Re: JPOR: Tapered Reamers

[Terry Howe <txh3202@xxxxxxx>]

Jeff Reynolds wrote:
> I'm also in the tapered reamer hunting mode. With the FJ60 SOA (kind
> of a jeep) I did this past weekend, the  drag link to steering arm on
> the pass side stub is too big for the tapered hole. I've been to
> several machinists and they don't have the correct degree of tapered
> reamer. I know what I need is not made by Morse or Sharpe. Any ideas?
> One machinist told me to use an old 5/8" drill bit and grind it down
> on the grinder to the correct pitch. OOO-EEE, talk about "shade
> tree"; but I'm not laughing too hard as it may come to this.

The Brown & Sharpe seem to be the closest, but as you say, not quite
right.  The other problem with these is they all have a shank diamter
of 5/8" or more in the range I need and I only have a 1/2" chuck on my
drill press.  That grinding down the drill bit actually sounds
reasonable
to me and cheaper than a $70 reamer.  With the taper, i don't think it
has to be exact.

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