Dave manson chamber reamers

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skeetlee

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I don't hear many folks talk about Dave Manson chamber reamers. Im thinking I may order a couple. What's the general opinion on Dave Manson's chamber reamers?? Thanks Lee
 
I ordered a couple reamers from him 5 years ago. I never thought to ask how he retained the pilot on the live pilot reamers until I saw them. Both of the reamers I got from Manson have the circlip. I don't know if there's a option for a pilot screw.
The 2 reamers I have cut clean so I have no complaints.
 
I have a few Manson reground reamers. I haven't bought any since he put in a CNC grinder. I'm not thrilled with reamers that use a snap ring to hold the pilot bushing on and don't know if Dave uses them. The Manson ground reamers I have are Clymer originals that Dave reground when Ferris and I were working on the 40 degree PPC project.
 
I bought one last year. Yes it has a clip retaining the bushing, not the best thing for convenience but not a deal breaker. The reamer cuts great. I will buy all of my future tools from Manson. I have tried other makers and had nothing but problems.

Oh, it was shipped almost exactly on the date it was quoted, I can't say that about the others.


Joe Hynes
 
They will send several clips with a reamer so they know you will lose one now and then. I lost one every time I changed pilots until I was about to run out of clips one day and got the idea to lay a towel on my work bench so the clip cannot bounce when it comes off. I haven't lost one since. They sell them by the 100's for cheap.
 
Jay Cutright said:
They will send several clips with a reamer so they know you will lose one now and then. I lost one every time I changed pilots until I was about to run out of clips one day and got the idea to lay a towel on my work bench so the clip cannot bounce when it comes off. I haven't lost one since. They sell them by the 100's for cheap.
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Jay,

Another trick is to put the part in a clear plastic bag whilst removing the clip, spring, whatever. The clip, spring, whatever comes flying off and is captured by the bag. Works like a charm.

Justin
 
I called manson and I was a bit surprised to learn that every custom measurement I wanted on my 6ppc reamer was an upcharge. Example, he grinds a .262 nk as a standard. If you want a .265 that will cost you 30$. If you want your base any size other than his standard, that's another 30$, free bore is the same. Your standard 6ppc reamer cost 160, but if you don't want what he grinds, then that reamer will cost you more money.
 
Hey Lee,

Send them an email with the print you want and they will approve it or not. The charge for my reamer last year was $200 plus shipping. I sent them a print from another manufacture and they didn't have any problem with it at all.

I was very happy with the cost of a reamer that is the correct dimensions and delivered in a timely manner.

Joe Hynes

Here is a copy of the email they sent me, I still had it.




Hello Mr. Hynes:

Thanks for your inquiry. We can provide a solid pilot reamer to your print for $170.00, plus shipping, or $200.00 for one with a removable pilot. Current manufacturing time on special reamers, unfortunately, is 10-12 weeks.

Please call Dara @ 1-810-953-0732 if you’d like to order. If you’d prefer to order by e-mail, we need billing, shipping and payment information, as well as a contact phone number. I suggest splitting any credit card data (MasterCard or VISA) into several separate messages for security. Please contact me if you have further questions.

Best regards,

Dave Manson
 
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skeetlee said:
I called manson and I was a bit surprised to learn that every custom measurement I wanted on my 6ppc reamer was an upcharge. Example, he grinds a .262 nk as a standard. If you want a .265 that will cost you 30$. If you want your base any size other than his standard, that's another 30$, free bore is the same. Your standard 6ppc reamer cost 160, but if you don't want what he grinds, then that reamer will cost you more money.
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May be the downside of using CNC reamer grind supplier, grind programs have to altered and loaded every time a non-standard dimension is requested and therefore extra charges are required for the extra work.
 
Thanks Dusty!!!!

Oh and by the way, Dara carries a pistol! Great person. Miss shooting an air pistol at noon, after I ate. Mark
 
Zebra13 said:
Jay,

Another trick is to put the part in a clear plastic bag whilst removing the clip, spring, whatever. The clip, spring, whatever comes flying off and is captured by the bag. Works like a charm.

Justin
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I tried that trick a few times taking apart something with small springs that tend to fly away. I never have got along with it very well. I've seen a little deal that looked like a small blasting cabinet made of plexiglass that had a couple holes just big enough to get your hands into. They had it mounted on a desk with lights in it and a magnifying glass that was mounted inside it. Looked like a good idea if you were going to take apart lots of small stuff.
After I spent some time crawling around looking for the cirlip retainers and a ejector or two and a plunger and spring from a sliding T extractor I learned to use the big fluffy towel on my bench. It takes the bounce out of the parts when they fly out of my hands. It doesn't do much good for parts that fly up in the air but if I know what I'm working on I can sometimes predict the trajectory and hold it so when it goes off it ends up in the towel.
 
I've used Manson reamers almost exclusively for many many years. Most where customs. E clips I've learned to deal with and only lose 3 or 4 a year. Unless something has changed since I was there customs are not ground on the CNC grinder. They're all done on a K. O. Lee tool and cutter grinder that's tricked out for just this purpose. For me $20-$30-$40-$50 extra expense is nothing compared to having problems. I don't have time for that. I had this experience yesterday with a piece of tooling. I'm now sitting here waiting on FedEx Express to deliver a replacement so I can get back to work.
 
Do the clips allow cutting fluid to pass by easier than the screw when using a high pressure flush system? That would be a bonus I would think. Lee
 
If you ask Dave, grinds oil grooves in the reamer. These oil groove reamers flow more oil than any PTG I have. In the past 2 months I have ordered 4 reamers from Dave all arrive on time and have better geometry than some other manufactures. He has earned all my business pay a little more but get a whole lot in return.

Dale
 
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