Originally Posted By: dwayOriginally Posted By: FurhunterOriginally Posted By: dwayi just bought the WFT2 but I haven't tried it out yet. I am just getting started in reloading so I don't have any other trimmer to make a "master" case for me to set it up off of. I am taking a couple cases to a friend to have him cut them to length so I can set it up. I'll know more in a couple days.
C'mon Man!
Just make your own, how do you think the rest of us get it done?
Trim one, measure, adjust.... Its simple. If you cut it a touch too short its no big deal and its not ruined just re-adjust and try again on a different piece of brass. Once you get it set where you want it mark that piece of brass with a sharpie or a wrap of tape around the base and set it aside as your master.
Edit to add.
Measure your brass, you probably have at least one that pretty darn close to your trim to measurement.
I thought about doing that, but I found out the battery in my digital calipers is dead (going to Walmart tomorrow for a new battery). I am probably being too anal about the whole thing, but the main reason I am having him trim them on his Lyman trimmer because I want the "master" case trimmed to exactly 1.75" so I can see how precise the WFT2 actually is. Also, I don't really want to try to make .01" adjustments on it when you can just use an already trimmed one to hopefully just set it and forget it.
Well I got some really bad news for you.
The WFT trimmer trims length based off the shoulder not the back of the case where you measure from. That means you can set it to trim a case dead nuts 1.75 and you will probably get a majority of your brass that length. However.. Those cases that might be longer or shorter from the shoulder to the case head are just that after their trimmed.... Some longer and some shorter than 1.75
They are a great trimmer, fast, easy to use but if you are anal and want perfection, you should have bought a Wilson.