Some manufacturers shy away from these challenging tools that have demanding tolerances and complicated drawings. Alvord-Polk Tool has built its reputation for quality on just that type of work. Before we began manufacturing standards in volume, we were and still are a “Specials House.” We enjoy contact with engineers in developing solutions to reaming problems. These jobs take a little more time and special attention, but with an experienced work force the “special” is produced without a hitch.
Many variables will determine the reamer’s performance. Speeds, feeds, rake, reliefs, material to be removed, stock removal, rigidity of the setup, and the condition of the machine used for the reaming all affect the potential performance of the custom reamer required. See the specifics on our Technical Information page.
With all these determining performance factors, it is critical that a capable manufacturer be chosen to produce your tooling. At Alvord-Polk Tool, quality is built into our tools, not added on. The process begins with the purchase of high quality United States produced high speed steel. Experience proven salt bath heat treating gives our reamers their strength and superior wear characteristics. National aerospace standards are followed for geometric specifications. Flute diameter, O.D. relief, and chamfer relief are all ground between carbide lapped centers. This provides consistent margin widths, concentricity between chamfer and O.D. and the capacity to resharpen between centers.
Reamers, centerless ground to size, do not exhibit the uniformity of margin or the same degree of concentricity between O.D. and chamfer, as reamers ground between centers. Furthermore, reamers, centerless ground to size, do not allow easy size alterations or resharpening.
For over 110 years, Alvord-Polk Tool has provided excellence in the reamer industry. We’re proud of the craftsmen that have made this possible and those craftsmen that will continue to keep our reputation for QUALITY intact into the next century.