Don't buy this Dillon part!!!!

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I have just gotten a brand new Dillon 1200B case trimmer this weekend, makes short work of a 5 gallon bucket of .308's.
Anyway, was going to get a spare cutting blade but waited after seeing a picture of the unit.
I know that part, spent many years turning brake drums and rotors in an auto shop.
It's the same part.
Have been out of the auto shop for 15 years now so I called a friend at Napa for a current price.
He laughed when I told him Dillon's price and said I could get 10 for that price.

Nothing against Dillon but get a new blade at most any auto parts store.
 
That makes sense. They have to buy their parts somewhere, and it would be silly to not use something already in existence.

Thanks for the information.

Fred
 
I just thought the mark-up was a little excessive.
Maybe I should have posted 3 for $20 with free shipping.

Also.

$23 for 50 feet of 1" plastic conduit.
Hooked it up to the wife's vacuum cleaner that I placed outside the house so I did not have to listen to the thing running.
 
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I have a neighbor who used to do plating for Dillon in Phoenix. He finally told them to find someone else to do their work............

I have that trimmer, and it's trimmed many thousands of rounds, so I'll probably be looking for a replacement blade in the near future.

Putting the vacuum outside is also a good idea. I've just always vacuumed up the mess when I'm finished, using the shop vac. It was too noisy to have on near the bench.

Fred
 
What is needed is a Positive Rake Cutting Tip.
And there are many, many different kinds.
The main difference is usually the screw hole.
I'll go up to NAPA and get a part number, part application, or manufacture's name.
 
I have no less than 200 lbs. of cutters and inserts, the Ammco disc cutter uses two inserts designed to be rotated 120 degree when dull, the Dillon has dot indexes on each position.

Installing the insert, if the insert is installed incorrectly the cutter will roll the neck over, installed correctly the cutter will cut on one side of the neck, because the cutter does not cut on both sides of the neck at the same time, The cutter is installed at an angle on the end of the shaft.

The Dillon motor is reversible.

F. Guffey
 
If you have a window near the press you can cut a board to width and hole saw a hole in it large enough to pass the hose through. That way you can shut the window on the board and will not loose any heat or AC. Too bad there is not a way to put the motor outside too.
 
Changing the topic to vacuum cleaners...go to Lowes and try the Bissell OptiClean bagged canister(retail $129). Find an outlet, plug it in and be shocked at how quiet a vacuum motor can be. The suction sound is actually louder than the motor. The vacuum motor has 5 suction settings. At the lowest setting it works great with the Dillon 1200.

There is even a $20 coupon code "SAVE20" and free shipping.

http://www.bissell.com/opticlean-bagged-canister-vacuum/

OK, back to trimmer bits, where to get a few back up bits?
 
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Lloyd Smale, when you think you are done with the Dillon cutter your are only half done. The Dillon cutter has 6 cutting surfaces meaning the reversing the motor and flipping the cutter doubles the use .
The Dillon 1200 motor is reversible, ware out one side, reverse the wiring, flip the cutter and start over.

http://www.dillonprecision.com/docs/accessory_manual_may_2007.pdf

http://www.carbidedepot.com/

Before reversing the 2 and 3 wire disconnect the powder cord from the wall, and Dillon says for expert advise and sales call 1 800 223 4570.

F. Guffey
 
ReloaderFred said:
I have a neighbor who used to do plating for Dillon in Phoenix. He finally told them to find someone else to do their work............

I have that trimmer, and it's trimmed many thousands of rounds, so I'll probably be looking for a replacement blade in the near future.

Putting the vacuum outside is also a good idea. I've just always vacuumed up the mess when I'm finished, using the shop vac. It was too noisy to have on near the bench.

Fred
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Any reason your friend stopped doing work for Dillon?
 
Yes we all like to save a buck (especially me) and its good when someone can help someone else also save a buck (you).
But in Dillons (and all other manufacturers) defense, they have to have parts on the shelf to keep their products in service to keep their customers happy. Inventory is not cheap when so many parts are involved.
Another issue is warrenty and liability of the replacement parts the manufacturer ships out.
Another issue is sourcing the replacement parts if they do not make them in house- will their quality meet their strict standards? how many do they have to order to insure they are available over a period of time? if they are dropped by the vendors, they have to source another vender.
It goes on and on, but the answer in short- there is a cost of inventoring a replacement part.
Is it better to have to wait for the part to be made or get immediately back to the task at hand-----reloading.
By the way good work on having the time and ability to sourse your part!
 
Catpop, it has been nine days, Nothing from NAPA, the cutter on the disc cutter from AMMCO cuts on the corners of the insert, the Dillon cuts on the leading side, reversing the direction of the motor doubles the cutting surface from 3 to 6.

The three sides of the AMMCO cutting inserts are square to the top and bottom of the inserts. Somewhere I have lapping wheels and tool holder for boring bar inserts, I will never ware out the insert in my Dillon but if I did, the insert for the AMMCO disc cutter is not an option.

F. Guffey
 
I should have the part# for MSC or Grainger in my I/M's when arfcom is back up,, I took those numbers to ebay and got a 10 pack for just a little under $15 IIRC

ETA: part # TCMT-21.51 , they start at around $22 shipped for a 10 pak on e-bay
 
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Lloyd Smale, I dug down to my Ammco brake drum/disc cutting machine, I removed the disc cutting attachment, I removed a cutter and compared it with the cutter on my Dillon 1200. The screw that holds the insert installs in a counter sink hole in the insert for both the disc cutter and Dillon trimmer.

The two cutters are not the same, my disc cutter does not have a rake, it has square sides, not a problem, the disc cutter does not require a rake, the square does fit the tool holders, important to prevent chatter and vibration.

The dimensions are the same, the tool holder for the AMMCO and Dillon does not have a bevel for the rake.

F. Guffey
 
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