Sharpening Reamer? Best place to send to?

[SHall]

I have a 6.5x47L chamber reamer with floating pilot that my gunsmith says is getting dull. Where is the best place to send it that is reliable and quick turn around. I am thinking Clymer. Any other suggestions. Thank you! Samuel Hall

 

[liljoe]

That may depend on the brand. Some of them state on their website that they only sharpen their own brand.
I haven't heard Clymer mentioned by very many people.
JGS and Manson are who I would call.
Very far down the page is another west coast company that I would not.

Joe

 

[SHall]

That may depend on the brand. Some of them state on their website that they only sharpen their own brand.
I haven't heard Clymer mentioned by very many people.
JGS and Manson are who I would call.
Very far down the page is another west coast company that I would not.

Joe

It is a PTG reamer. I actually was thinking about getting JGS to sharppen it, I dont know why I said Clymer.

 

[sdean]

It is a PTG reamer. I actually was thinking about getting JGS to sharppen it, I dont know why I said Clymer.

You must be loaning that reamer a lot. No way a personal reamer should be dull. How many chambers on that reamer? JGS all the way, but it won’t be quick.

 

[SHall]

You must be loaning that reamer a lot. No way a personal reamer should be dull. How many chambers on that reamer? JGS all the way, but it won’t be quick.

I bought it used. It was exactly like I would have specked. It was supposed to have chambered one barrel? My gunsmith said he could barely chamber the first barrel with it, it was so dull. I had a Dasher reamer he chambered at least 20 barrels and still sharp as new.

 

[sdean]

I bought it used. It was exactly like I would have specked. It was supposed to have chambered one barrel? My gunsmith said he could barely chamber the first barrel with it, it was so dull. I had a Dasher reamer he chambered at least 20 barrels and still sharp as new.

Understood. One of the reasons I am getting away from buying used stuff. Just bite the bullet and send it to JGS. Trust them to advise your best options. Good luck.

 

[jackson1]

Got any professional tool grinders in your area. Maybe check with some local machine shops, they could point you in the right direction. It ain't rocket science.

 

[jkohler]

Sam JGS will sharpen your reamer. It will be hand stoned or re-ground depending what they find with it. I believe a re-grind is somewhere around 60% of new cost.

 

[Kurz]

I bought it used. It was exactly like I would have specked. It was supposed to have chambered one barrel? My gunsmith said he could barely chamber the first barrel with it, it was so dull. I had a Dasher reamer he chambered at least 20 barrels and still sharp as new.

There are two things which go along with your statements:

1) Sellers sometimes lie about the condition of their product. Some do it with intent while others do it through ignorance.

2) It may not have been the number of chambers cut with the reamer but rather the angles ground onto the flutes. I've run into this a couple of times where I had to return a reamer to the maker because the angles were wrong. Why these got past QC I'll never know except to say, someone didn't do their job or they they just plain got too busy.

and quick turn around

These days there is no such thing as a 'quick turnaround'. Your name and notoriety may have some leverage but generally you are at the mercy of their work load (no choice), or the schedule they attempt to keep everyone happy. I can occasionally ask for a little help with their time frame but I try not to use this unless I'm really in a bind for some reason. Usually I ask about their turnaround when I call just to have an idea of when to expect it to arrive and leave it at that. Everyone wants their stuff completed right now and that's just not going to happen. Sometimes we have to get in line and wait.

 

[linebaugh]

It could be a once used reamer. I have had 2 from that company in the last 2 years that would hardly cut as new. Never again

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Sam, if JGS will do it I feel they do a very very good job. The problem is that to sharpen it they will make it smaller, thats a problem when it comes to the freebore diameter. To maintain dimensions your looking at a set back. You can try stoning the face of the flutes but if they are actually dull, I just order a new one.

 

[moondog]

I was just told JGS will do it. I have a PTG BR reamer that I got lucky with, It's magic! Still sharp, but my smith has sent some back to JGS to get sharpened.

 

[shortgrass]

I have been using Dave Manson and have been completely satisfied. You would have to call and check their current lead time. The charges have always been very reasonable in the past ($40-$45? plus priority mail shipping, if I recall correctly).

 

[jackieschmidt]

It would be great if you could send it back to the original manufacturer, who would probably have a print on file. That way, they can set back all of the dimensions so your reamer cuts the correct size at headspace and the throat is the same as new.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

No way id send it anywhere but whos name is on the back.

 

[WayneShaw]

It may not have been the number of chambers cut with the reamer but rather the angles ground onto the flutes. I've run into this a couple of times where I had to return a reamer to the maker because the angles were wrong. Why these got past QC I'll never know except to say, someone didn't do their job or they they just plain got too busy

I got a brand new reamer from that company that would not cut at all. They sent another that cut fine, but it shouldn't ever gone out the door.

 

[shortgrass]

No way id send it anywhere but whos name is on the back.

Really!? I'm not sure they can read a blue print..... They have, what I think, are excessive lead times, anyway. To top it off, you may not get what you order! Just how many threads have we read thru, posted by those who were dis-satisfied with tools from that maker?

 

[NorCalMikie]

Just how many threads have we read thru, posted by those who were dis-satisfied with tools from that maker?

And everybody else is PERFECT??
I wouldn't own a Ford but I might drive one for a while, if it was a 34 Sedan.
And I don't like mushy squash either.
Could be that the guy that used the reamer wasn't as good as he made out to be?

 

[shortgrass]

And everybody else is PERFECT??
I wouldn't own a Ford but I might drive one for a while, if it was a 34 Sedan.
And I don't like mushy squash either.
Could be that the guy that used the reamer wasn't as good as he made out to be?

I've been machining since '74 and cutting chambers since '92. I own somewhere around 80 chambering reamers, 7 are from 'that' maker. Those are the only ones that have given me trouble. They have either wanted to grab or they acted dull from the git-go, or they dulled after only a chamber or two. Those 7 have been sharpened by Manson, and now they work as they are supposed to. I did send a couple back to the maker before I ended up sending them to Manson. Customer service was not good on the west coast, and the reamers didn't seem to cut any better after sending them in for assessment/and repair. I think I have enough experience to know when a tool "isn't right". Just by observation, I am not the only one who's had problems with tools from that maker. Some may like them, and that's OK, I guess. But the question was, "Sharpening Reamer? Best place to send to?". I'd send it to Manson. Good price and good turn-around time. I've had zero problems with JGS, Mansons' tools, or Clymer.

 

[redrockranger]

Maybe it's time for a new one.