The smartest thing i've done all week.

[justingrosche]

I was cleaning up the shop around where my trimmer sits and almost shop vacuumed up a couple of pilots. My wife had also complained about brass shavings getting tracked into the house recently, so it gets me thinking of a solution. This is what I came up with. I had a couple of 5/32" pins and an old top of the Lee auto prime box which serves perfectly for a catch tray. The pins are about an 1 1/4" and fit into the little holder that would normally hold the pilots. I didn't like keeping them there anyway. The dust bunnies have packed off more than one them to never be seen again.

[Mk42gunner]

Dust bunnies are evil.

[kfarm]

I've used a similar tray but with a tad bit of dbl sided tape.

[RickinTN]

I have my trimmers mounted inside a 9 x 13 baking pan on top of my bench. I used oak 1 x 3's and 1/4" bolts through them and through the pan to hold the whole assembly down. Emptying the pan could be an issue, but it's been mounted there for years and I haven't had to empty it yet.
Rick

[MtGun44]

I have mounted my trimmer to a 8x12 piece of plywood, and it sits in my
lap inside the lid of an office moving box. This is corrugate cardboard with
2" sides. I fill the box with one layer of brass and trim (pretty mindless work)
while watching TV, dropping the trimmed and chamfered brass into a #10
can. All chips are in the box, dumped when done.

I am way too messy to manage to keep them in that small lid!

Bill

[justingrosche]

I must have set the height just right, not one little speck on the floor!

[bedbugbilly]

yes . . the dust bunnies are evil . . . but they taste so good roasted over a fire on a spit with good barbecue sauce . . .

Neat solution to a problem . . bet the wife is happier! (I have one too . . )