Steel Grind

Mar 09, 2018 1 Replies

On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 5:06:29 PM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote in sci.electronics.repair:



> >
> > > > > Repairing metal housing.
> > >
> > > 7/8" steel tube with ends slightly rounded inwards.
> > > I need to remove all and a little more of the rounding inwards. > > >
> > > What material bit for either 1/4" OR 1/8" shank hand drill motor or
> > > Dremel is best to use ?
> > >
> > > I have many of these to do.
> >
> > Can you just re-cut the end?
> > Maybe a step drill bit, or a conical bit.
> > (A dremel sounds a bit wimpy for the job, unless it's thin walled > > SS.)
> >
> > George H.
>
> Did anyone mention a tapered reamer ? The pipe threading machines > usually
> have them built in.

Do they work on rigid? pipe, too?


The taper reamer built in to the threading machine is used to deburr the inside of the cut end of the pipe before threading . Should work on any round metal tube withing the size range of the reamer . They also make them intended for manual deburring . I even have one that fits in my grandfather's brace .

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