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Review on Reamer Pinhole Handheld T Shaped Drilling by Darryl Blumenthal

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Best check price at Cutting Tools

Cost about $6 when I ordered it. It arrived on time and was exactly as described and pictured. There are no complaints about the tool itself, it works and looks strong. The best ones have DLC ("Diamond Like Coating") on the crests, but they usually cost MUCH more. This one looks like it's just very thin grooves carved into the steel, almost like tiny scratches lined up on it. Each widge is basically like a super fine file. It's fine for my purposes and the price was right - Harbor-Freight lists a similar one (without the hex shank) for about half that price, but HF charges an additional $7 for shipping alone. I went back this morning to look at the order for tracking information and I noticed that the new price listed here is $29.49. That's over 450% more than what it cost when I bought it. This is a HUGE price increase in just a few days. I don't know what to do about it -- I know many sellers have capitalized on the recent coronavirus panic to raise their prices, but that's not the case. makes little sense for something like that. It doesn't look like T-handle hand reamers are the hottest item people are hoarding. I think this might be a REALLY masochistic version of toilet paper hoarding, there ARE people out there with really crazy fetishes. Perhaps there is another reason why the price is now more than 4 times what it was just a few days ago. But unless the item here has been replaced with a DLC coated version that also does the dishes/laundry, vacuums and makes breakfast, I would look elsewhere. The Home Depot and Walmart websites have such a tool for about $10 (again, minus the hex shank).

Pros
  • Dope 🔥
Cons
  • Expensive