jmorris Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Made some changes so a local reloading business can test the concept out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Should work really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeactionjackson Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Pretty sweet, nice job. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeffers Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I like! I am getting tired of using my Dremel in a drill press. I tried the HF mini chop saw, but I didn't like the way it cut compared to the Dremel. A slow process. Kind of annoyed after buying the RT 1200 they come out with the 1500. So, they recommend using the RT 1500 for one pass conversion of 223 brass. I was wondering if the RT 1200 should be good to do the final trim after rough cutting and re-sizing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow13 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Beautiful and hypnotizing. If you made an hour long video of any one of your brass prepping machines, I swear I could watch it from beginning to end with no awareness of the time passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Looks like I need to make a new attachment for my drill press. Love the simplicity of it. Am I correct in assuming that the plastic block is along the lines of HDPE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I was wondering if the RT 1200 should be good to do the final trim after rough cutting and re-sizing? The RT 1200 is more than capable to handle fin at trim after rough cutting and resizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Yes, where I have it set right now there is only .020-025" to be trimmed after the case is formed. I use the GSI tool head and die (left) with the Dillon motor for the short case (223 on right). The plastic is UHMW. Edited January 6, 2015 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bblanks Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 What type of blade are you using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 A HSS slitting saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicocrawler Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 A HSS slitting saw What size and teeth count are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 5x.025x220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bblanks Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 What RPM is it running at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 This is the best way to rough cut 300BLK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) 3100 rpm for the blade somewhere between 18-19 for cut cases a min or around 2100-2200/hr. After forming between .020-025" left for final trim how I have is set in the video. Edited January 10, 2015 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxWoodsHunterxX Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The GSI two die set works well for me. But I like ingenuity of the set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bblanks Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 what size arbor, style and brand are you using? It looks like you only have 3/4" to 1" of blade unsupported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) I machined the arbor from 4" bar stock, it would be the most expensive part if I ever sold any of them (a lot of passes on my manual lathe to go from 4" to 1/2" for the chuck). The "washer" on the bottom is slightly smaller OD to clear the carrier but still quite large. Both are needed to prevent the .025" thick blade from deflecting. Edited February 24, 2016 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeeg Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Simply awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bblanks Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Figures, I have one on a store bought 1/2" arbor That has a 1" clamping surface and it will spin the casing up and out the top. Spins it enough that it eats the plastic block holder. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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