GW Staar
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I trimmed (PH), deburred and chamfered (RCBS hand tool) 500 .223 cases last night. The Giruad is sounding like a better idea all the time. Might be time to get off my cheap butt and get one.
All ready to prime and load.
That's exactly where I was last winter. Extremely tired of it, but built-in cheap butt. So...when Forester showed their 3-way carbide cutter at the shot show, I decided to see if I could fall in love with my 38 year-old Forester Original all over again, with a cheap mod or two. That was going to be my last ditch effort before I paid out the big bucks, and thankfully it worked better than I even dreamed!
The real advantage to me, was the new fast operation, did nothing to my already arthritic hands and fingers, like I experienced, when I tryed out an acquaintance's Giraud. With that, you've got to hold on tight, and the vibration hurt a bit...and that wasn't my idea of a thing I looked forward to trimming hundreds at a time. Wouldn't phase young guys.
Having operated the "modded" Forster for 9 months now, I have simplified a thing or two (eliminated the superfluous microswitch, light, and piezo), added a convenient power switch and simple speed control ($3.00), and mounted my vacuum behind a wall to cut the noise. Much better.
I need to do an update to the "Forester with Style" thread to show you all...and add a video.