I have made my own pinblock reamers from bits in which I grind away all the cutting edges for the first inch or so of the bit. It makes for an accurate pilot without chewing a sideways hole on the way in. Takes about 60 seconds with a Dremel tool.
Regards,
Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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From: Jim Ialeggio
I'm actually thinking of having WL Fuller regrind these so that the 1st 1" is a 1/4" non-cutting pilot step drill... but haven't had that done that yet.
Jim Ialeggio
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