Neck Turning Equipment

[284driver]

I have a Sinclair neck turning tool, but don't like the way it adjusts. you have to use an allen wrench to make all adjustments. I recently saw a k & k neck turning fixture. it looks so much more user friendly as far as adjusting is concerned. any oppinions out there on the two, or another brand that is good. Forster is pretty much like the sinclair from what i see. Also, i use the oversized pilot expand the neck just a hair bigger to get the all the imperfections to the top, also to make the case turn easier on the actual turning pilot. is that a viable option with the k and m as well. thanks for any input.

 

[284driver]

i answered one of my questions by reading a little further on the K and M website. The expandiron pilots push imperfections to the surface and make turning easier. Any other information would be appreciated though.

 

[Forum Boss]

You still need to use a wrench to adjust the K&M tool, though it does adjust in very precise increments.

The Nielson and Stiller tools use a rotating eccentric mandrel which moves in click increments. That design is the easiest to adjust for cutting depth, in my opinion. However, the case neck goes down inside the body of the cutter tool, so it is not as easy to see your work, compared to a Sinclair neck-turner.

Each design, you see, has plusses and minuses.

 

[reloader243]

I have bought the Forster Hand neck turner 1st and used it for about 2 years now. I like it and it works OK. I saw an add about the K&M neck turning setup and thought it might be more accurate and easy to use also. But, set up with either takes up the most time. I bought the K&M a couple weeks ago,,,,rather Santa dropped one off to me..lol..Anyway, I have the expander mandrels and carbide donut cutters for the 3 cal I shoot. 6mm, 7mm, .308 and now I understand why the mandrels and the expansion is necessary for accurate work. I've done the .308 and truing up the necks is great. I added a .0005 set up dial indicator to the neck turner and ck the neck thickness very accurately. Also made a simple relatively inexpensive set up to ck neck run-out, and it works great as well, using a test dial indicator and V-block and a magnetic attachment stand. Can measure accurately to .0005 as well..tho that is not necessary. Any One wanting pictures of the set ups, I'll up load them if you want, if I can figure out how to compress the photos and upload them.. My 2c worth.

 

[Jeffvn]

FYI

I talked with Stiller a couple of days ago about their neckturning gizmo. T item is listed as "out of stock" on their site, and I was wondering when they were going to be available. I was told that they have so much other machine work waiting to get done that they are not going to be making any more - at least not in the foreseable future,his words not mine).

I guess I have to look elsewhere.

JeffVN

 

[treeman]

I have both the sinclair and k&m tools. I use the sinclair tool first set it a couple of thou. over to make the first cut and use the k&m tool to thin the necks to the exact amount I want. makeing 2 passes gives more uniform neck thickness and the k&m is much easier to adjust accurately. my 2 cents.____treeman P.S. adjust the sinclair tool with a feeler guage between cutter and mandrel

 

[3sixbits]

Anybody that uses the neck tool from the "Great Pumpkin" will never want to go back. A word of advise, sell your other neck turning tools before you let friends try the tool from Don.