Chillywig Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I have used this trimmer with success recently but in small batches. Last night I started working thru a pile of wolf 223. I set it up to trim at 1.750 and was watching tv and trimming away. I got thru about half the pile last light and quit. I started back into them again this eve. First case I cut I measured at 1.740 then a few more at the same length so I re adjusted to 1.750. I was watching closely and noticed the adjustment dial was turning a very small amount when I would cut a piece of brass. It took about 25 pieces of brass to see the adjustment line I had dialed into the center of the viewing window had turned counter clockwise and had moved over the edge of the window. So I am assuming about every 50 rounds I am loosing ~0.001 of length due to the dial moving while cutting. Anyone else notice this? I guess more than anything I am pissed as I have about 600 pieces of sorted brass that I sized and swaged then trimmed to somewhere between 1.740 to 1.750... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronicTwitch Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just got mine last year, I haven't noticed that issue. The adjustment wheel is pretty stiff. I'll run a few hundred 223 cases on it this week and let you know if I'm seeing the same. Did you contact Lyman yet to see if there's a way to increase the stiffness on that adjustment wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillywig Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just called them to ask. They think my cutter head is a little wobbly? And are going to send out a new cutter head to try - but said it will take 2 to 3 weeks to ship. If that does not do it they will have to replace the unit. For meanness I tried to open the unit from the front. The 4 philips screws in the corners must be loctited in. I guess I was about 50ish in pounds and could tell I was about to have the screw driver slip/strip and quit I shared the same info with my shooting buddies. One of them has the same trimmer and says his does the same. He sets it and puts a piece of tape on the wheel and it does not turn I have probably cut about 1500 pieces of brass. But in the past was working with 100 or so at a time working up various loads for precision vs volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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