16 gauge tool

[Keith Doty]

I have been using Spin-n-trim from BP. Made new mandrel of aluminum for 2 1/2" 16 ga. Ended up having to make one few thousands smaller than original to do 20 ga. paper Cheditte, they were very tight on the factory tool. Overall the tool works well, nice clean square cuts. It COULD be a bit better built. Kinda feels like a cheap can opener.
I tried their Trim Dr. but had a hard time extracting the cut off
ring" from the tool, very slow for me.

[Buddy Harrison]

I use an electric mitre saw with a 140 tooth blade available at Home Depot. I use a simple jig to keep the hull square with the blade. Works well for me.

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve mad a couple jigs out of wood and cut the hulls with a band saw . The first jig has holes for 10 , 12 , 16 and 20 . The second one I made has a slot to keep the saw from throwing the cutoff piece and also make it a bit straighter it’s 10 gauge only . Granted one of those Rube Goldberg looking deals some folks put together with an Exacto knife most likely cut cleaner , but my jigs speed up the process and I’ve never missed a bird because of a slightly frayed end .