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Tired of Cranking
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Tired of Cranking
Well, hand trimming gets real tiring when doing lots of cases. So, I came up with this rig a Variable AC transformer hooked to my drill. Then I made a fitting that fits on my case trimmer. Hooked up the drill and adjust the transformer to the correct speed. Fast and simple.
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Re: Tired of Cranking
We used to use those variable transformers in the lab. Great little units.
And Kudos to you for not only finding a way to make your task less labor intensive, but for taking the time to trim straight wall cartridge brass at all.
And Kudos to you for not only finding a way to make your task less labor intensive, but for taking the time to trim straight wall cartridge brass at all.
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Re: Tired of Cranking
Did a similiar thing with my trimming years ago. Not sure what cases you are trimming but not long ago I switched to the WFT line of trimmers. They work great and are easy to set. Trimming is the worst job in the reloading room I hate it. Shooting more 22 saves alot of work trimming
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Re: Tired of Cranking
I shoot a lot of .500 S&W Magnums and trim them to 1.165 which even new cases are longer. I also trim the 45/70 cases to 2.100 and I also trim an anneal as needed the 30/30 rounds. I do not trim 40cal or 9mm.
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