Put some press time in!
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:33 pm
Since yesterday afternoon I have sized & tumbled about 500 mixed 9mm, .357 and this included 60 .30-30 cases trimmed this morning on the 'biggest' case trimmer in the world!
And a good tech tip for any reloaders using the Lee case trimmer. Lock the cutter stud in the power supply (drill driver, press etc.) and push the stationary case held in the collet onto the cutter as opposed to the other way around as Lee describes.
It is much faster to swap out the cases when the collet is in your hand than with it on the power supply. Also once the case is trimmed you pull it off and give it a quick chamfer with the deburring tool by hand.
I averaged about 10 seconds per case from locking the case in the collet to dropping it in the tumbler bucket when done.
My plan is to turn a section of aluminum round stock the same diameter as the shell holder base, drill a hole slightly smaller than the stud on the base and press it into the hole in the round stock. This will become a handle and will make it much easier to use.
And a good tech tip for any reloaders using the Lee case trimmer. Lock the cutter stud in the power supply (drill driver, press etc.) and push the stationary case held in the collet onto the cutter as opposed to the other way around as Lee describes.
It is much faster to swap out the cases when the collet is in your hand than with it on the power supply. Also once the case is trimmed you pull it off and give it a quick chamfer with the deburring tool by hand.
I averaged about 10 seconds per case from locking the case in the collet to dropping it in the tumbler bucket when done.
My plan is to turn a section of aluminum round stock the same diameter as the shell holder base, drill a hole slightly smaller than the stud on the base and press it into the hole in the round stock. This will become a handle and will make it much easier to use.
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