Harbor Freight powered Giraud Tri-Way Trimmer with DIY stand. 

I'm happy it helped out! I really should get around to painting mine...

Awesome! Thank you!

Sure thing! I couldn't find much online when I was looking for ideas, so I thought I'd make a quick video to help others in the same situation. I'm glad it helped!

Hope it's working out well for you man

Glad to give you a project to work on! Enjoy.

Thank you! Let me know if I can help in any way. Good luck

Thanks for coming back and letting me know how it went, Im happy I was able to help. Happy trimming brother!

@@robgoose8126 thanks. My 300 BLK Tri-Way trimmer should be here soon and it will be time to do a lot of brass trimming.

@@TheBigfoot1999 I've been tempted to put together a .300 upper to put my resonator k on, but Im trying not to spend much around this time of year. Maybe next year!

Thank you James. I hope it's useful in some way.

They're Mechanix gloves, but that's a good point.

​@@robgoose8126 I saw another guy doing similar with a glove a guy at work lost a finger drilling UMHW and a curly Q grabbed his gloved hand

I cant take credit 100%, it took a lot of digging to find somebody mounting it vertically to the side of their bench. I tried that and it made a hell of a lot of noise so I put my thinking cap on and made this. I'm happy with how it turned out.

I’d love to shamelessly copy your design here, but I’m having trouble finding the 1/2” x 3/8” coupler for less than $50.00 on Amazon. Looks like the prices went up since you built yours. Maybe I’ll just bite the bullet here. Ruland CLX-8-6-F One-Piece Clamping Rigid Coupling, Black Oxide Steel, 1/2" Bore A Diameter, 3/8" Bore B Diameter, 1-1/8" OD, 1-3/4" Length www.amazon.com/dp/B0060LUT7W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_NKm4FbT4GDTCQ

@@richardbristol452 www.amazon.com/dp/B005L69UPE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xjjkFb0CPQ33A

@@richardbristol452 thats the one I bought. Interesting it says $18.75 for one but $100 for two, that doesn't make sense but worth a try! It shows 18.75 in my cart let me know what it looks like on your end.

Thanks! I don’t know why that one didn’t pop up on my Amazon search.

A couple hundred isn't volume for you? I wish I had that problem lol

What I meant was, if you trim a few hundred a year, then it's not bad. When you need to trim a 5 gallon bucket worth, your fingers go numb. That being said, I reload for a hobby and not necessarily for the cost savings. So I eventually bought the Dillon trimmer.

@@philbaker29 ah gotcha. I reload for my bolt actions primarily so no problem for mea

P.S. It's not just one caliber BTW. If you got .308 you can trim .243, .260, 7mm-08 - based on .308 parent cartridge

Sounds like the carbide blade inside may have been out of whack. I tried using my cordless but it never worked out for me so I made this contraption.

The inside of the hole is shaped like the chamber of your rifle, the cutter indexes off the shoulder of the case. So as long as your sizer die is correctly set up you just push the case in until the shoulder of the case hits the shoulder of the "chamber". There is no adjustment or set-up needed. Just size the case, push it in until it stops chirping, and repeat.

@@robgoose8126 Rob, Thanks for the explanation and the clarification. I guess where my confusion lies is when I do a chamber cast for each rifle I measure and trim to the bevel and back off my brass length about .005. As I shoot mostly soft cast bullets I am concerned that if I don't get the "neck length" close as I can, there will be a gap between the top of the brass and the chamber which will fill with lead as the projectile obturates. I speculate that this extra bit of lead will not only build up in the chamber but also cause finning at the base. I do my best to position the lube groove close to the top of the brass so it (the lube) fills the gap. Another issue I have is that I shoot mostly straight wall cartridges, 45-70---38-55---35-40 to name a few., although I do have several bottle neck cartridges which this trimmer would work. So in those instances where a chamber's neck is not exactly to SAMMI spec, how does one adjust the trim to length with this trimmer or is it cartridge / SAMMI spec specific? TIA Bob

@@RJ-sr5dv you're probably better off contacting Giraud directly. As far as I know their trimmers cut to SAAMI spec only. I do not believe they have anything available for straight walled casings.

@@robgoose8126 Will do thanks

I dont hink so but it's worth doing in my opinion. Not only does it bring the trimmer closer to the motor reducing potential wobble (it is harbor freight after all) but it increases the surface area contact between the spindle and coupler.

@@robgoose8126 I'm getting an "unused" Black and Decker from my father-in-law and other than a hacksaw or dremmel, not sure I have anything to cut it.

@@TheBigfoot1999 if you have a Harbor Freight near you they should have angle grinders under $20 that would probably do the trick. Either way I doubt the trimmer has enough mass nor does the motor have enough torque that it'll matter if you tighten it down on the threads. Edit: HF has a coupon for item# 65645 $11 until 12/31. www.harborfreight.com/corded-4-12-in-43-amp-angle-grinder-69645.html Coupon here: go.harborfreight.com/cpi/digital/post/2020/12/december-2020-coupon-book-valid-through-12-31-20/

@@robgoose8126 damn, that's cheap!!!!

@@TheBigfoot1999 it isnt Dewalt but you only need it to run for a couple of minutes right? It's practically disposable.

Drill press lets shavings fall into the brass instead of down into the triway body. A minor annoyance, but this way is easier on my wrists too.

I full length size before trimming, the giraud indexes off the shoulder so it's perfect length every time.

Skin tight gloves holding the end of the case two inches from anything spinning, I'll take that chance. Considering there are zero snag points on an acrylic cylinder I have zero worries about it.

@@robgoose8126 tell that to the guy at my shop who lost a finger. Good luck.

@@paulhamilton5634 Sorry about your friends finger. If he lost it using this tool with tight gloves he has to be a candidate for the Darwin Award.