Needed a 5/8ths reamer for a job. That's...ummm....5 divided by 8, decimal point goes over here...0.625
Except that I ordered and received a 0.0625 reamer from McMaster.
The price should've been a hint...
After going back to McMaster and checking the price on the one I needed vs. the one I ordered, I got a Chineseum one from Grizzly. Just need to bore and finish one aluminum pulley, should be okay, right?
Right?
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February 18, 2020, 02:51 PM
TomS
Right
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Tom
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February 18, 2020, 08:24 PM
KP93
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February 18, 2020, 08:45 PM
Fredward
Try watching someone calculate a percentage discount. Hahahahah.
February 18, 2020, 08:54 PM
sigmonkey
Just ream the pulley under a really big magnifying glass...
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February 19, 2020, 09:05 AM
Perception
My brother repaired Caterpillars for a living for a long time, so quite a few of the tools he needed were plus size. After a few years of putting the snap on guy's kids through college, he came up with a new tool policy. When he needed something, he'd get it from Harbor Freight if he could. If he used it enough to break it, he would replace it with a quality version. It ended up being pretty rare that he had to pony up for the good stuff, and he ended up saving tens of thousands of dollars over the course of his career.
I have high hopes that your new reamer will make it through this first challenge!
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February 19, 2020, 01:16 PM
joel9507
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul: a 0.0625 reamer from McMaster.
Gotta admit, I'm surprised they make a reamer that size.
February 19, 2020, 06:25 PM
egregore
.0625 = 1/16. A sixteenth-inch reamer?
February 19, 2020, 07:43 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by egregore: .0625 = 1/16. A sixteenth-inch reamer?
Yup. Who knew? Can't imagine ever using it, but not worth returning.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
February 19, 2020, 09:20 PM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by egregore: .0625 = 1/16. A sixteenth-inch reamer?
Yup. Who knew? Can't imagine ever using it, but not worth returning.
I'm envisioning a Dremel bit
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February 20, 2020, 05:02 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: I'm envisioning a Dremel bit
Pretty much, yup.
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February 20, 2020, 06:16 AM
Mars_Attacks
quote:
Originally posted by joel9507:
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul: a 0.0625 reamer from McMaster.
Gotta admit, I'm surprised they make a reamer that size.
They make them MUCH smaller than that for watchmaking.
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February 20, 2020, 11:48 AM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul: ... Just need to bore and finish one aluminum pulley, should be okay, right?
Right?
You don't need a bigger reamer, you need a 1/32" line or cable.
Nice is overrated
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February 21, 2020, 06:45 PM
Scooter123
Hey Paul, you are into diorama's aren't you. Now you have the perfect reamer to make a 1/10 scale model of whatever that life size pulley goes on to.
I've stopped counting.
February 22, 2020, 05:41 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Scooter123: Hey Paul, you are into diorama's aren't you. Now you have the perfect reamer to make a 1/10 scale model of whatever that life size pulley goes on to.
Just need to dream up something to use it for.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
February 22, 2020, 07:51 AM
armedmd
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by Scooter123: Hey Paul, you are into diorama's aren't you. Now you have the perfect reamer to make a 1/10 scale model of whatever that life size pulley goes on to.
Just need to dream up something to use it for.
Having enjoyed many of your project posts here I’m confident you can and will do it and I look forward to the post about the project!
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February 22, 2020, 08:37 AM
Keystoner
In the machining world, the zero at the end is important too: 0.625 ≠ 0.6250
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February 22, 2020, 09:22 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Keystoner: In the machining world, the zero at the end is important too: 0.625 ≠ 0.6250
You mean like this?
I'm waiting on the reamer to arrive to finish the bore and then I can broach the keyway to match.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
February 23, 2020, 07:56 AM
Kskelton
It’s just a zero. Zero = nothing you’ll be fine :-D
vs. the one I ordered, I got a Chineseum one from Grizzly. Just need to bore and finish one aluminum pulley, should be okay, right?
