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Thread: Anyone made a case trimmer pilot bushing?

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    Anyone made a case trimmer pilot bushing?

    I need a .375 jdj case trimmer pilot bushing for a Forster case trimmer. Anyone made one? Looks like it would be pretty easy to make one from an allen head bolt or? I had bought a Redding-brand pilot bushing from fleabay with "buy it now", but when the seller quoted me a shipping price of $25, I said, ya right, lol, I'll take three of them, lol. NOT!

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    Not hard to make if you have a lathe.
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    I used socket-head screws, a drill press, a file, wet-dry paper, and a micrometer, to make two for a Lyman.

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    I made a "copy" of the standard case trimmers several companies sell and cranked out a full set of bushings for it with no trouble. It DOES require a metal lathe and some machinist knowledge.

    A metal lathe is the ONLY machine tool that can makes parts........for itself! (I've done it many times) With a lathe and a mill, the sky is the limit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 462 View Post
    I used socket-head screws, a drill press, a file, wet-dry paper, and a micrometer, to make two for a Lyman.

    That's the same equipment I have.
    I wished I had a lathe, but I keep spending my $$ on guns and related stuff, lol.

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    What is wrong with a standard .375 Forster pilot?
    They are sold by almost all mail order outfits.
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    Nothing is wrong with it......it's just that by the time I order it from the US, and it goes through customs, it's 5 weeks away from getting to me.

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