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The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts.
 
The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts.
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Adjustable reamers rea
  
 
===Source for reamers===
 
===Source for reamers===
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(800) 521-1740<br>
 
(800) 521-1740<br>
 
[http://www.kbctools.com KBCtools.com]<br>
 
[http://www.kbctools.com KBCtools.com]<br>
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===Sharpening and Regrinders===
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I'll be trying these guys at first:
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Cliff @<br>
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Pacific Reamer & Cutter Service<br>
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4115 Broadway<br>
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Oakland, CA 94611<br>
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(510) 654-1844<br>
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They say that a regrind could be $24 for a chucking reamer $40 for a hand reamer, if they do not have to take too much material off.
  
 
===27.2mm===
 
===27.2mm===

Revision as of 23:07, 21 August 2007

The holy grail of framebuilder reamers for seat tubes is a solid spiral flute hand or chucking reamer. These are very hard to find in the fractional metric sizes common for seatposts.

Adjustable reamers rea

Source for reamers

This is a good one:

KBC Tools & Machinary
1751 Sabre
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 732-5500
(800) 521-1740
KBCtools.com

Sharpening and Regrinders

I'll be trying these guys at first:

Cliff @
Pacific Reamer & Cutter Service
4115 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 654-1844

They say that a regrind could be $24 for a chucking reamer $40 for a hand reamer, if they do not have to take too much material off.

27.2mm

Probably the most common size seatpost in the industry for steel bikes.


Size: Flute Length: OAL: KBC P/N: Price
1-1/16: 2-3/4: 10-1/2: 5-020-295: $37.40 (26.99mm for roughing)
1-3/32: 2-7/8: 11: 5-020-300: $37.40 (27.78mm reground to 27.2 for finishing)