Re: What kind of reamers do you use?

On Mar 25, 11:12 am, TBombadil <tbomb5...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just got another Cook's Pipe reamer off eBay and it got me thinking.
I've got maybe a dozen varieties of reamers but I always fall back on
these discontinued Cook's.  What kind of reamers do you guys use when
it's time to groom the pipes?

Bob in SD

Kleen-Reem that I bought 10 years ago in a local thrift shop for 50
cents (with case, instructions, and a little pipe cleaner bundle).
When I use it, I feel like it's 1958 all over again....
.

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