the prowler
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Thinking of maybe buying one on these. Just to speed up the process speed and remove the boring bit. Anyone using them and what's the good stuff?
Case prep stations.
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nun_hunter
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I'm in the process of building one as prices seem way too steep for what they actually are. Less than £40 for motors and a power controller and I have the aluminium sheet to make the box already. I'll let you know how I get on.
the prowler
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The chamfer and deburring tool won't fit in my drill chuck though.
So get ones that will. E.g a quick search suggests that the Lyman case prep. machines have a 8/32 female thread, which is I think the same size as used on many cleaning rods. If so then something like a Parker Hale to 8/32 rod adapter should do the job and chuck up in your drill.
Then you would have turned your drill into a case prep station. If I am correct (do your own research) then the easiest way to get all the threaded Lyman prep tools,
- Large and small primer pocket reamers
- Large and small primer pocket cleaners
- Outside deburring tool
- Inside VLD (very low drag) chamfering tool
Notes: Unique two-piece design has enough room to store all of the accessory heads that come with the tool
For the adapter, his sort of thing, £4.20 :
UK - US Barrel Cleaning Rod Adapters | Parker Hale & Bisley
The large Pro-Shot USA .270 to UK adapter screws onto;
UK .270 barrel cleaning rods to accept American Standard #8-32 thread accessories.
It is a dual female adapter, one end of the adapter screws onto the male cleaning rod tip (UK 7/32” x 26 TPI BSB), the other accepts American Standard #8-32 thread attachments.
Fits Parker Hale etc.
So, for maybe £35 plus your drill you have a full case prep setup, barring trim tools (I just use the basic Lee one, chucked in the drill, bombproof and precise). And if the battery runs out you can carry on by hand.
Managed to find a Lyman Case Prep Centre going cheap (240V) and very glad I got it even though I tend only to load only small batches (20-30) at a time. I tend only to use the inside/outside neck chamfer tools too but I used to get cramp in my hand a lot doing this manually and this definitely is a keeper. Not sure I'd pay full price but I'm VERY glad I found the one I have.
the prowler
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You lucky b%$%%^$#d
mickyfinn
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I managed to get one from CDSG Ltd a lot cheaper as it was the last one in stock
reloading 25yr so glad i bought one last yr, wish i bought one much sooner.+1 for the Lyman
Lee sell an 8-32 adaptor that allows the Lee case length trimmer to be fitted to the Lyman making case length trimming an absolute doddle.
Cheers
Bruce
Lee sell an 8-32 adaptor that allows the Lee case length trimmer to be fitted to the Lyman making case length trimming an absolute doddle.
Cheers
Bruce
I've been looking for a while now. The Lyman does look good. I have a few of their products, and they appear well built, but they are expensive. There are a couple of black box affairs on eBay, but no reviews as of yet. I will probably just have to stump up the cash and go lyman I think.
I use an old RCBS trim mate, needs new brushes for cleaning the case necks, but wouldn’t be without it now. Takes all the stress of your fingers and so much quicker and I like the fact you fully prep each case in a single operation
long_range_rob
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I use an RCBS case prep centre, it cost me nothing as the motor was fubar but an email to RCBS resulted in one being sent gratis from the USA and I’ve been using it without issue ever since. If it died I would cheerfully buy another.
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