Thread: Bearing Reamer?
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Re: Bearing Reamer?

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Originally Posted by teslalab2 View Post
As a machinist, I would recommend an offset boring tool. You could put it in the drill press and then bore any sized hole you would like.
Boring heads are great when used on a mill, but there is no good way to use one on a drill press. There isn't really a good (safe) way to hold your work or locate the center of a hole. The spindles in drill presses are not designed to take the unbalance load from a boring head.
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