Rcbs trim mate prep center?

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I've been looking around for one of these, or something similar in canada, but for some reason all my searches point me to the US and they won't ship here.

Does anyone have any experience with these and can point me in the direction of getting one? I reload about 100/week so I'd like to save my fingers and hands.
 
I got this one at Brownells no problem with shipping works great.

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Eesh $500 is a bit steep for me, I only have enough to upgrade a few things this year, as I already have a trimmer I can't justify spending the extra $300 on one that has a built in trimmer
 
I have an RCBS Prep Station that I had a friend do some machining for so that I could also use a Lee Cutter on it for case trimming. I like it.

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I have the Hornady prep tool below and you need two hands to keep it from moving if pressure is required, and I also bought it because of "money issues".

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Any of the prep work stations like the RCBS will work better because you are pushing straight down on your loading bench and only using one hand. BUT the rotational speed of the tool bits are much slower on these units than using drill.

I find it faster to use a battery powered hand drill for all case prep operations because of the drill speed. And any time you hold cases in your hands you are going to have sore fingers when prepping large numbers of cases.

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Bottom line, the more money you try and save the worse your fingers will feel. And I saved so much money my fingers were too sore to pick my own nose. :mad: (cheap bastard boogered up finger humor) :bangHead:
 
Eesh $500 is a bit steep for me, I only have enough to upgrade a few things this year, as I already have a trimmer I can't justify spending the extra $300 on one that has a built in trimmer
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The trimmer is the best part. It is variable speed, it doesn't need different shell holders, and it has a micrometer adjustment.
 
bigedp51 said:
I have the Hornady prep tool below and you need two hands to keep it from moving if pressure is required, and I also bought it because of "money issues".

reamertips001_zps433f8557.jpg


Any of the prep work stations like the RCBS will work better because you are pushing straight down on your loading bench and only using one hand. BUT the rotational speed of the tool bits are much slower on these units than using drill.

I find it faster to use a battery powered hand drill for all case prep operations because of the drill speed. And any time you hold cases in your hands you are going to have sore fingers when prepping large numbers of cases.

trimmers-b_zps161eba67.jpg


halfdone_zps8557fc4b.jpg


Bottom line, the more money you try and save the worse your fingers will feel. And I saved so much money my fingers were too sore to pick my own nose. :mad: (cheap bastard boogered up finger humor) :bangHead:
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My only issue with the drill is my case neck chamfer tool doesn't fit in my drill
 
dastt said:
I've been looking around for one of these, or something similar in canada, but for some reason all my searches point me to the US and they won't ship here.

Does anyone have any experience with these and can point me in the direction of getting one? I reload about 100/week so I'd like to save my fingers and hands.
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I got mine from xreload. I don't know how I trimmed manually. This thing is dope! I do want to get the neck prep cutters for a couple of calibres. Although, they are pricey $(90ea).
 
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