I had posted a link to this in a thread some time back, and just bought one, so I thought I'd share some brief impressions.
I bought the CTS trimmer (you'll have to search) in .223 as I have a bit of brass to process.
My RCBS trimpro takes about 30-40 minutes to trimmer 100 pieces, then there's deburring, which takes another 10-15 minutes.
So I got the CTS trimmer. Put it in my Dewalt drill and rigged the drill in my vice.
I put a zip tie around the trigger and adjusted to somewhere between 500-1000rpm.
I trimmer 500 pieces of brass in 15 minutes. The burr on the cases is significantly less, and trimming took about 20 minutes (just light twisting needed, not a couple turns per piece).
I ended up trimming 1,500 pieces in under an hour total.
Trim length is set by using a good case and it held for at leat 500 pieces. I did see about a .004" creep and I think that was due to a couple things- me pressing the brass too hard in the trimmer, too much speed, not tight enough on the set screws.
The price was $48 shipped and I gave $2 to JPFO.
the guy that makes them posts them on ebay. If he has them in stock, the post is active. When he's out, he pulls the ad.
A caveat is that the set up is based on same headstamp brass. I use LC only, but of varying years. I have no issues with brass ranging from late 60's to 2008.
The trimmer uses a plastic bushing to "headspace" off the case neck. I guess the plastic buching could wear eventually, but after 1,500, I've found no wear except a bit of scratching from brass shavings getting trapped between the case and the plastic. That was my fault. I should have angled it from the start so the shaving would fall out. It wouldn't be an issue in a drill press.
I highly recommend it for cutting brass prep time.
I bought the CTS trimmer (you'll have to search) in .223 as I have a bit of brass to process.
My RCBS trimpro takes about 30-40 minutes to trimmer 100 pieces, then there's deburring, which takes another 10-15 minutes.
So I got the CTS trimmer. Put it in my Dewalt drill and rigged the drill in my vice.
I put a zip tie around the trigger and adjusted to somewhere between 500-1000rpm.
I trimmer 500 pieces of brass in 15 minutes. The burr on the cases is significantly less, and trimming took about 20 minutes (just light twisting needed, not a couple turns per piece).
I ended up trimming 1,500 pieces in under an hour total.
Trim length is set by using a good case and it held for at leat 500 pieces. I did see about a .004" creep and I think that was due to a couple things- me pressing the brass too hard in the trimmer, too much speed, not tight enough on the set screws.
The price was $48 shipped and I gave $2 to JPFO.
the guy that makes them posts them on ebay. If he has them in stock, the post is active. When he's out, he pulls the ad.
A caveat is that the set up is based on same headstamp brass. I use LC only, but of varying years. I have no issues with brass ranging from late 60's to 2008.
The trimmer uses a plastic bushing to "headspace" off the case neck. I guess the plastic buching could wear eventually, but after 1,500, I've found no wear except a bit of scratching from brass shavings getting trapped between the case and the plastic. That was my fault. I should have angled it from the start so the shaving would fall out. It wouldn't be an issue in a drill press.
I highly recommend it for cutting brass prep time.
