tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post5674032048655617083..comments2024-03-27T12:51:12.930-07:00Comments on Woodworking in a Tiny Shop: Tapered ReamersTiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-10631311088559091272017-05-15T22:08:11.525-07:002017-05-15T22:08:11.525-07:00Hey, Steve. Thanks for the info on GTD. And grea...Hey, Steve. Thanks for the info on GTD. And great tip on the holdfast holes - very timely as I've just ordered a pair of holdfasts. Can't wait to try them out and use your tip.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-63340322915252198722017-05-15T20:19:25.576-07:002017-05-15T20:19:25.576-07:00GTD is Greenfield Tool and Die from Greenfield MA....GTD is Greenfield Tool and Die from Greenfield MA. They made cutters like yours, taps and dies, metal cutters. That reamer would be just the ticket for breaking the edge on a holdfast hole so the edge near the surface doesn't get abused. Keep one around for that.<br /><br />I have seen reference to ATCO but don't recall if the A is American, Atlantic, Allied, etc.<br />A new cutter that large will be very expensive so you are lucky to have found them.<br /><br />SteveSteve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-45926533765928669282017-04-23T14:20:23.489-07:002017-04-23T14:20:23.489-07:00Hi Bob. I guess I'll keep them for wood proje...Hi Bob. I guess I'll keep them for wood projects. You never know when you might want a steeply tapered hole. But if I haven't used them in the next couple of years, they'll have to go. Not enough space to keep them.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-3277533711004152752017-04-23T03:30:58.675-07:002017-04-23T03:30:58.675-07:00Yap, as Rogers said, these are plumber's tools...Yap, as Rogers said, these are plumber's tools. But dont let that stop you using them on wood. Suspect you would had better results in hardwood??<br />Never came across ones with that spiral twist, interesting...<br /><br />Bob, back in with Rudy. No snow but rain...Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-62461125226061679862017-04-22T15:58:17.435-07:002017-04-22T15:58:17.435-07:00Schwarz uses tapered holes in his staked furniture...Schwarz uses tapered holes in his staked furniture and Curtis Buchanan uses them in his Windsor chairs. But they're a much smaller angle. I gotta look more at this.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-41517956128371290482017-04-22T09:14:21.991-07:002017-04-22T09:14:21.991-07:00OK, well now I just feel silly. Thanks Roger.OK, well now I just feel silly. Thanks Roger.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-23749130211308978322017-04-22T00:52:33.520-07:002017-04-22T00:52:33.520-07:00I was thinking the same thing as Roger but maybe t...I was thinking the same thing as Roger but maybe they were countersinks. <br />Nice looking tapered hole but I can't think of a use for them.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-24412707385925255802017-04-21T19:24:32.626-07:002017-04-21T19:24:32.626-07:00Those are pipe reamers used by plumbers & pipe...Those are pipe reamers used by plumbers & pipe fitters to clean up the interior of a freshly cut piece of pipe.<br />RDRoger Davisnoreply@blogger.com