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Ahaha, so here’s a great idea gone awry.
Just received this great eBay buy - a NOS 7/8” reamer! Bought it to size the axle bore for a new spur gear on an old 1950’s hand crank sheet metal roller machine we are restoring.
Only problem is, the shaft is around 3/4”- way to big for my 3 MT lathe tailstock chuck! What was I thinking!??
Now what do I do???
Am thinking about turning the end down to 1/2” so I can chuck it up. Or maybe try to turn in into a 3 MT shank... but afraid to screw up the concentricity of the shaft...
Any ideas how to best make use of this beast?
Glenn
Just received this great eBay buy - a NOS 7/8” reamer! Bought it to size the axle bore for a new spur gear on an old 1950’s hand crank sheet metal roller machine we are restoring.
Only problem is, the shaft is around 3/4”- way to big for my 3 MT lathe tailstock chuck! What was I thinking!??
Now what do I do???
Am thinking about turning the end down to 1/2” so I can chuck it up. Or maybe try to turn in into a 3 MT shank... but afraid to screw up the concentricity of the shaft...
Any ideas how to best make use of this beast?
Glenn