09-02-2012, 07:49 PM
Wa, I must admit, I have done power reaming with "hand" reamers, purists will say the tapered "lead-in" can give rise to chatter but I have found that the risk is lower than the dangers of misalignment possible in hand reaming. I use a slow speed when "power" reaming with a hand reamer that I would with a chucking reamer.
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