Finally set up the drill press for roll crimping

[oskar]

A self-opening shell holder I made for my drill press vice from nylon pipe insulation blocks.

[Keith Doty]

I'd think a start crimp station would be a must. Doubt you'll be able to get any kind of a consistent quality crimp without one. These are new 3 1/2" Cheditte hulls cut to 2 7/8" then loaded with an OSC under the crimp.

[charlie cleveland]

fine looking crimps....charlie

[Stan Hillis]

Finally got around to snapping a couple pics of my Supersizer setup on the drill press table. It is so simple and quick to use....... one 4"-5" stroke of the handle, downwards, holds the case tightly for crimping. Just as quickly as the roll crimp is done I release downward pressure on the handle and a spring raises it, releasing the hull from the collet. No handles to screw and unscrew, just a quick downward movement and then upward.



Collets can be changed to accommodate any gauge, for resizing and then for roll crimping. Works so fast you can crimp several per minute. And, I like to work fast when roll crimping plastic hulls. Seems to work better for me when the crimping head stays warm.

[Cory Rams]

I finally loaded of a few 10 gauge rounds for the first time in about a year. I still don’t own a drill press so I headed over to a buddies house to use his. Loaded some up for my modern 3.5” Browning Gold turkey federation 10 gauge today. It took a good 3 seconds VS a 5 to 10 minute battle for each one using a cordless drill. It also the crimp was a lot more even. I still had to hold my shells by hand but they didn’t hurt at all when using the press VS pressing into the roller with a cordless drill.



Now if I could just find someone with better handwriting.lol

[charlie cleveland]

what am I doing wrong......the rounds all look factory to me....charlie

[Cory Rams]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

what am I doing wrong......the rounds all look factory to me....charlie

I went back through this thread and tried to see what you posted. It seems you use a hand held drill like I did when I first tried roll crimping last year with my quad pin roller. It took me a frustrating 5 to 10 minutes per shell to get the crimps half way descent looking. Complete pain in the butt with a hand held cordless drill. I only did about 15 shells last year. By the time I was done my hand was extremely sore. It was my first time, and only time, trying to roll crimp. I loaded up the 9 shells in the photo yesterday and headed over to my buddies house who owns a drill press. I put a little petroleum jelly on the pins and lowered it to my first hull while running at the lowest setting. I let it spin for a couple of seconds barely touching the hull to warm up the plastic and then gently lowered the press till it gently “bottomed out”. I held my shells in place with my opposite hand so they wouldn’t spin when applying force. The drill press is a life saver. I’ll never try and crimp again without using one.

[Milton C Starr]

My Dad said he was in Harbor Freight the other day and they had a 180 rpm drill press for $500, I think that may be the way to go.

[Cory Rams]

The press I used was a WEN. Looks similar to the $89 Harbor freight press. Crimped four more today I loaded up in 2 7/8” 10 gauge. Took all of 3 seconds ea at the most.