How hard is a deburr tool?

[cheese1566]

How hard is a RCBS (LE Wilson) debur/chamfer tool? (or Hornady?)

I have one of each and was thinking of cutting one in half on my lathe, then tapping each flat end for a stud to use on my RCBS Case Prep Center.

Don't quite care for the tools that came with the Prep Center.

[Xcaliber]

Don't know how hard these tools are, but generally...if you can file on it ...you can cut it. I'm sure
someone else here can explain better then me. Have a good one.

[Reload3006]

I suppose being a machinist / tool maker. I haven't put one on a Rockwell hardness tester but I would hazard a guess that they are around a 57 - 63 on the Rockwell c scale. as was previously suggested check it on a file. if a file will not touch it not to fret it can still be cut Cut it off with a suicide saw(abrasive wheel saw) or you can turn it with Borazon or ceramic. Problem is going to come in trying to drill and tap it. But its still doable you can edm it in there. But all options are pretty expensive.

[btroj]

Sinclair makes a neat tool that will fit your needs. It holds a standard deburr/chamfer tool so you can spin it with a cordless drill. The tool is held in place with a set screw so it is easy to remove, reverse, and go back to work.
I find it to be very easy to use and I don't think it was very expensive either.

[Rick459]

cheese1566,
these will screw into the Rcbs case prep...
http://www.sinclairintl.com/.aspx/pi...-Case-Care-Kit

[.357MAN]

Cool set. I've been using there hand tools. I Wish I knew about that set before I started reloading.
Well, one more thing on the "to get" list.

.357MAN

[7of7]

Dang... I should have read this thread before I cut mine and tapped it so I could do the same thing.. I basically took off the back end for the outside, and pulled the pin out of it and tapped that hole..I found a long set screw so I can use it on my prep center..
The RCBS ones arent that hard...

[cheese1566]

Dang... I should have read this thread before I cut mine and tapped it so I could do the same thing.. I basically took off the back end for the outside, and pulled the pin out of it and tapped that hole..I found a long set screw so I can use it on my prep center..
The RCBS ones arent that hard...

Thanks!

I have a lathe and extra deburr tools around. Just wondering before I proceeded before I have a bad day in the shop with frustration! The ones on my RCBS Case Prep Center are ok, but I think I can do better.

[UNIQUEDOT]

The RCBS ones arent that hard...

That's because the body is not hardened...only the blade ends are.

[Reload3006]

i buy the lyman tools and they will just screw in your prep center they do mine.

[W.R.Buchanan]

You might cut it and drill it, but you won't tap it, and it is a waste of time anyway, as the things you are trying to make are readily available for not very much money .

Put it like this ..You can't modify it for less than you can buy it.

Randy

[cheese1566]

Why do I even bother asking?

[oneokie]

Because you like making your own tools?

[cheese1566]

Because you like making your own tools?

Thanks!!!

[40Super]

I buy regular chamfering bits from MSC Industrial Supply.They are made to chuck in a drill,I do a batch of 1000 cases in about a 1/2 hour,It doesn't do the o.d. though.

[dagger dog]

I cut a RCBS deburr-chamfer tool with a Dremel and their red cut off wheels, it went through like butter. Found a couple small stove bolts cut the heads off drilled tapped each end of the tool installed the cut off bolts with red Loctite.. I did have a small table top drill press and press vise, a high speed steel bit drilled the holes with no problem.

I use them in my battery powered drill if I have more than just a few cases to trim and deburr.

[Bad Water Bill]

Why do I even bother asking?

Because like most of us here you are also a tinkerer.

Also think of how many VISITORS have wondered the same thing.

We are here to share info and learn.

[o6Patient]

I like making my own "stuff" too ..but I think this project will have diminishing returns.
IMHO