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Howdy everyone, Looking for a used 3 or 5 deg bridge pin reamer, hoping that someone has an old one laying around they are not using anymore.

Thanks in advance
Bill

You can by one reasonably priced at Grizzly.com

I had a grizzly one and it was not very good. You can get a good one at supply houses like ww grainger , MSC Macmaster carr .
When it comes to tools , buy the best you can afford . Trust me on this , you won't mind paying for a tool that works .

I bought one of these at my local hardware store.
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/Produc ... ?SKU=26306

The one I got must be old because it was stamped "Made in USA".

It worked great with the bridge pins that came with my kit from Martin which have a 5 degree angle.

Kevin Looker

How can you tell what degree a reamer is? I looked on the one I bought and couldn't tell. Guess I could do some kinda math, but wouldn't know where to start.

There better be.

Okay, I'm wanting to purchase a 3 degree tapered bridge pinreamer. At a reasonable price.

I have found a couple of reamers that are 1/8" at the narrowest and 3/8" or 1/2" at the widest. They are listed as "Repairman's Taper Reamers."

The specs do not, of course, give a figure in degrees, nor a length for the cutting portion, so I cannot figure a way to figure the degree.

I checked out Grainger and MSC.

If anyone has an actual part number for the correct tool, in the under $20 range, please pass it along. I'll pass on the Grizzly at this time.

Many Thanks
DaveB

This should work just fine

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PM ... 7&PMT4NO=0

MSC has a real machinist tool you won't be unhappy .

I just use a round tapered file until they fit. Am I missing something?