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1. A stud feed assembly comprising:
a stud loader and a stud catcher, wherein the stud loader has a first chute component and a second chute component; the first chute component having a first entry end, a first exit end, and a first diameter; the second chute component having a second entry end, a second exit end, and a second diameter; the first entry end and the second entry end having an opening configured to accept and align a plurality of studs in an end-to-end relationship; the second exit end having an angled surface configured to guide at least one stud of a plurality of studs out of the chute and toward the stud catcher; the stud loader being configured to feed a plurality of studs to the stud catcher; and wherein the stud catcher comprises a receiving component and a vertical component, the receiving component being positioned in proximity to the second exit end of the stud loader and being shaped to receive a stud from the plurality of studs such that the receiving component receives and aligns the received stud. |
