At 12:07 -0400 15/8/08, reggaepass at aol.com wrote: >About those: A helper recently asked if there is a reason that they >are sharpened to a fine point (which does make them harder to get >back into the canvas case they come in). Thoughts? The very gradual tapering of the point is most important so that no removal of the bushing can take place before the broach has passed through the bushings on both sides. The first part of the broach should be smooth so that by the time the roughened part enters the bushing the broach is perfectly concentric with the bushings. JD
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