roller Sorter V

This is my latest Ammo Brass Case Sorter

The best feature of my design is that the sorter is a true "walk away" sorter. We have two hoppers available that hold 14 or 30 gallons -- so once you fill it up, you can walk away and let it sort without having to monitor or operate it.  

The sorter sorts the cases by diameter, so it is not pistol or rifle specific. It is completely adjustable for different sorting setups and caliber sizes. The default setup (more info below) provides a good separation of the most popular range brass. The rollers speed and case feeding rates are adjustable.

• Fully adjustable sorting rate, and caliber separation
• Highly accurate 78” precision machined and polished sorting rollers
• Fully adjustable rollers that can be adjusted to achieve the desired sorting resolution and caliber separation
• Includes two drill standards that aid in quick setup of the roller separation to the default or any custom sort configuration
• Belt driven drive unit featuring an industrial strength DC Motor and custom drive rollers for smooth, maintenance free operation.
• Easy drive roller tensioner adjustment mechanism
• Open ended rollers that allow all larger calibers (than the next to the last sorting bin) to drop into the last bin/bucket
• Open rollers that allow you to manually place brass on the rollers
• Adjustable roller speed control
• Adjustable hopper feed rate
• 14.3-gallon hopper, or optional 30-gallon hopper
• Vacuum attachment to collect dust
• 5-gallon bucket vacuum (non-HEPA) attached to the machine and tuned to not impede the flow of the brass
• Adjustable feeding bins, position, and desired side
• 2 feeder bin sizes to allow different sorting setups, and to fine tune the caliber feeding, by diameter
• Adjustable feeder bin drop guides to fine tune case bin feeding
• Feeds conventional 5-gallon buckets
• Propriety feeder ramp design that prevents case jamming and aids in the collection of dirt
• Heavy duty metal frame construction
• Mounted on dual lockable swivel casters and fully movable
• Industrial strength standard DC motor, motor control, feeder, and controller
• Controls can be mounted on either side of the machine and hopper
• Bucket Stands to reduce the distance the brass drops and prevent brass from missing the buckets
• Runs on standard 110V, requiring less than 3 amps.
• Complete operators manual

• Updated drive system using a belt and custom built drive rollers 
• 3D printed bin fronts to prevent case from bouncing over the front of the bins 
• 3D printed covers for the ends of the roller guards.

1st bucket = .22lr, most of the trash that the vacuum did not catch (larger paper, etc.)

2nd bucket = 5.7 

3rd bucket = .32 and .30 carbine

4th bucket = .380s and .223

5th bucket = 9mm

6th bucket = .40, .357 sig, and .38/.357

7th bucket = 7.62 X 39

8th bucket = .45 ACP, .308

9th bucket = all cases larger than .45 ACP (.44 mag, .45 colt, large rifle, etc.)

Accuracy 

There are 100s of various calibers, so you may get other caliber case that are the same diameter in the bucket listed above.

The closest sort with the setup above, is the 380/.223 from the 9mm. They end up dropping about 4-5 inches apart, but into separate buckets.  You can't see them in the video, but each bin has a bendable thin metal guide mounted to the side, which allows you to tune the catching and directing of cases into a specific bin to try to solve this problem.

My specifications for the rollers are to run within .003 of an inch each, and they are 78" long, so you can get a very good separation of case that are > ~.006 of an inch difference in diameter. Keep in mind that cases vary in diameter from being shot out of different guns, so the trick is to set up the rollers, so you get good separation and consistent drops of the same caliber.  You don't want to have too little of a divergence of the rollers, or the variation of the cases will drop across too large of an area of the rollers and result in inaccurate sorting.

Speed

The sorting speed at the most aggressive rate I have sorted a 5-gallon bucket in 10 mins.  But at that rate you get more cases riding on each other and the accuracy goes down, but still very good.  At a rate of ~ 15 - 20 min per 5 gallons, it sorts very accurately. 

Embedded Cases

One of the biggest challenges with automatically sorting is embedded cases.  Although my V shaped feeder ramp and the rollers do help separate some embedded cases you will still get a few embedded cases.

Maintenance

The machine is very low maintenance.  You just need to occasionally wipe off the rollers to remove any residue build up. It is important to keep them from being exposed to high humidity or moisture and keep them protected with dry lube when you are not using the machine for an extended period of time.

Adjustments

You can easily set up the sorter to do a custom sort of specific cases, like larger rifle cases.  Anything that is sort-able by diameter.  It only takes a couple minutes to adjust the rollers. I supply standard guides to easily return the machine to the default setup.

My Guarantee

I guarantee it will work properly. The components come with a factory warranty.  If you don't like the sorter you can return it for a full refund (less shipping and crating) within 60 days.