Thanks Jesse I have a set of these, but have not had much success in using them. I will certainly try your method - it sounds logical. I hope that you keep well in rainy Troy. Cheers! from Hubert in rainy St Albans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:29 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Adjustable reamers > Peter, > > About the only way to use adjustable reamers is in a machine tool where > you > can be sure that the reamer enters the cut perfectly straight. Speed > should > be slow of course. > > Jesse in Rainy Troy, TN > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <peter.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:34 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Adjustable reamers > > >> Has anyone had any success with adjustable reamers? Even with very light >> cuts, I find the blades break so easily that they aren't worthwhile. >> Peter Chadwick >> Swindon >> >> >> ---------- >> Zarlink Semiconductor Limited is a Company registered in England and >> Wales >> under number 00705031 with its registered office at Pure Offices, Kembrey >> Park, Swindon, Wilts SN2 8BW, England. >> >> This email is confidential and may contain information that is privileged >> and >> exempt from disclosure by law. If you have received it in error, please >> contact >> the sender immediately by return email and then delete it from your >> system; you >> should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. Emails are not >> secure >> and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, >> amended, >> lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us >> by >> email >> is taken to accept these risks. >> >> >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> line. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.4/2417 - Release Date: 10/06/09 > 06:50:00 > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.