Booger McGee - Posted - 04/08/2011:  23:07:36

Hi all,

Could someone who has a Stew Mac 5th string peg reamer tell me how long their reamer is?  The ones at Stew Mac ($23)  looks like a chopped down version of a standard reamer at Ace Hardware ($9).  If I had the length measurement, I could do the chopping myself with a Dremel and a cutting disk.

Booger

banjologist - Posted - 04/08/2011:  23:36:31

You'd  need  to   measure    their   large   &  small   ends'   dia's   too   to  see    if    they're   the   same.

desert rose - Posted - 04/09/2011:  01:51:42

AND make sure you get the one with the right degree taper

Scott

mike gregory - Posted - 04/09/2011:  02:42:34

Some of us just take a spade bit and  grind it to the proper taper, to match the peg we're installing.

Step one, drill a hole the same size as the small end of the peg, to the proper depth.

Step two, enlarge the hole with the modified spade bit.

<---Spade bit, before grinding

Edited by - mike gregory on 04/09/2011 02:43:08

Quickstep192 - Posted - 04/09/2011:  03:56:46

I have that reamer. It's overall length is 3.5".

The more important measurements are:

cutting length: 1.5"

Dimension at small end of taper: .346
Dimension at large end of taper: .50

It has markings that say "General" and "NO 130"

beegee - Posted - 04/09/2011:  05:23:32

I have two reamers I bought at the hardware store. They are "standard" tapered reamers. One has a screwdriver handle, one has a t-handle. I measured them by holding them up to the tapered portion of a geared 5th, marked the depth, scored the reamer, put it in vise, whacked it with a hammer and broke it off cleanly. Make sure to leave a little but of length to be able to make the hole slightly smaller than the peg's taper. Otherwise the reamer could go too deep, leaving the hole too large. One thing I will do some day is take my Dremel and cut some teeth on the tip to help clean out the bottom of the hole.

rudy - Posted - 04/09/2011:  05:28:16

This shot may help...

mike gregory - Posted - 04/09/2011:  07:24:05

Good picture, Rudy!!