Cogsdill Burraway Deburring tool

21 Dec 2004 Cogsdill Burraway Deburring tool

I love tools and seem to buy just about everything I see that looks
interesting to see if I like it. Anyway, I saw a reference to a
deburring tool call “Burraway” in the archives of one of he lists
and I thought I would see what it was. It turned out to be a pretty
neat little tool that deburrs both sides of a rivet (or screw) hole
in one operation. Since I really hate deburring, I thought I would
try it out, so I bought one and it works great. The tool is chucked
in a drill like a drill bit and inserted in the hole to be
deburred. It deburrs the outside of the hole on the way in and the
inside of the hole on the way out. I used it to deburr the holes
that attach the ribs to the main and rear spars and I figure it took
less than half the time it would have taken with the normal
deburring tool. The only drawback is that they are a bit pricey.
You need one for each size of hole and they cost about $40-$50 bucks
each. However with the number of holes I will need to deburr over
the years of the project, I think it is worth it.

They are made by a company called Cogsdill and you can check them
out at http://www.cogsdill.com/deburring.html. I bought my first
one from MSC but they seem to be cheaper if bought directly from
Cogsdill.

I just thought I’d pass this bit of information along as I’m sure
there are others like me who look for any means possible to minimize
some of the more boring tasks.

Paul Trotter
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