powered neck turing

[dbaird]

What would you experts suggest for neck turning (with power)-such as 21st century lathe or the sinclair lathe or others? Pros and cons.

 

[CatShooter]

I use a Forster with the power drill adapter. The finished necks are impeccable.

 

[artbosco]

K&M Turner and Power Adapter for a 180 RPM Cordless Drill.

 

[jonbearman]

Anyone own a Gracey neck shaver?

 

[Joe R]

I use a Gracey Neck shaver. I highly recommend it. It is an outstanding piece of equipment. It saves me lots of time, effort and frustration. Here it is. I have been using it for nearly two years.

I tried a Forster neck turning tool, I added a low speed drill, but after doing about fifty cases I realized that whatever money I saved by not buying a Gracey, I would be spending that and more on doctors and meds for a sore wrist. I figured that machinists are cheaper. So I went with Gracey and now I own two, one for .308 and one for 6mm.

 

[P1ZombieKiller]

I use a Dewalt cordless drill and a PMA case holder adapter. My requirements are that it has to spin true (straight) and you have to be able to control the speed. I have a Ryobi, but it does not spin true. The spindle wobbles just slightly when in use. It's hard to see when you are just using it as a screw driver, but you can see it when turning necks.

 

[Joe R]

jonbearman said:

Anyone own a Gracey neck shaver?

Jon what do you use?

 

[M-61]

I've use a floor mounted drill press for turning. WWII vintage with a real slow speed. (250rpm?) Commonsense is needed regarding safety (as with any tool) but the ability to feed at any rate I desire and an excellent view make neck turning much easier than other methods I've used. Those LEE shell holders work perfectly.

 

[mikecr]

I use a Neil Jones case lathe and Sinclair NT4000 sys. The lathe wobbles all over heck, but it doesn't matter provided the turner is hand held.
If I were buying equipment today, I'd go to PMA for the lathe:
http://www.pmatool.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_41&products_id=151