Any finishing touches on ramrod thimbles?

[RhodeHunter]

The inner edges of my thimbles are very sharp, like they're shaving a little wood off the ramrod. Maybe just shaving the finish off the ramrod. But it makes me wonder if people round off the inner edges on these brass thimbles?

[waksupi]

Yep, go ahead and chamfer the edges.

[country gent]

There are deburring tools sold in tool shops that will remove the sharp edge and leave a nice smooth radious on the edge. A ery sharp exacto knife used carefully will remove the sharp edge and produce a chamfer. Like crowning a barrel a small ball and sand paper or metal polish will brreack this edge very finely and may not even show to the eye. Always remeber brass is a soft material and a soft touch is required or more material may be removed than is desired Wayne

[pietro]

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Before using power tools, I would simply circularly rub each end of each thimble with a small India stone, or a small piece of emery paper under the ball of the thumb, with pressure on the inside edges.


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[dondiego]

Anyone that reloads rifle ammo should have a chamfering tool that would work but the advice to use sandpaper or a stone would produce a smoother surface.