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Parallel Flute Reamers on Morse Taper Shank - How do I work out the size?

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Steve Withnell04/10/2016 18:03:11
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I was offered 5 of these reamers brand new in box. Although all the labelling was intact, there was no obvious sizing info. The only marking that I thought might be size related, on the box and the reamer was '3A-352'. Roughly 8mm on a MT2 shank.

The manufacturer appears to be 'Bridge'.

Any clues?

Steve

Michael Gilligan04/10/2016 18:37:15
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Steve,

You could try asking these guys: **LINK**

http://www.taylorandjones.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13.pdf

MichaelG.

Steve Withnell05/10/2016 20:12:52
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Thanks MIchael.

Steve

Tony Pratt 105/10/2016 20:42:50
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Am I missing something, can't you measure them?

Tony

Ken Price 112/11/2016 14:35:07
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Usually with reamers, their size is stamped at the base of the reamer just above the end of the taper. However I have had reamers with no specific markings and these I found to made for the aircraft industry where very specific sizes are required not being standard metric or imperial sizes. I have undertaken subcontract work for this industry and frequently had to use such items.

Ken Price

Neil Wyatt12/11/2016 15:07:14
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Posted by Tony Pratt 1 on 05/10/2016 20:42:50:

Am I missing something, can't you measure them?

Tony

Not if they have an odd number of flutes, and they often have 7 or 5, I think it reduces chatter if they are an odd number and not perfectly evenly spaced.

Neil

NIALL HORN12/11/2016 15:47:34
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Ideally, you need to find someone with a v-anvil micrometer. The angle of the V needs to be correct for the number of flutes - 60 degrees for 3 flutes, 108 degrees for 5 flutes and 128 degrees 34 minutes for 7 flutes. They are not cheap! An ordinary mike will not give a correct diameter.

V-angle mics are also used to detect lobing on centreles-ground spindles.

mark smith 2012/11/2016 16:03:09
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why dont you just drill a slightly undersized hole in something like 1/2" aluminium, put the reamer through and measure the hole size???

Or 352/1000" =8.94mm (but may be totally wrong)

Edited By mark smith 20 on 12/11/2016 16:06:43

Michael Gilligan12/11/2016 16:11:15
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Posted by Steve Withnell on 04/10/2016 18:03:11:

I was offered 5 of these reamers brand new in box.

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Mark,

I suspect that the reason for not adopting your very practical approach is evident from Steve's introductory comment.

MichaelG.

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