[TR] modifying a reamer for carb shaft

Michael Marr mmarr at notwires.com
Wed Mar 16 20:13:09 MST 2011


In other words, you would pull the reamer through the holes rather than 
pushing.  I would certainly not try to add the required cutting edge by 
hand, but a tool-maker could do it fairly easily, if you know one that is 
willing to do some "government" work...

Mike



> The reamer will still be turned in the same direction. The difference is 
> that you will want it to cut from the shank end of the flutes instead of 
> from the normal end. To do this, the back end of the flutes must have a 
> shape with a cutting angle put on them. The shank will pass through both 
> bushing holes  to keep them aligned.
>
> Greg Gelhar
>



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