Floating Hand reamers ??

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Tim Nash (aka TMN) - 30 Jan 2009 12:23 GMT

Hi

If I have a hand reamer with a parallel shank can it somehow be
"floated" from the tailstock to ream a drilled hole or must a machine
reamer with tapered shank in a floating chuck be used ?

Or at the end of the day is it better to just use the hand reamer by
hand out of the lathe???

Hope this makes sense.

regards
Tim

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dave sanderson - 30 Jan 2009 13:20 GMT

> Hi
>
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> regards
> Tim

Assuming it has a center hole in the back why not use
a tap wrench to hold it, and the tailstock to guide it?
That said Ive used han reamers in the mill by just 'chucking'
them in a collet on the shank, and that worked ok for what I
needed

Dave

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Tony Jeffree - 30 Jan 2009 14:27 GMT

>Ive used han reamers in the mill by just 'chucking'
>them in a collet on the shank, and that worked ok for what I
>needed

Same here.

Regards,
Tony

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Tim L - 30 Jan 2009 19:19 GMT

>Hi
>
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>regards
>Tim

You can get floating reamer holders with collets, I've got one for my
mill.
Alternatively put a chuck in an MT floating holder, though the weight
might then become an issue.
I should think holding it in a tailstock chuck will do a better job
than holding it by hand, depending in part on how good your tailstock
alignment is.

Tim

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