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268836 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> 2019‑07‑07 Re: New uses for old stuff
Ohhhhhh I have a new use for an old tool, and its a dandy!!

Once upon a time most water pipes were lead.
Lead pipe had certain things designed for it.
   One of them was a reamer to take the rough burr off the inside of 
freshly cut pipe.

The reamers were steel and as all water pipe went to copper or 
galvanized steel, the trusty reamers fell into disuse, and eventually 
into a "whatsit?"
  Several times a year someone will find one and wonder what in the 
world it is.

Guys have theorized it as a kind of a wood reamer. But the angle of 
taper is too much for most wood uses.
It actually will ream wood when its sharp (and they are easy to sharpen).
  But I don't need to countersink too many holes as big as the working 
rage of these.

  Well the wheels of life slowly turn, and now galvanized pipe is going 
the way off the buggy whip.
But it turns out the classy little reamers are the exact perfect thing 
for taking the burr off of freshly cut PVC pipe! Nothing better.
A quick twist of the wrist and its smooth as glass!

  http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/pipereamer.JPG

yours scott




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