August 28, 2025
Description
I was unable to find a 3D collator file for my new Pro 4000 press with the 5 tube case feeder. I have google and a slicer and I'm not afraid to use them! Combined the 2 attributed models in Bambu slicer to make the collator presented here. There was some tweaking (scaling) to the tube holder to get it to fit my 5 tubes shipped with the Pro 4000, not sure if this section will fit as well for others. The collator is held in place by tube friction (diameter of the tubes vs holes) and an additional tube holder slid down below that brings the tubes together and squeezes the collator firmly. The size of the collator dish is smaller than the factory Lee 4 tube collator for other presses but it's right sized for this compact press that has much going on in a little space. I prime up about 100 cases 9mm and pour them into the collator from a plastic bin and with a little finesse the cases flow into the collator dish and down the holes quiet well with only 2 or 3 out of 100 landing upside down. Pardon the filament pimples, I had the seam setting to fastest or quickest instead of aligned but maybe that helps the cases align and fall into the tubes? The collator has been tested on 9mm only so far since I bought the Pro 4000 as a dedicated 9mm press and do not plan to change calibers on it. But it should work with any cases that fit down the factory Lee tubes included.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
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