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The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts. | The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts. | ||
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===Source for reamers=== | ===Source for reamers=== | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 31 August 2007
The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts.
Cyclus Shell Reamers
German bike specific tools. Nice.
I wish that the reamer was spiral fluted and longer. A longer lead in would also be nicer.
Source for reamers
This is a good one:
KBC Tools & Machinary
1751 Sabre
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 732-5500
(800) 521-1740
KBCtools.com
Sharpening and Regrinders
I'll be trying these guys at first:
Cliff @
Pacific Reamer & Cutter Service
4115 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 654-1844
They say that a regrind could be $24 for a chucking reamer $40 for a hand reamer, if they do not have to take too much material off.
27.2mm
Probably the most common size seatpost in the industry for steel bikes.
Spiral Flute Chucking Reamers:
Size: Flute Length: OAL: KBC P/N: Price
1-1/16: 2-3/4: 10-1/2: 5-020-295: $37.40 (26.99mm for roughing)
1-3/32: 2-7/8: 11: 5-020-300: $37.40 (27.78mm reground to 27.2 for finishing)
Spiral Flute Hand Reamers:
Size: Flute Length: OAL: KBC P/N: Price
1-1/16: 5-5/8: 11-1/4: 5-010-150: $43.15 (26.99mm for roughing)
1-1/8: 5-13/16: 11-5/8: 5-010-155: $47.65 (28.58mm reground to 27.2 for finishing)
Toolmex is the supplier for all of these reamers.
toolmex helical shell reamers may be good for the next order.
5-155-030 for 1-1/16" $41.00
