Home made cannelure tool

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

A friend ( a retired toolmaker) and I put our heads together to fabricate a cannelure tool that will do anything from .17 cal to 50 cal (not the long BMG bullets).

Works like a charm and WAY easier to use than the CH tool I own.

The photos show some 22, 40, and 45 cal factory bullets I put the cannelures on.

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[newcastter]

Those look good!! Blueprints please....

[Cane_man]

great job, a vid would be nice to see it in action :2_high5:

[customcutter]

X2 for blueprints and closeups.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Thanks guys. Blueprints.... ha! You are looking at it. We are just a couple of Illinois rednecks!

Basically, needle bearings for the rollers, stainless allen screw with the head partially faced off for the cannelure "wheel", eccentric rough adjustment with the allen in the handle for the fine adjustment, and the rest is fairly self explanatory. I will post some close up pics in the near future.

[Cane_man]

Hoosiers!

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Nope, hoosiers are from Indiana. Rednecks. Get it straight, Bubba! ;)

[Cane_man]

Lol :)

[Dryball]

Very nice...when will you start taking orders????

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Had a chance to play with the cannelure tool again. It is such a pleasure to use this tool. No more fumbling with the CH tool. Don't get me wrong, the CH tool is a good tool that does what it is suppose to... But it is miniature. I can do everything from .17 to 50 cal (handgun). With a change of handle it can handle 50 cal rifle (longer bullets require a curved handle to clear the bullet while it rotates). Here are a few more pics. They are easy to make (according to my machinist buddy). We basically modeled it after the CH tool, but supersized it. The swaged bullet in the picture is made form old Corbin dies and a rimfire jacket. I seated this bullet to the correct COL, marked the edge of the case mouth on the bullet, then pulled it. The mark let me know where the cannelure should go on this particular bullet.

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[customcutter]

That's funny that you post an update, the same time I get started back on my .223 dies.

I think I've got it figured out now, with the new pics. The bullet sits on the needle bearings, height of cannelure is adjusted with screw just above the needle bearings. Then the depth of cannelure is adjusted with screw on top of the handle. What did you use for the "wheel" that actually imprints. I saw a thread once where I think they used a "wheel" off of an electric can opener.

thanks,
CC

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

For the wheel we used a an allen screw with the thead almost completely faced off. Leave as much of the head as you want for the width of your cannelure.

[Dave18]

never a dull moment around here on someone making something, and more than likely have already made , what your thinking about,

hoosiers, hey I take offense to that!!:kidding:

as to prints, them pics tell you everything, like the sayin goes, one pic is worth a thousand words,

having just found this thread, cool!, now I might have to make one now;)

[7-30 Waters]

Has anyone built one of these since the last post in 2013???

[chuckbuster]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?206-Chuckbuster

just saying......

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

I will get the "specs" up as soon as I can. I have been very busy lately and not much time for anything else. Thanks for your patience.

[rolltide]

Nice job. I think the best part is the leverage with the long handles for both holding pressure and turning the wheel. This makes it superior to both the CH and the Corbin ( which I own ) tools. The open end makes it good for long bullets too. The Ultimate Cannelure Tool is still hard to beat for precision, ease of use, or strength, but if there was no way I could afford the UCT (which there was a time for me when this would have been true) I think your design would be a pretty decent alternative.

Good job.

[kokomokid]

Coyote Hunter; Can you tell me what size needle bearings you used? Thanks in advance.