
Thanks for the interest, but no unfortunately not yet, they are on my "to do" list though - I'm working on another couple of projects at the moment and hope to get another video up shortly.
Thank you Rod. I made just five of these - all sold before I'd finished them. I'm doing a dozen different things at the moment but if I get chance I'll do another small batch.