Re: [CR] Locktite, Seat posts and general musings

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From: "Phil Brown" <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 13:11:18 -0700
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Subject: Re: [CR] Locktite, Seat posts and general musings


On May 8, 2009, at 11:07 AM, John Betmanis wrote:
> Are those reamers straight or spiral? Since adjustable reamers can
> only be
> straight, I have always wondered how they would work reaming the seat
> tube
> because I can see the straight blades catching in the slit. Do
> adjustable
> reamers work, or can onlt spiral fixed size reamers be used?
>

My actual size reamers are straight fluted and don't catch on the slit. Phil Brown Although most of the time I use them before slitting in Oakland, Calif.