Case trimmer mod

[acpbrain]

I modified my case trimmer by cutting off the hand crank and putting a socket on the shaft then chucking a 1/4 " square drive in a cordless, using it to spin the trimmer.
I trimmed 100 .308's in about 6 minutes
A 14mm socket fit the shaft of the trimmer snug enough to be tapped on with a hammer

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[Enfield47]

Nice job.

[acpbrain]

It only took me about 15+ years to figure that one out !

[3.1Kfps]

What brand?

I have the Lee hand crank trimmer die and while it's not that bad, I couldn't help but think it a simple matter to make a drill adapter for it (are you reading this Lee?). I do appreciate the fact that you can use the same cutter handle for different caliber dies... back to my point, Lee is good but slow if reloading higher volumes like I do with .223. What brand trimmer do you have? I would like to try the same mod...
Thanks!

[acpbrain]

It's a Lyman

[SmokeWagon]

Lyman makes a power adapter for this trimmer so if buying this trimmer I would just buy the combo kit and get both manual and power cutting arbors. The power arbor alone is ~$20

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/720825/lyman-universal-trimmer-power-pack-with-case-trimmer-kit-power-adapter-and-9-pilots?cm_vc=subv1720825

[Enfield47]

I have the Lee hand crank trimmer die and while it's not that bad, I couldn't help but think it a simple matter to make a drill adapter for it (are you reading this Lee?). I do appreciate the fact that you can use the same cutter handle for different caliber dies... back to my point, Lee is good but slow if reloading higher volumes like I do with .223. What brand trimmer do you have? I would like to try the same mod...
Thanks!

A couple of people here made an automated cutter for the Lee trim die. Search for the thread, it was from last year.

[3.1Kfps]

I did a search and found it, thanks for the pointer. Kudos to the members that figured it out but their solution looks a bit more involved than what i was looking for. I have more money than time so I'm going to try the OP's solution with the Lyman unit and power adapter. I originally read this post while I was at work and the pictures were blocked by the company server so thank you for answering my obvious question, really appreciate it!

[libertyordeath]

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/736582/lyman-universal-trimmer-power-adapter?cm_vc=sugv1736582

For those who would still want to be able to use the handle