I made a cork reamer by glueing sand paper on an old rod blank. Now I`m thinking of putting it in my power wrapper and using it to ream the holes out of my cork/eva grips. Has anyone ever successfully done this?

G'Day Peter do it all the time on Eva works like a charm .Just make sure that you don't overload the motor don't let it slow down too much

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

Why would you ever want to ream or sand on the same unit you wrap and apply finish on and risk the factor of dust or contamination.

Ron Weber

Peter,

You are better off using a power drill. Keeps your wrapper clean and prevent overloading the motor.

Andres Perez

Do not force the reamer and get it hot will soften the glue easy does it

Bill - willierods.com

G'Day Ron I always run the Vac Cleaner over the bench & floor regardless of whether I sand or ream .I have been doing this since I purchased the wrapper around 4 years & about 200 rods & never had a problem it's just a routine that I have that works for me .As they say "Each to their own"

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

Hi,

Clemens lathe in the basement for dirty work.

Clemens lathe in the den upstairs for wrapping and finish work.

Capt Neil Faulkner

Peter,
Here is another choice:
[www.rodbuilding.org]

This picture illustrates a power unit that I made from an old 24 volt electric drill. I use a 0-30 volt DC power supply at 5 amps to power the drill.
A nice thing about this drill is that it is a two speed drill. i.e. 0-500 rpm and 0-3000 rpm.

When I need the torque and power, like doing your reaming, I shift to low gear.
When I am sanding and want high speed, I switch to high speed.

I picked up the drill for $3 at a Salvation army store. The power supply is based on one from an old Thomas Electric organ. The foot pedal to control the voltage from the power supply was originally a WAH pedal from an old Guitar amplifier.

There is a nice keyless 1/2 inch chuck on the end of the drill that nicely chucks up any solid rod up to 1/2 inch that I commonly use to put up the rod butts to turn the rods, if I am shaping cork, or doing cork glue ups on a rod blank. Very quick and easy to spin the rod blank while gluing cork rings on a blank.

The advantage of a power drill to handle these sorts of tasks is that the motors in the drill are designed just for the task. i.e. have plenty of torque and controlled speed.

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If I am reaming a grip, I just find it many many times more convenient to hold an electric drill in one hand and the handle in the other hand.

I have tried to ream cork or Eva on a horizontal fixed power source as you advocate, and although plenty of power, I find that I lack the touch and control that I have with the power source in my lap and the rod in my other hand. This way, I can push from behind and have excellent touch and control on the reaming process. I find that whenever I tried to ream from either the front or side, that I lose much of the touch and control that I have from being behind my power source and handle that is being reamed.

Also, generally speaking the typical power wrapper simply does not have the necessary power and torque that is required of power reaming.

Good luck
Roger

Peter,
If you want to use your wrapper for reaming, a quick and easy power source is to pick up one of these from Grizzley to do the turning for you:

[www.grizzly.com]


Basically, a horizontal stand for a variable speed corded drill that will nicely take care of your reaming needs. This way, you don't have to disturb your wrapper when reaming.

Roger

Pilot bits and hand ream from there.

Hi Peter,

In your post you said you were using sandpaper; you may have greater longevity if you use something like a sanding belt, or the flexcoat reamer abrasive mentioned in their video. I have been using my power reamers for several years, and love em!

Chris

[www.flexcoat.com]

Chris,
Thanks for sharing the video.
Very instructional and very easy to do.

Be safe
Roger