Can you ream EVA with a sandpaper abrasive style reamer? Will the abrasive get stuck into the EVA creating a potential hazard to the rod blank when installing? Is there something else you should use?

Yes. That's all I use to ream EVA. I use the Batson reamers and some I made myself. Blow through the hole before you try a dry fit. I have never had a problem with scratching the finish on a blank.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

I did with my last crankin rod i built,put the reamer on a drill and reamed it out, it went on my rod with no problems. I guess if it s turning fast enough it won't stick, just in and out and it was done. have a good one.

Do no tuse the reamers with teh abrasive epoxied to it, it will not last fo rmore than a coupl eof grips, 1 grip if you ream under poewr. The reamers which use the abrasive tape spiraled around a blank are what you must use.

Thanks. I figured It would work, but I just wanted to check. Hate to ruin something that could have been prevented by asking a simple question.

no problem, It will come out just fine, in fact I have done 2 so far and am doing an another in a few days, Good luck!

The spiral paper type work fine and rarely leave abrasive in the grip. The other type however that is a different story.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

Joel,
Rather than using reamers with sandpaper or grit affixed to tapered stock - consider the use of a round machinest file:

[www.cooperhandtools.com]

These files come in all shapes, sizes and lenghts:

I cut the handle part of the file off with an abrasive cut off wheel, and then chuck them into a hand held variable speed corded drill of the necessary size to accomodate the file diameter under consideration.

If the file is too large to chuck into a drill, I put the file into a lathe and machine a new appropriate diameter round on the end of the file to accomodate the chuck in which to use the file.

Never have to worry about grit in a handle, never have to worry about replacing sandpaper and each file will ream thousands of pieces of cork or handles without wearing out.

Good luck
Roger