Alternatives to case deburring tool?

[chemist308]

Neither of my local brick and mortar reloading suppliers had a case deburring / dechamfering tool in stock. So it still possible to get by? It's nothing but a tool for grinding / cutting a metal opening to smoothness, right? Does anyone use a tool that is not specifically a case deburring / dechamfering tool--maybe something more commonly available at a hardware store?

What do you folks use? Normally I'd use my Lee, but it's back in Pennsylvania.

 

[burrhead]

I don't know the correct name for it but there exists a tool for doing the same job on copper tubing after it's been cut with a tubing cutter. Go to a real hardware store as opposed to a Big Box.

 

[JamieC]

A countersink, available just about everywhere.

 

[burrhead]

The first thing I thought of was a countersink but there's usually not much to hang on to. The un-named thing I'm talking about has a handle.

 

[rcmodel]

Or a sharp pocket knife blade, and a little time on your hands for chamfering.

De-burring can be done with a fine cut file or sandpaper.
And some time on your hands.

rc

 

[Potatohead]

That's what I was thinking ^^. Isnt that what a file is for?

 

[Reloadron]

If you are still doing 308 Winchester a plain steel 3/8" drill bit for chamfering the inside of the case necks and some fine emery or sand paper for deburring the outside. Both available from any home improvement store like Lowes, Home Depot, or any hardware store should work. I remembered 308 from your other thread.

Ron

 

[Rule3]

Spend the big bucks and have one delivered in the mail.

It is $4 to ship to me, probably the same or less to you.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/78...ng-tool-17-to-45-caliber?cm_vc=ProductFinding

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/78...ng-tool-17-to-45-caliber?cm_vc=ProductFinding

Go to Lowes or Homer Depot. The V shaped inside debur blade is usually part of the pipe cutter tool. They may have a separate one. For the outside use emery cloth

 

[tcoz]

The Lee Chamfer & Deburring Tool is $3.98 + shipping at titanreloading.com

 

[Jaymo]

I don't like my Lee tool as much as I like the RCBS chamfer/deburr tool.
Truth be told, I'm not nuts about either one.
I'd like a system that is chatter-free and produces more predictable results.

Maybe I'm SOL.

 

[gamestalker]

I've just left the case in the Lee trimming shell holder chucked in the drill, then use the corner of my diamond lapping stone for the inside, then a quick run over the outside on thee stone, done deal, and about as quick as using my R&C tool.

GS

 

[horseman1]

Disclaimer:
Haven't been reloading all that long, so maybe this isn't all that useful.

OK, I did this when I moved and couldn't find everything I needed. I got into the drill box and grabbed a cone shaped grinding stone. Looks like one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-1-4-quarter-inch-shank-mounted-stone-set-94992.html

I used it by hand, had the case mouth pointing down and I was really careful to make sure there was no abrasive stone inside the case. I stopped using it a few days later when I located the Lee in a pill box in my reloading stuff. Anyway, this was done in a pinch and I needed a reloading fix at the time. In case you thought of it as well, I thought I would pass along my thinking on abrasives that may come loose while in use and might fall into the case.

 

[brickeyee]

A countersinking tool for flat head screws.
Angle does not matter all that much.
You are just knocking off a burr from the corner.

The reloading ones have the advantage of inside and outside in the same tool.