[CR]Re: Seat tube reamer

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:21:05 -0500
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <C43A5979.47%thejohnsons2@ntlworld.com>
In-Reply-To:
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Seat tube reamer

Johnsons wrote:
> Purpose made seat tube reamers can be difficult to find in the required
> sizes and if you find one they can have disastrous results if not used very
> carefully indeed.

An adjustable reamer (size "I" IIRC; I'm not near my shop at the moment) works well for reaming on-topic frames.
> I always push some cloth way down the seat tube first to stop metal
> particles dropping down into the bottom bracket area. When finished I turn
> the frame upside down to remove the cloth and the filings.

Most of the frames I ream are bare, but if not I usually ream the tube with the frame held upside-down, so the particles drop out of the tube. But the cloth is a good idea.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA