Best Way to Cut Case Off of Deprimer Die?

[Kirk Freeman]

Depriming .38 SPL case. Tool bit goes through case as if it is tissue paper and .327 Federal stuck inside .38 is stuck up in station #1.

Oh, and what a beautiful job it is. Form fitted to the tool bit.

Dremel tool and cut it off?

Optimal solution here?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Outstanding work, Freeman. Mother of Pearl and I made a point of checking them after tumbling and washing.

 

[Classic]

Some heat may do it, or as you suggested the Dremel could be used to delicately cut it away. Pliers wouldn't do it, huh?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Pliers are a no go. That obvious, huh?

 

[DocIndy]

Have a bench vise? Lightly hold the die in the vise. Put pliers between the die body and the case. Don't grab the deprive stem with the pliers...just enough to catch the mouth of the case. Tap the pliers with a BFH lightly to back the case off the deprime stem. Maybe?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Have a bench vise?

Yes, but it is in the detached garage in the back. Everything is locked down until next weekend. I'll give that a whirl.

Almost as helpful as rhino. Almost.

 

[wolfman]

What brand of die? Give the manufacturer a call and they should be able to send you one, or better, a couple of pins. They should only take a couple of days to get, I have 2 spares for each set of dies I have.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Almost as helpful as rhino. Almost.

Then I must step up my game.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

OK, ok, this one is helpful.

 

[sloughfoot]

I would use the dremel to cut the 38 case. You should be able to do that without damaging the expensive part. Then the fun begins with the 327 case. Keep us posted.

I bet you inspect your cases a little more closely from now on....

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I bet you inspect your cases a little more closely from now on..

You would win this bet.

BBI, *sigh*

 

[Mr. Habib]

Do you have access to uncoiled rice?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Do you have access to uncoiled rice?

 

[red_zr24x4]

Don't know if this has been said...

Sorry I couldn't resist!

 

[Karl-just-Karl]

How about using a pipe cutter to slowly remove the pieces you don't want?

I'd go slow and try a few practice cuts. A pipe cutter will more than likely leave a ring, or a crimped like edge behind, so I'd be a little cautious.

 

[Thegeek]

Carbide die? Just grab on to it with pliars and put a torch on it. The melting points are about 1000 degrees apart, so I doubt you'd hurt the carbide. And even if you do, it's just the pin.

 

[TECKS]

Propane torch and vice grips you can even stick the pin in the die backwards so you don't gouge the pin in a vice.

 

[1775usmarine]

You could try legal action. Put your lawyer skills to good use. It may give up and plead guilty.

 

[reno]

WEll this stuff happens to anyone who reloads any at all at some point in their reloading life. After several panic attacks, Going in the house setting down and not being able to get your mind off of what you just did. Go back and decide to one way or the other get this fixed.

Avoid sledge hammers.

I would take the advice of an earlier post, place the die in a bench vise. Hopefully you do have one. If not, Remember that bit on the movie Planes , Trains and Automobiles when Steve is at the rental car desk without his paperwork. Your --------!

But back to the die in the bench vise. Take some penetrating oil, squirt down inside the case that has the sticking problem and let it set for a while. Be patient,
BUt waiting on this is worse than watching grass grow.

Then go out and tighten that die as much as you can. The take vise grips. Hope you have those to.. If not stop reloading and go to the hardware store. But a bench vise and vise grips bring them home and install the bench vise.

Grab the case with the vise grips and tighten then just as much as you can and try to move the case. If it moves work it back and forth slowing and gently as you can but with enough force to remove the stuck case pull it off.

Then go in and watch TV, marveling at your ingenuity and relax.

Returm to the reloading room