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Title: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Fredvon4 on March 31, 2017, 10:02:35 AM

I guess I am not as good with Google as I imagined....I can find 20,000 hits for reamers but not the one I robbed from my dad in the 70s

I suspect my inability to find mine, may be my son robbed it from me... like father like son....grin

I had and desire to replace:

Tapered reamer about 6" long, steel 3 or 4 flute, from near 0 to about 3/8th" ( may even have been 1/2" fat at the top) with about a 2"~2.5" long Tee Handle

Funny how often I used this imprecise reamer compared to a 80 piece precision reamer set with plus and minus .001 1/64ths sizes ( sold to a friend who coveted that set a few years back)

But what the hey I still have several 60 year old Cylinder bore Ridge reamers I also robbed from dear old dad who taught me a lot about rebuilding old skool ford and chevy crap engines

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Bill Johnson on March 31, 2017, 10:11:41 AM

This is the $3 version:

http://www.harborfreight.com/t-handle-reamer-66936.html

Search for tapered HAND reamer and you'll get more hits, Fred. I tried to find a smaller one but haven't had any luck.

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Paul Smith on March 31, 2017, 10:32:37 AM

I get stuff like that from Production Tool.  More money for sure and maybe better quality.

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Fredvon4 on March 31, 2017, 11:19:31 AM

Bill Johnson

Brother thanks so much... yes was my poorly worded search term....that looks a lot like my fav universal hole opener!!!!!!

May just order enough of them to account for my son's occasional kipping....grin

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: david beazley on March 31, 2017, 01:44:45 PM

AKA Repairman's Reamer

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Steve Schoenecker on March 31, 2017, 04:43:53 PM

I bought one from Sears years ago....  goes from about 1/8" to 1/2"  Really nice one.... has T handle... it is still around here somewhere.

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Steve Helmick on March 31, 2017, 08:27:18 PM

Check your local Ace Hardware. It will be a "General Tool Co." item, possibly in the glass case, along with their $10 micrometers.  H^^ Steve

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Garf on March 31, 2017, 10:53:07 PM

I have used the Harbor Freight reamer for a lot of years, mostly to ream props.

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: Chuck_Smith on April 02, 2017, 06:06:04 AM

Which taper? Morse? There are different tapered reamers for different operations. The ones used for tapered dowel pins used to locate mating parts are pretty handy.

Title: Re: In search of tapered reamer
Post by: john e. holliday on April 02, 2017, 07:46:16 AM

I think all mine said pipe reamer.