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Posted: 5/9/2014 4:44:49 PM EDT
Hi, I know there is a lot of info on this subject but I found a way to make the Lee hand trimmer work painlessly no it's not having someone else do it, I started off by getting the cutter ball and drill stud and using my cordless drill to do the job but soon found I was getting blisters opening and closing the shell holder clamp 1st I tried cutting groves in the nut for better grip but that was no help next I took the shell holder (nut) and measured it and found that a 7/8" drill was just the right size to make a press fit hole for it so I went to the hardware store and found a 3/4 x10 jam nut was just the right size to drill out with the 7/8" bit and used my bench vise to press it into the nut then used a Dremel tool to cut a slot in the edge of the nut to get the shell into it this helped but it was still hard to get a good grip to get it tight or lose so the next thing I did was drill the nut for a 3/16"x1" pin for better leverage and now it works great I can trim then chamfer and ream a case in about 20 seconds with little effort I also took an old drill motor and made a base for it locked the trigger on with a zip tie and bought a foot peddle from Amazon,com for 25 dollars for less then 40 dollars not counting the drill bits and motor witch I already had I have a slick system that's fast and painless, Fixed the all caps in your thread title. Don't do that again, we don't like to be screamed at. dryflash3
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Quoted: Hi, I know there is a lot of info on this subject but I found a way to make the Lee hand trimmer work painlessly. No it's not having someone else do it. I started off by getting the cutter ball and drill stud and using my cordless drill to do the job but soon found I was getting blisters opening and closing the shell holder clamp. First I tried cutting groves in the nut for better grip but that was no help. Next I took the shell holder (nut) and measured it and found that a 7/8" drill was just the right size to make a press fit hole for it. I went to the hardware store and found a 3/4 x10 jam nut was just the right size to drill out with the 7/8" bit. I used my bench vise to press it into the nut. I then used a Dremel tool to cut a slot in the edge of the nut to get the shell into it. This helped, but it was still hard to get a good grip to get it tight or lose. The next thing I did was drill the nut for a 3/16"x1" pin for better leverage and now it works great. I can trim, then chamfer and ream a case in about 20 seconds with little effort. I also took an old drill motor and made a base for it, locked the trigger on with a zip tie and bought a foot peddle from Amazon.com for 25 dollars. For less then 40 dollars, not counting the drill bits and motor which I already had, I have a slick system that's fast and painless, |
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Quoted: Hi, I know there is a lot of info on this subject but I found a way to make the Lee hand trimmer work painlessly no it's not having someone else do it, I started off by getting the cutter ball and drill stud and using my cordless drill to do the job but soon found I was getting blisters opening and closing the shell holder clamp 1st I tried cutting groves in the nut for better grip but that was no help next I took the shell holder (nut) and measured it and found that a 7/8" drill was just the right size to make a press fit hole for it so I went to the hardware store and found a 3/4 x10 jam nut was just the right size to drill out with the 7/8" bit and used my bench vise to press it into the nut then used a Dremel tool to cut a slot in the edge of the nut to get the shell into it this helped but it was still hard to get a good grip to get it tight or lose so the next thing I did was drill the nut for a 3/16"x1" pin for better leverage and now it works great I can trim then chamfer and ream a case in about 20 seconds with little effort I also took an old drill motor and made a base for it locked the trigger on with a zip tie and bought a foot peddle from Amazon,com for 25 dollars for less then 40 dollars not counting the drill bits and motor witch I already had I have a slick system that's fast and painless, Fixed the all caps in your thread title. Don't do that again, we don't like to be screamed at. dryflash3 |
| I thought about chucking the cutter but then I cant chamfer or ream the case in the same operation and would have to do it by hand power I for the first person who wants a picture shoot me your email and I well send you one I tried to post but cant find where to up load the pictures to i'v done it on the AK files but not here, |
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I drilled my shell holders for 1/8" split roll pins. Now they look like lolly pops. Easy to work with too. Only need 1 small drill bit and a few roll pins.
I have done all sorts of Lee trim mods. I even made a lathe type trimmer to use with their equipment. This turned out to be not such a good idea. It's hard to explain why but if you know the mechanics of the tooling it's not. It was a learning experience. 
One of my favorite mods was to mount the shell holder/ stud in a machined bracket (with lolly pop moded shell holders) and chuck cutter in cordless drill. I do use the cutter ball too and like it. I don't load in mass quantities and do load MANY calibers so the Lee tools suit my needs. I have another power trimmer for those high quantities needs. |
| I use the nut to get more meat for the pin I use a press pin as they are smother on your hands. Lots of people post that lee stuff is junk but I come from the camp that says keep it simple but effective not all there stuff is great but it works there is another big name co. that copied the lee trimmer idea but put there own spin on it, I myself am lazy but nature and turning a crank or pulling a string to trim cases is too much work god just thinking about doing case prep by hand makes me tried but spending 80+ dollars per caliber turned me off also I looked into the crank style of trimmers with a drill adapter but it only trimmed still had to ream and chamfer the cases then looked at a case prep station and making a adapter for it to trim but I am happy with this set up I also use the drill to remove the primmer crimps from 223 & 308 shells and some pistol rounds. |
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