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Posted: 1/29/2015 11:23:07 PM EDT
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I have been intrigued by the RCBS case prep center for a while, however the little I used one in combination with others opinions is that they are fairly slow. So the question is has anyone attempted to make a beefed up faster/more torque case prep center? I upgraded the motor on my Gracey Trimmer awhile back and have the original ~1500 RPM motor sitting just waiting to be put to use. I was originally thinking of hooking it up to a quick change drill type chuck for quick swapability but it just has not moved high enough up on the project priority list for any serious thought.
Any thoughts would be welcome, I am looking to put it together for a minimum of addition parts (I have access to steel and bearings at the moment). At this point i am just in the brain storming point looking for ideas. 
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<a href="http://s250.photobucket.com/user/dryflash3/media/Tools/P5310450.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/dryflash3/Tools/P5310450.jpg</a> I'm the one complaining about the slow speed, so I use my cordless drills. Here with a Hornady crimp reamer, near drill. Far drill a RCBS primer pocket uniformer. My wrist hurt looking at that . I have that Hornady three prong spinny thing. It works well for the burr and primer pocket. Case trimming, I use the WFT shaft mounted to an old fan motor wired to a switch. I'll also add that I normally prep 1000+ at a time. |
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My wrist hurt looking at that . I have that Hornady three prong spinny thing. It works well for the burr and primer pocket. Case trimming, I use the WFT shaft mounted to an old fan motor wired to a switch. I'll also add that I normally prep 1000+ at a time. It was tempting for me too to want to put something "custom" together. But no matter how I tried to figure it, I'd have ended up spending more than what's already available. I wanted a full prep station and not just a trimmer, so the Giraud or Gracie were out. Of the several that were left that most appealed to my sensibilities were either the CTS or the Frankford Arsenal Prep Station. What I like about either one of those is that you can change out any of the bits on the accessory shafts to whatever bit you want depending upon the mission at the moment. For a "measly" $160, I chose to go with the Frankford Arsenal, and retrospectively, am very happy that I did. I would have considered the CTS just as easily except it broke my budget, and I did like that the Frankford can be run in any position you like. Cheap, efficient, 1000 cases at a time without breaking a sweat; a no-brainer for me. May you find your own way to be so easy. |
| The hornady three thingy is the trio. I have one and it's just right for my needs. As I also do batch preps, pop primers on a single stage and universal die, clean the primer pockets, remove cratering and run a brush for the case necks on the trio prior to a dry tumble in walnut. Size, I use a lyman trimmer with the power adaptor for a drill to trim lengths. Back to the trio for chamfering and deburring. Dry tumble in corn cob to remove the lube. Prepped. Of course theres checking things as I go along but that's pretty much my routine. |
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I think a portable drill is a better option than trying to build a prep station. I batch process because I think it provides better consistency. Reaming primer pockets on all cases, then trimming all cases, etc. This I have an old craftsman 110v drill with a variable speed knob. I dial the RPMs down, clamp it to the work bench and go. I use 110v because it doesn't use up the batteries in my cordless. For crimped pockets, i really like the RCBS reamer. It has a positive stop and makes the perfect small chamfer. I have a WFT for .223 and the Lyman bit set for all other prep ops. |
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Quoted: what are those cutters? See my post above and my first post in this thread. can you over cut on the crimp? No I have been using an RCBS chamfer tool and you have to be careful to cut enough, but not too much. |
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Get the Hornady reamer, http://www.midwayusa.com/product/253550/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-cutter-head Quoted:
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what are those cutters? See my post above and my first post in this thread. can you over cut on the crimp? No I have been using an RCBS chamfer tool and you have to be careful to cut enough, but not too much. I screw the reamer into one of these adapters Probably don't have to, but I had a couple already. |
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Get the Hornady reamer, http://www.midwayusa.com/product/253550/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-cutter-head Quoted:
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what are those cutters? See my post above and my first post in this thread. can you over cut on the crimp? No I have been using an RCBS chamfer tool and you have to be careful to cut enough, but not too much. thanks eta you dont actually expect people to read all the words do you? 
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Quoted: thanks eta you dont actually expect people to read all the words do you? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: what are those cutters? See my post above and my first post in this thread. can you over cut on the crimp? No I have been using an RCBS chamfer tool and you have to be careful to cut enough, but not too much. thanks eta you dont actually expect people to read all the words do you?  |
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