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Any existing data without such a reference should be treated as suspect and not used.
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Things are quiet at work at the moment so I thought I would take the opportunity to have a play with our Sonic bath. Its an Industrial unit not your Aldi Special.
I decided to drill and tap some cases for my cartridge over all length gauge. The idea was to clean the cases in the bath then drill and tap.
I bunged them in the bath with Demin water and added a cleaning solution. The results were terrible I ended up chucking the cases.
I managed to salvage one case. Ok I thought its a start. I managed to ruin the one and only case because I did not have the correct size drill and the tap jammed in the case. What a disappointing day. Hope to morrow is more rewarding. I have ordered the correct size stub drills for over night delivery.
Forgot to add, I use a 7mm HSS drill for brass cases, the important thing is to put a generous 15 degree chamfer on the mouth of the hole so you do not leave any burrs after tapping.
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Du lytter aldrig til de ord jeg siger. Du ser mig kun for det tøj jeg har paa ...
I used a 7mm drill. I have ordered a 7.25 mm. There was a burr on the case after tapping I had to clean it up so it would sit properly on the gauge. A slight champher sounds like the way to go it was just a quick check to make sure I had the right thread. The shooting sheds over all lentgh gauge is a thing of beuty by the way. It is built to last a life time. I am well impressed every serious shooter should have one on his reloading bench.
In the mean time my Hornady gauge has been confined to the bin. I will probably give it to the probationary member I have been mentoring.
(Actually I have just made him a full member so he is not a probationer any more)
I will just pop the cases in my tumbler. Tumblers are just fine for my needs.
