Gear Review: Pendergraft Holder for K&M Neck Turner
by GS Arizona, Riflemans Journal
Neck turning isn’t a once-in-a-while operation at my reloading bench. I shoot a lot, go through a fair amount of brass and neck-turn every piece of brass I use. I like the K&M neck turner, it’s well designed, well made, affordable if you like to have more than one caliber permanently set up and so that’s what I use. The only flaw in the K&M is that the tool itself is small enough that holding it for long and frequent session of neck turning is literally a pain. If you happen to have arthritis, it’s even more so.
Pendergraft Holder for K&M Neck-Turner
Joel Pendergraft makes a great tool holder for the K&M that does away with the pain as it gives a much larger and more comfortable gripping surface. The tool holder is made from aluminum, nicely machined and knurled for a good grip. I thought it was well worth the price of $48.00 delivered in the USA (Price may have gone up since this story was written). Switching the tool holder from one K&M turner to another is a matter of loosening the set screw on the side, slipping out one turner, inserting the other and re-tightening. The Pendergraft tool-holder is simple, well-made, fairly priced and a real joy to use. Who could ask for more?
If you have questions or want to order the K&M tool holder, contact Joel Pendergraft via email: joelpend@bellsouth.net .
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I got one of these from Joe a while back, and love it! Almost makes neck turning enjoyable…
Do you know if there is enough clearance for the K&M dial indicator attachments? I’d been eye-balling one of those for a future project…
Monte, I just checked and the dial indicator will go in easily but the set screw that holds it in place is not accessible as it is on the rear face. It would be a small project to drill and tap a new hole for the set screw to retain the dial indicator from the front or side. Having said that, my experience with the indicator has been that it doesn’t really read as reliably as I would like, especially when the case is spinning. I just take my readings after each turn, with a micrometer.
That is the primary reason I sold the K&M, and bought the new Sinclair NT-4000. The K&M was too small for me now that I have arthritis in several fingers.
German,
I kind of figured the set screw would be hidden anyways. I hadn’t really planned on using (reading) the indicator while running/spinning, but with the case stopped. Figured it’d save a step or two of taking the case off the mandrel, out of the holder, fiddling with the micrometer, etc.
Monte
Put a little head sink grease in there before putting in the neck turning tool, and it will conduct the heat to the holder better.
K&M has a holder almost identical to this one. I bought it and never use it because even with the set screw tight, my neck thickness with ball mic varies a lot. Does the same problem arise with the Pendergraft tool?
It makes holding the K&M Turner a lot more manageable and easier on the hand. I’ve got two.