Favorite Deburring tool (OD)?

[SSL]

Only shoot for pleasure and varmints, so maybe I'm not as critical of the process. Since I only need to worry about case neck de-burring when trimming cases, that's also when I check to see if the case-neck thickness has migrated during repeated loading cycles. I just chuck my brass (after sizing and trimming) into my case neck turning tool and run it through. Cleans up any burrs while getting rid of any extra thickness due to brass being worked.

 

[358WCF]

I just did 50 new cases by hand with the Wilson tool that's been my go-to for a lot of years. About 1/2 way thru I remembered why I tried the Lyman tools with the handles that dont cut all that well even when new. I dont want a case prep center. No room on the bench & not sure of how the "feel" will work with a motor driven cutter. I load too many different things to get a caliber/cartridge specific 3 way cutter for each.

A larger holder for the 1/2" diameter Wilson tool would take away most of the pain in the forearm. I had bookmarked this to try before I cheaped out with the Lyman tools. It looks pretty slick. Has anybody tried it yet? Is it everything that could be expected from the WFT crew?

Precision Prep Tool (Hand Turret Only)

The Precision Prep Tool, from Little Crow Gunworks, LLC. The first manually operated case prep tool that puts four tools at your fingertips. Most other designs utilize inline tools which require the user to twist their wrist or rotate the tool in their hand. The PPT consists of a knurled solid...

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[kiwijohn]

I use a Giraud triway trimmer in a drill press for .308 family cases. Maybe you could use a .223 family one? The mouth width dimension is adjustable as well as length

Trimmer

 

[FloridaAKM]

I use the RCBS version of the Wilson deburring tool (actually made by the LE Wilson company) until I started doing case prep by the 1 or 2 k lot. After trimming the case with the UGLY trimming tool, I now chuck up the internal deburring tool in my mini lathe & can remove the burr inside the case mouth in half a second. Deburring thousands of cases isn't so hard this way. My only issue is that the RCBS tool has been with me for 40 + years & is getting dull, to dull to use by hand, it needs to be sharpened, but is way too hard a metal for a file to touch it & am not willing to ruin it with a stone.

Wilson sells a replacement for $40.00 which is the exact unit for the RCBS tool, but when you include shipping & state fees, it will be over $50.00. So maybe I need to rethink the stoning idea a bit more.

 

[PhilC]

Forster 3 in 1. Super smooth edges in and out.

What I use too, trim, inside, & outside chamfer one and done.

 

[FloridaAKM]

After posting about the dulling RCBS chamfering tool, I decided to try sharpening it with a Lansky fine sharpening stone meant for sharpening knives. The tool was put in my mini lathe as if to set it up for use & put a bright light over the lathe chuck to be able to see the flats on the tool easily.

A few light strokes of the stone let one see if they are flat with the cutting edges & then another half a dozen light strokes removed the dulled edge & left it sharp. Just rotate the tool to the adjacent blade & repeat the step. When you get back to the first sharpened blade, stop & the tool is back to being factory sharp & ready to chamfer more brass.

Just saved $50 & a weeks time of waiting for delivery.

 

[BoydAllen]

The only time I deburr is when I trim. I just finished turning 50 Norma 6PPC cases, trimming as part of the process. While the case was still in the drill adapter, after trimming with my PMA Tool trimmer, I grabbed the necks tightly with a full wad of 0000 steel wool pressing toward the case head, and throttled up the cordless drill for about two seconds. Viola', case deburred.

 

[TTE]

Henderson