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It is a Mandarins flottant 
Or a floating holder for a reamer, floats both axially and radially.
Or a floating holder for a reamer, floats both axially and radially.
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Brad93
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Floating Head
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nice
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How are people getting on with these?
I've just ordered a cheap set of the H7 and H8, but for under a tenner a set I'm not really expecting much.
I've just ordered a cheap set of the H7 and H8, but for under a tenner a set I'm not really expecting much.
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not used mine yet
Hood
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Aye, a reamer that doesn't ream to the size it is meant to is no better than a drill.
When I was doing the turret for my lathe I interpolated the holes on the mill slightly undersize then used YG reamers I bought from Cutwel to take out to size, they were spot on.
When I was doing the turret for my lathe I interpolated the holes on the mill slightly undersize then used YG reamers I bought from Cutwel to take out to size, they were spot on.
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Leaving too much material to ream, reaming too fast, feeding too fast can (will most likely) result in too big a hole.
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Well a decent set would be nice but I can think of better ways to spend £200. I do have a decent 9.97mm which is dead on size however, its a hand reamer with a long taper, no good in the blind holes I'd likely want to use on.
I dont see why they are so expensive, cant be that more involved than a drill to grind?!
A reamed hole, should be more round than a drilled one, so I use these for clearance holes and where suitable before tapping.
I dont see why they are so expensive, cant be that more involved than a drill to grind?!
A reamed hole, should be more round than a drilled one, so I use these for clearance holes and where suitable before tapping.
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It’s the tolerances held in their manufacture
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So they arrived:
Packed to ensure optimum cutting face to face contact during shipping..
Looks a bit Friday afternoon on the grind job, missed the flute entirely at the shank end...
Double bevel grind??
Packed to ensure optimum cutting face to face contact during shipping..
Looks a bit Friday afternoon on the grind job, missed the flute entirely at the shank end...
Double bevel grind??
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Looks like the shank has a better grind than the flutes!
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They are fulfilled by amazon, so I think they will be going back, can't think of much else to do with them.
I haven't tried them yet, I don't think there is much point even at just under a pound each.
I haven't tried them yet, I don't think there is much point even at just under a pound each.
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I would. Otherwise amazon will just keep peddling crap
