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Offline Rick Herrick

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UJK MK-II, snug holes
« on: November 18, 2020, 10:43 PM »
There has been a lot of discussion recently on the holes being tight, in some instances.  I have made a couple of tops, all in basic $40 plywood.  I find a number of holes probably swell to some degree and are hard to use.  I picked up the reamer below.  Have to say, I am very happy with it.  Tested a hole with one of the TSO Double-Groove 20mm holes.  I could push it in but it look effort.  I put this reamer in and twisted, probably not even 2 turns and the dog now fits in very nicely.  It was too inexpensive not to at least try it.  Glad I did.

20mm reamer tool
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Offline Vtshopdog

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2020, 09:34 AM »
Thanks for the tip Rick. I'm going to order one of these too.
 
I have maybe 175 holes in MDF and BB ply spread across my MFT, long rip cutting table and a handful of jigs, fences and mounting fixtures.  All are drilled with my MK-II, most are so tight that I struggle to remove close fitting Parf dogs even with a version of the removal tool described by Peter P in one of his videos.  (I keep a piece of 1/2" dowel handy to pound the really tight ones out from below)

Are you using any sort of pilot to keep reamer vertical or does it have end taper such that it enter holes easily?
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Offline Rick Herrick

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2020, 10:14 AM »
IMO, the snugness is because of humidity, or something that has made the fibers inside inflate a bit.  Because of that, I just set the reamer in the hole and gently twisted it.  I have never used a reamer of any sort so I just went carefully.  Once I made a full turn, just hand turned, the reamer would drop down and I could do another turn easily.  I guess this depends on the material your top is made from.  So no other tools needed, just patience.  I am only doing certain holes that I use for dogs in my cutting station set ups.  The remainder of the holes are for clamping so those don't really need much care.  BTW, this reamer is a hefty piece of equipment.
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Offline Jakez

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2020, 10:39 AM »
I have the same problem - I used the UJK Parf II. Some of the close fit dogs I have to use pliers to get out - I've ended up marring the surface of a few because it's so tight - I only drilled the holes a few weeks ago.
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Offline Rick Herrick

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2020, 10:46 AM »
I had bought a handful of those big Festool knobs, I attach them to the dog in question and its a little easier to pull them out.

https://www.mmtoolparts.com/store/festool-grip-487554
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Offline Cheese

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 11:17 AM »
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Offline Rick Herrick

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2020, 11:50 AM »
I just hand turned it, slowly.  Probably not scientific but it was easy and did the trick just fine.
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Offline Vtshopdog

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2020, 02:24 PM »
Cheese I had several sizes of the adjustable reamers in my bike shop that we used on frames and forks, primarily to remove burrs or fix bores that were monkeyed up inside from (bad) welding. Be aware they are actually tapered and in a MFT would likely give inconsistent diameters.

Rick, I think that you can turn reamer by hand with no handle is a good sign in that the tool is likely only cleaning up a tiny bit of rough surface in what should be a 20mm hole.  Possibly coming in from bottom might be good technique as tool will self align as it enters the hole.

Have one on order so thanks again for the tip, much appreciated.
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Offline Cheese

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Re: UJK MK-II, snug holes
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2020, 11:40 AM »
Quote from: Vtshopdog on November 19, 2020, 02:24 PM

Cheese I had several sizes of the adjustable reamers in my bike shop that we used on frames and forks, primarily to remove burrs or fix bores that were monkeyed up inside from (bad) welding. Be aware they are actually tapered and in a MFT would likely give inconsistent diameters.


Ya I've used adjustable reamers in the past for reaming out king pin bushings. The bottom 1/3rd of the reamer is undersized by .010-.015" and it's the final 2/3rds of the reamer that needs to be driven completely through the hole/bushing for sizing purposes. They do come in handy for sneaking up and enlarging hole diameters uniformly.

Here's a Critchley adjustable reamer and the pilot that attaches to the end to keep things straight.



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