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Barrel trimming

Steve68

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Hi all. Hope your'e having a good weekend.

TM Zeta's......is there a barrel trimmer that fits these tubes correctly? I'm having to use a normal 7mm slimline trimmer with a brass tube on the shaft to get it to fit as close as possible. The TM website shows a universal trimmer but I already have one of those and none of the shafts fit the Zeta correctly.
Or is it just me?
Or do I have a dodgy trimmer?
Or was it the Epsilon?
Or should I buy a bench sander and done with it?
Or should I stop babbling?
:whistling:
Steve.
 

Bucks

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I always trim on a sander nowadays Steve, using this gadget & sleves I got from PSI Over in the states, I know quite a few people who use a V block & transfer punches though.

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Penpal

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I favour the Sanding Disk and use two sets of punches,one metric and one imperial,the dual purpose for drifting an unwanted blank suits me fine. I do like the sleeves from the USA.I used to make mine.

Peter.
 

Penpal

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Found a couple of pics of my set up.

Peter.
 

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flexi

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I use a disc sander too, with a V block and punches....very easy to set up and really accurate:banana::banana:
 
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