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Instruction Manual
Section Five
and approximately 50 percent lower tor stainless steel and Monel Metals. They
may also recommend considerably narrower margins for soft metals such as bronze,
brass, aluminum, magnesium, etc., on the order of .002 inch maximum. The
apprentice or student is advised to duplicate the margin and clearance angle known
to exist on the reamer when new.
I. GRINDING A HAND REAMER USED WITH STEEL
PHOTO 49
PHOTO 50
A. Set-up Preparation:
1. Hand reamers are made in both solid and expandable forms. If adjust
able, set out the blades up to .005 inch prior to mounting the reamer
between tailstock centers.
2. If the reamer is to be used for finishing and an extremely smooth finish
is desired, it should be cylindrically ground first in a conventional manner
to obtain uniform size of all blades and to produce the long lasting con
vex margin between the cutting edges and the secondary relief. In this
situation, the cylindrical margin becomes the "primary" relief. Consult
Chapter 13 of this section for general instructions on cylindrical grinding.
Continue to check the diameter of the reamer with a micrometer during
the grinding process. When the reamer is to be used for large stock
removal or just enlarging holes, a flat relief produced by a cup wheel is
preferred because of its keener cutting edge. Obtain clearance angle
settings from Table III or IV, pages 106 or 107.
3. Mount the flared cup wheel at the left end of the spindle, turn the wheel-
head spindle to 91 degrees, and mount the cup wheel guard as shown in
Photo 49. Dress the face of the wheel with the rotary wheel dresser to
an angle of about 20 degrees and a cutting edge of about
1
/
16
inch in width.
4. Create a tailstock set-up similar to Photo 49, if the periphery of the flutes
is to be ground. Create a set-up similar to Photo 50 if only the chamfer
or lead taper is to be sharpened. In the latter case with a steep helix on
the reamer, it may be necessary to put the toothrest on the Wheelhead as
shown in Photo 50. However, most of the time the universal toothrest
should be attached to the table of the grinder to achieve accuracy and
ease of operation.
B. Sharpening the Straight Periphery or Back Taper:
1. Assuming the above set-up conditions and that it is desired to grind with
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