Homemade Primer Resizing Tool
[https://youtu.be/nBiNYtuRpsA](https://youtu.be/NlGNIGJ9FFs)
Thank You: MeWe's Elmer, Tom Hanson, Frank James. Baker
### Plate Steel Sources
Home Depot
Frank James Baker:
"High Speed Steel" which is hot rolled.
Home De2Bplain%2Bsteel%2Bplate?NCNI-5
Sheet metal
1" Stock x 36" x 1/4"
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-1-4-in-x-3-ft-1-4-in-Thick-Plain-Steel-Flat-Bar-0746/332735432
4" x 12" x 1/4
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-4-in-x-1-ft-1-4-in-Thick-Plain-Steel-Plate-3000/332733238
Ace hardware
https://www.acehardware.com/search?query=metal%20sheet
I need links to 4.4 mm drill bits
11/64 hf drill bits
### Grainger Drill Bit
Cobalt Jobber-Length Drill Bits - Grainger Industrial Supply 4.4mm
CLE-LINE, 4.4 mm, 135° Split Point, Jobber Length Drill Bit - 824UZ4|C18934 - Grainger
https://share.google/NcvHDScGFdrM1mKMk
[[Straw - Brass Kobalt Drill Bits]]
### [[Lapping a Hole - The Details]]
[[Steel hardness]]
### Avoid Resizing Altogether
[[MOC - Different Sorting Methods]]
### NOE Primer Sizing Die Set
Unfortunately This Tool is currently Not Available
https://rumble.com/v6yq1x0-noe-primer-resizing-die-set.html
### For spp:
#### The size hole desired;
### 0.173
### Drill Bit
Harbor Freight : 11/64
Drill Index![[20251117_211916.jpg]]
#### 11/64 = 0.172 <- Too small (Lap this hole out)
#### 4.4mm = 0.173 <- rounded to nearest 1/1000th
Black-Oxide High-Speed Steel Drill Bit 4.4mm Size, 80mm Overall Length https://www.mcmaster.com/product/2958A76
### Spp Pocket Dimensions
#### SAAMI Primer and Primer Pocket Dimensions:
https://publish.obsidian.md/libby/Notes/SAAMI+Primers+and+Primer+Pockets
### [[Additional Helpful Notes by Frank James Baker]]
### NOE Dimension Blue Prints
Currently Unavailable
### Disclaimer: I am not a machinist
#### I welcome any constructive criticism from all members.
Comment 1:
In my experiance drill bits dont leave a smooth finish and the size can be out by a few thou
Comment 2:
99% or more of drills have enough runout to MORE than compensate for the 0.001" extra. So 11/64 might give you too big of a hole abd WILL give you too big of one if you're using a hand drill. For reference, 0.001" is the average size of a cell(skin cell, plant cell, liver cell, ect....) if you're lapping a hole that small, then you might as well ream it 1st. Even then, using drills is going to leave you with run out if you're trying to hold a tolerance of 0.001", machinists struggle to do that consistently and repeatably....
Disclaimer 2:
Please understand I/we can't verify that this information (the dimensions) is/are 100% correct. To do this correctly - actual prototypes should be actually produced, field tested, and verified through various sources/methods. I am providing this information to interested parties as starting point - rather than "starting from scratch". Except for donations - myself (and the MeWe community as a whole) provide this information at little to no charge.
As always - please keep your comments constructive and in a helping spirit. Thanks Guys!
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