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Col21	10/09/2017 22:13:45
18 forum posts 8 photos	Does anybody have any tips or homemade grinding tools they use for sharpening Taylor and jones type expanding reamer blades? Or what's the best to do? For example how do you get all six blades sharpened so they are the same hieght.
John Reese	10/09/2017 22:18:55
1071 forum posts	The only sure way I know of is to grind it between centers on a tool & cutter grinder.
John Reese	10/09/2017 22:19:23
1071 forum posts	The only sure way I know of is to grind it between centers on a tool & cutter grinder.
Col21	10/09/2017 22:32:17
18 forum posts 8 photos	Thanks might have to invest in one of them next. Would it work if you made some sort of jig with the correct angle and rub them along it on a sharpening stone. Just thinking out loud.
Nick_G	10/09/2017 22:36:33
1808 forum posts 744 photos	Posted by Rocketman on 10/09/2017 22:32:17: Thanks might have to invest in one of them next. . You would have to buy an awful lot of reamers before you got even close to the value of a tool and cutter grinder. Nick
Peter Krogh	10/09/2017 22:40:52
228 forum posts 20 photos	Posted by Rocketman on 10/09/2017 22:32:17: Thanks might have to invest in one of them next. Would it work if you made some sort of jig with the correct angle and rub them along it on a sharpening stone. Just thinking out loud. Works well. Don't have a pic of mine, but Giggle "Lansky" who make a fixture much like you need. Pete
Hopper	11/09/2017 00:05:15
7881 forum posts 397 photos	I've taken the blades out and laid them flat on a bench oil stone and rubbed them back and forth until sharp enough to use again. Works for me.

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