I'll try to clear it up if I can. I thought I'd seen somewhere of a "die" or tool or whatever you choose to call it, that allowed you to do case length trimming and inside and outside deburring from any one of the different brands of motorized case prep stations in use today. The RCBS Trim mate is what I referenced because that is what I own. I have done some looking and found that Frankford Arsenal has a case prep station that does indeed have a case length trimming die that is part of the unit. However it does not use one of the 8-32 threaded ports but instead is its own dedicated spindle, therefore its not removable and can't be used on other case prep stations that utilize the 8-32 threaded spindles.Not clear on the question, maybe you are thinking of the dies used on progressive machines in the trim station? Those act similar to a sizing die in order to grip the case so it doesn’t spin under the cutter. A Wilson trimmer also uses a case body tool to hold and center the case on the tooling. Other than that, I am drawing a blank?
So does it index off of the flash hole or something else? I apologize but my laptop has a blown speaker so everything sounds like a muffled scrambled mess.Lee calls it a case gauge. It has a cutter that screws into the tool station on a case prep center. You just stick your case in a holder and stick it in the cutter and it will stop at the preset length. I use them on my lyman CPC and love the things. trim and then run them on the deburr tools. Fast. This fella is using it in a Lyman
You use a LEE case holder which will cause the case gauge to index off or even with the base of the case.So does it index off of the flash hole or something else? I apologize but my laptop has a blown speaker so everything sounds like a muffled scrambled mess.
What JPX said. You can also back the mandrel out from the cutter if you want a longer case. The thread design allows it to stay snug enough that it doesn't move.So does it index off of the flash hole or something else? I apologize but my laptop has a blown speaker so everything sounds like a muffled scrambled mess.
Ahhh, now i know !Lee calls it a case gauge. It has a cutter that screws into the tool station on a case prep center. You just stick your case in a holder and stick it in the cutter and it will stop at the preset length. I use them on my lyman CPC and love the things. trim and then run them on the deburr tools. Fast. This fella is using it in a Lyman
Afraid to ask, but how did you destroy 2 mandrels ?????Ahhh, now i know !
ive got a hand held cutter. And several of The caliber spacific mandrels that poke up through the flash hole.
I didn't know what i had. I destroyed 2 of the mandrels recently .
Years ago I got a bunch of rifle stuff in a package deal i got when just starting pistol reloading. Hunting cal Dies & factory crimps.
Never have used any of them.
Can't make any money on em so it's laying in a box.
I cut off the tip of one and the threads off the other. 243 & 25 06 ... I "needed" them that way ... But i don't remember why !Afraid to ask, but how did you destroy 2 mandrels ?????![]()
Interesting video, but I’m not sure about the way he wobbles that case back and forth after deburring the case mouth inside and out.Lee calls it a case gauge. It has a cutter that screws into the tool station on a case prep center. You just stick your case in a holder and stick it in the cutter and it will stop at the preset length. I use them on my lyman CPC and love the things. trim and then run them on the deburr tools. Fast. This fella is using it in a Lyman
Yeah that just makes me think that it can't be that accurate or give a uniform cut but maybe it does. Seems that a lot of the spindles that I see on these trimmers have a lot of runout but thats probably the anal retentiveness coming out in me! lolInteresting video, but I’m not sure about the way he wobbles that case back and forth after deburring the case mouth inside and out.
you may be thinking of the Frankfort arsenal prep center. I don’t have one but I’m pretty sure they have a way to trim brass using the machine. You tube has a few videos on it. Just search “Frankfort arsenal case trimmer” a few videos will come up using the their prep center to trim brass. Hope this helps. I added one link but there are several videos covering it.I'll try to clear it up if I can. I thought I'd seen somewhere of a "die" or tool or whatever you choose to call it, that allowed you to do case length trimming and inside and outside deburring from any one of the different brands of motorized case prep stations in use today. The RCBS Trim mate is what I referenced because that is what I own. I have done some looking and found that Frankford Arsenal has a case prep station that does indeed have a case length trimming die that is part of the unit. However it does not use one of the 8-32 threaded ports but instead is its own dedicated spindle, therefore its not removable and can't be used on other case prep stations that utilize the 8-32 threaded spindles.
It's crazy but I do the same thing , it's the only way it seems to get it done on the outside.... I use a different tool than the one that came from Lyman for inside the neck , works great.... It's almost like the outside one is to small or something.... I have always thought about changing it.... Maybe someone else might chime in on it.... I would never ever rock it on the inside though....Interesting video, but I’m not sure about the way he wobbles that case back and forth after deburring the case mouth inside and out.
A typical HS Steel cutter will wear out noticeably faster than a carbide version.I have one of the FA prep centers with the trim function feature, worked good for about 500 pc of 223 brass and then quit trimming. Cutter head still turns, but won't trim. I moved on to the Giruard 3 way for 223 brass.
Failed to mention that I did replace the cutter tool head, still no joy. LOL That's why I moved on.A typical HS Steel cutter will wear out noticeably faster than a carbide version.
The cutter in your FA prep center can be replaced with either the same type or with a carbide version.
(You obviously know all this but someone starting out might not... The FA and the Giraud are very different in terms of the FA is a universal design with a straight cut, versus the Giraud which requires a specific cartridge guide and has a three-way cut that eliminates the chamfer chores of the straight cut. You should get a spare replacement ready for a tool like the FA before you need one to avoid stoppages. They wear out slowly at first, but then the wear accelerates to the point of frustration quickly.)