$0.15 cent Hull Trimmer

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

After spending much, too much, money over the years buying various and sundry hull trimming devices, I found the one that makes sense from all aspects. The search for a hull trimmer than will produce uniform lengths is ended. And, it's capable of salvaging components by making one to suit the job. For only $0.16 cents.

The photo tells it all. I bought a 24" piece of 3/4" ID plastic water pipe at the Home Depot store, measured and cut 2 1/2" and 2 9/16" length hull trimmer bodies, chamfered one end to flush fit the hull rim into, trimmed the hull material sticking through the other end using a box cutter and have finished 2 9/16" 12 gauge hulls for my Parker guns. I ran the bunch in the photo while watching TV tonite.

The same store produced a Schedule 80 electrical conduit pipe that lets me make short 16 gauge hulls with the same accuracy.