straightshooter wrote:The intended purpose of the baffle is to maintain the powder that actually sits over the aperture to the measuring cylinder at approximately the same mass and state of compression. If there were no baffle then the degree of powder compression would vary with how full the hopper is resulting in greater variation in the weight of powder dropped as the hopper is depleted.
straightshooter wrote:The intended purpose of the baffle is to maintain the powder that actually sits over the aperture to the measuring cylinder at approximately the same mass and state of compression. If there were no baffle then the degree of powder compression would vary with how full the hopper is resulting in greater variation in the weight of powder dropped as the hopper is depleted.
Gamerancher wrote:Yep, just cut a piece of flexible plastic to fit with a fold in it and the corners cut off. I made one for a Lyman thrower that wouldn't throw consistent charges. It did improve it but I tend to mainly use my Lee throwers, they just work better.
Blr243 wrote:I think a baffle is a good idea. I have always wondered about the different levels of compression but never thought any deeper about it. Perhaps part of my brain put it in the too hard basket .....blade, how do you keep the hopper full when bloody Alliant and ADI are so slow?
Blr243 wrote:I was just being silly, again. By slow / adi and Allianz I meant lately we can’t keep our hoppers full because there’s little in the shops for us to buy
Barrettmr wrote:I made a baffle for my rcbs thrower as it was woefull, it made it better, then as an experiment I made another and put it at right angle ot it, I now will throw within it's limits until it is nearly empty.
If you google baffles for powder throwers, there is a pdf page with patterns that you can print and cut them out. This is what I did and they are pretty accurate.
Oldbloke wrote:Small funnel.
Trim to size, cut some slots along the side and put it in up side down. Should work
lcpltac wrote:https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/265443198339?hash=item3dcda5c583:g:I2QAAOSwFUVhsTf~:sc:AU_StandardDelivery!6254!AU!-1
Bit small for a Dillon but good for most others.