De Burring tool in a drill press

[jeeptim]

Trimming and tirmming and more trimming seems like it never ends.
A few weeks ago I had enough so's like everybody I already have my cordless drill attached to me trimmer but the deburring was killing me so's I take me deburring tool insert it in me 1/2'' drill press move the belts to low speed and now were trimming deburring (both ends) about 250+ an hour.
Deburring the outside you need to pay attention it will bite you but only once.
I know This will never be match grade trimming but when you got kids and friends that just want to shoot this is the tickett. and the trimming is really good.

Thats my helpful tip hope it helps.

Oh yeah PAY ATTENTION or get a box of bandaids.

 

[kelbro]

A dream setup would be three presses set up in a row. Possum Hollow trimmer in one, outside debur in the next, and inside debur in the last one.

An auto-indexing turret setup. Now that would be the ticket!

 

[jeeptim]

Craigslist here i come drill press frenzy

 

[rodregier]

Or get a Giraud and trim, inside and outside deburr all in one pass

Just like using an electric pencil sharpener.

http://www.giraudtool.com/prod02.htm

 

[ReloaderFred]

Lyman used to make a drill press trimmer attachment, but it's not listed in their catalog anymore. I have one, but wore out the jaws in the universal chuck. I trimmed thousands of cases with that setup over the years.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[kingmt]

I really don't mind doing them by hand with my Lee trimmer & RCBS deburr/chamfer tool.

They do hurt my hand but I don't trim very often. I just did 300 the other day & I bet it will be months before I do more other then touch ups.

 

[Fat_46]

I use the RCBS Trim Mate. Chamfer, deburr, primer pocket uniform, primer brush, case neck brush (in that order). For trimming I'm either using a Wilson with the cordless drill attachment, or for high volume(.223 and .308) I use a Possum Hollow trimmers in a drill press. I also wear thin work gloves that have neoprene fingers to help with the grip.

 

[HOWARD J]

I use Lyman tools-works good for canfer & debur

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/case-prep/outside-chamfer-tool.php

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/case-prep/vld-chamfer-reamer.php

 

[Cherokee]

Giraud is the best for bottleneck cases- but it does cost.

 

[Gigs]

The bench top mini drill press from harbor freight runs right around $70 each.

 

[rcmodel]

I have one of the Harbor Freight Chinese mini-lathes, and I use it all the time for trimming, chamfering, and deburring.
It has two gear quick-change speeds, and a reostat controled variable speed setting on each gear setting.

Low gear & low speed on the dial is perfect for doing case work.

rc

 

[Whiskey11]

I've been trimming and pocket cleaning with a drill press since I started Reloading back in December. The Lee pocket cleaner is small and kind of a pain in the rear to clean all the brass with so it makes sense to use it in a drill press. Just don't push up too hard and it wont remove any brass. Never thought about putting a Chamfer/Debur tool in one, probably because my Chamfer and Deburring tool is the Lee one which would require me to turn it over and redo all the cases. Easier to do that by hand!

Those HF Mini Mills and Mini Lathes are popular CNC conversions. I personally have their "Mini Mill" for other work around the house and it's not a horrible machine (and it's not great either) for small work, but other larger work can be troublesome.

 

[amlevin]

I'm thinking of adapting a Lee pilot pin type setup to an RCBS 3-way cutter. Turn the case in the regular lee trimmer adapter and use the RCBS Cutter screwed into a knob the same way the lee is used.

 

[kelbro]

I'm thinking of adapting a Lee pilot pin type setup to an RCBS 3-way cutter. Turn the case in the regular lee trimmer adapter and use the RCBS Cutter screwed into a knob the same way the lee is used.

I like that idea.

 

[helotaxi]

I bought the Forster power trimmer (mounting collet and trimmer head that mounts on the drill press and uses the depth stop to set trim length). To that I added the Forster 3-way cutting head. Came set up for .223 but it's a simple matter of swapping in a Lyman sized pilot and adjusting the cutters and it works for every caliber. All for less than half the price of a Giraud or Gracey, or slightly more than half when you figure in the price of the drill press.

 

[Blackrock]

I use the RCBS Trim Mate that has five tool stations for deburring and primer pocket cleaning. All stations are 10x32 threaded so will accept a lot of other rools as well. I am using Lyman in and outside chamfer tools as they seem to work better than the RCBS tooling.

 

[jfremder]

A dream setup would be three presses set up in a row. Possum Hollow trimmer in one, outside debur in the next, and inside debur in the last one.

An auto-indexing turret setup. Now that would be the ticket!

That's sort of my setup. Possum Hollow in the drill press, two variable speed drills clamped below it with the inside and outside deburring tools mounted up. All running together simultaneously. I can process 600-700 per hour this way. If I had two more drills, I'd set up the flash hole deburrer and primer pocket reamer too