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BillHaneman
Dbits
simpleboringtools
seeD.M.Quinn,Lowtechbits,Pipesand PipemakingCDROM
parrotnosebit Dbit
anglednose,reliefincuttingedge
gundrills
fast,selfcenteringandcoolrunning
chipclearingisautomatic
differentcouplingsavailable
usinggundrillstostepbore
borefromlargetosmall
pilotingbitsareimportant
remember,speedisoverrated
stepdrilling(cont.)
allowforanynonconcentricity
myapproachistostepdrillwith0.5mmclearance onsides
fixedsteady
socketreamers
Iusecommerciallefthandspiralflutedstraightreamersforfinalreamingof dronesocketsandinafewotherplaces
Makingconicalreamers
Asamplereamerplan
turnsuitabletoolsteelrodin'steps'
chucksecurelywithminimumoverhang
colletchucksareideal,anindependent,handcentered3 jawisfinebutslow,selfcentering3jawprobablyOK
firststepmaybeacylindrical'nose'
mustbeundersizetoavoidhigherpartsofbore helpswhenclampingpieceformilling
borepilotholefortailstock nosemayneedtobeturnedwithouttailstocksupport
onestepatatime
stopthelatheofcourse
takeoffthe'steps'
engineer'sbluingisgood carefulnottogoundersize
canbecorrected,painfully,bymovingyourtargetdiameterslaterally
goslowwhenonlylinesremainabrasivesarebestatthispoint accuracywillimprovewithpractice,butislimitedmostlybyyourpatience
remeasureandfinetune
remeasurewithmicrometeronewitharatchetisagoodidea
thisisthelastchancetofixthis,asyoucan'treallydoitoncethereamer hasbeenmilleddowntoaDprofile
(calibrated)verniermicrometer,0.001mm incrementwithratchet
from'cone'toreamer
millingoperationonlyneedstobe approximatelymidline
butnotovermidline! justover50%thicknessallowsforsharpening
initialclampingistricky,butshimsofsoftmetal shoulddoit
amicromillisenough
thistendstobehardon wetgrindingwheels
withluck,youcanreusereamers foranotherdesign...
thereareotherformsofreamers
spiralflutedreamersthataren'tstraightarevery hardtosharpen
'spoon'reamers
JohnHughesreamer4straightflutes
asdescribedin'AMethodofMakingReamers',SeanReidSocietyJournal v.2,Mar.2002
MichaelCarneytools
flatreamers
theycutonthediagonal,whichchangeswith thickness/widthratio
initialreamingablank
clearchipsoften
usenonwaterbearinglubricant
finishreaming
checkborewithgaugestojudgefinalreaming depth
reamerinsertiondepthcanbemisleading,dueto woodmovementandelasticity
somethermalmovement,remember mostbilletswillshrinkabit
handreamuntilspotchecksmatchup
cautions
carefulwithbilletsthatmayhavewarped
ovalborescanresult