Trimming brass or jackets??

[Lizard333]

I was wondering what methods you guys use to trim your brass or jackets.

[458win]

I use one of three:

1. Pinch trim die
2. Regular case trimmer
3. Collet on the lathe

[Reload3006]

I use a harbor freight chop saw then clean them up with a case trimmer i modified.

[Reg]

You need to make some kind of jig to properly hold the case but that little Harbor Freight Chop Saw is one slick little package. Any after deburring is minimal.

[GRUMPA]

Lizard look at my review thers a picture in there but my numbers are off, last week it came out at just under 300 per hour.

[Lizard333]

Lizard look at my review thers a picture in there but my numbers are off, last week it came out at just under 300 per hour.

I don't understand. How do I look at your review. I'm sure it's obvious but I'm not seeing it.

[Crawdaddy]

Harbor Freight chop saw or chuck them in a lathe.

[Lizard333]

I have a dillon case trimmer that is caliber specific. It looks like they only make rifle caliber trimmers. Has anyone thought to make a die that would work with this trimmer?? I don't have the skills or the tools to make one, but I think this would be a very accurate way to trim brass and quick.

[GRUMPA]

Lizard click on that http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=132183

[BT Sniper]

This is my set up for triming brass. In the short video I did 13 in a minute. Even at only 10/min that is 600 an hour, makes a nice cut too. Keep the cut offs, they make nice bullets too!

Click on pic for video!

[Lizard333]

Now I finally have a use for my rcbs trimmer again! I assume you got that cutter from harbor freight??

[BT Sniper]

Yep HF mini chop saw. Has worked wonderfuly for me. Others have had hit and miss results but for under $30 it is a good gamble. Mine has made thousands of cuts. Keep a bit of lube on teh theeth of teh wheel every once in a while helps make better cuts and speed things up.

BT

[Lizard333]

What do you use to lube the blade??

[BT Sniper]

Anything! Swage lube, special cutting lube, wax, boolit lube, I'm sure anything will work. Not critical just helps to keep balde from sticking to brass during cut and makes better cut.

BT

[Reload3006]

candle wax is a great saw lube.

[Lizard333]

I'll be heading to harbor freight today. Dont have my dies or press yet, but I have to start with something.

[Jailer]

I went a little different route with mine. I got my Harbor freight mini chop saw in the mail and got everything set up for trimming the necks off from 223 brass so I could re form it to 300 AAC Blackout.

I wanted a jig of some sorts too speed things up so I had a buddy of mine that has quite an extensive wood shop make me one. It works fantastic and I can trim about 8 to 10 per minute with it.

I'ts nothing more than a scrap piece of maple with a flat bottom hole bored for the brass to sit in. We sawed it down the middle of the hole lengthwise and added hinges so it would flip open to make brass insertion and removal easier.




The first step buts up against the built in vise on the base. The small piece added to the front hangs over the edge and buts up against the front of the base. Having 2 contact points makes it real quick and easy to locate the jig each time to trim the brass. The middle step is for blade clearance and the top step is to clear the body of the saw.




Brass is inserted and then the lid is closed. Once closed push in the brass lightly to bottom it in the hole and it's ready to trim.






And a pic of the final product. It cuts clean enough that no duburring is needed to run it through the sizing die, another nice time saving measure.



I made a short video of it in action if you want to click the link and watch it. I went quite a bit slower while trimming so it was easier to see what is going on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukuy...gAiEJsn4U2H2kM

[mrwhite]

Brilliant,just what I have been looking for.
Thanks for the vids and pics.

[toolz568]

you can send your measurments to LEE Precision Reloading and they will make a custom trimmer for $15.00. Just go to custom services under the help tab. They have made a few for me and they work great.

[Lizard333]

Ogotz, what does the trimming die look like?? How does it work??