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WFT?...and that's the drawback. No. I've been trying to find the RCBS tool that does all in one swipe, but can't locate one. When I find one, I worry about it not being able to hold setting at higher rotation speeds.
A fricken "LATHE"?! Ooo, cool!
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I bought one each in .223 and .308, they work well. I chuck it in a bench top drill press to do the work. It only cuts on one facet; I need to chamfer and deburr as separate functions. Also in the drill press. So three passes but it goes pretty quickly and you don't have much investment in equipment. So long as you already have a drill press. You could use a cordless or corded drill clamped in a vise to achieve the same thing. The idea is to free up both hands for the work instead of using one to hold onto a tool.
The Giraud trimmer does all of thatDoes that chamfer the inside and outside of the case at the same time it trims to length?
I'm hunting for one of these nowAnother vote for a Giraud - I have a Tri Way and it's nice -- trim, chamfer , deburr
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Call them up and get on the list, $105 + shipping I think, they make them on the weekends and ship them Sunday/Monday. I had mine in less than a week, I was using the Lee Quick Trim before. I hope to not do that again.I'm hunting for one of these now
Ok so that's how it's done. I was trying to figure out where to order. Thank youCall them up and get on the list, $105 + shipping I think, they make them on the weekends and ship them Sunday/Monday. I had mine in less than a week, I was using the Lee Quick Trim before. I hope to not do that again.
If you are loading for volume (lots of rounds not intended for precision or hunting) then I would recommend getting a go/no-go case length-gauge. I have a Lyman one like this.
Any case that fits in the appropriate cut-out I do not bother trimming. This significantly cuts down the amount of trimming necessary and ensures that I am only cutting down brass that has truly stretched out of spec. So far I have had no issues related to this methodology when loading a large volume of ammunition.
Yes it does. And quite well I might add.The Giraud trimmer does all of that
You should market that handle for the lee caseholder.The depth is established by the caseholder.
The pin on the end of the stud makes contact with the caseholder base when the case is trimmed to length.
Same scenario just the cutter is in my lathe as opposed to the drill/driver.
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Some sort of 'handle' for the caseholder really helps as well. This was just a 'quickie' I made a while back. View attachment 812113
Would it work to chuck both the cutter and the caseholder in separate drills?The depth is established by the caseholder.
The pin on the end of the stud makes contact with the caseholder base when the case is trimmed to length.
Same scenario just the cutter is in my lathe as opposed to the drill/driver.
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Some sort of 'handle' for the caseholder really helps as well. This was just a 'quickie' I made a while back. View attachment 812113
Well, not really as the case you wanted to trim would be in the case holder chucked up in a separate drill and this wouldn't be too convenient for feeding the case onto the cutter. (unless I am missing something)Would it work to chuck both the cutter and the caseholder in separate drills?
Hey thanks for the idea but this one was just a simple quickee I made on my lathe.You should market that handle for the lee caseholder.
I have considered a simple 'base' to support a drill/driver and a device to attach to the trigger to allow it to stay running and set it at a lower speed.I considered a self powered trimmer, but I'd rather use my drill and have it for other projects too.
I can understand 12 per minute just trimming but if you have to 'go back' to do this then that 12 per minute goes down in number.I do have to go back through and Deburr and chamfer them.