01 — Essential Specifications
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Essential specifications
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02 -- Materials, Applications & Machines
Working compatibility
Materials, applications & machines
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Compatible materials
Recommended workpiece materials
- Steel
Recommended applications
Typical jobs and operations
- Structural steel, Welded assemblies, Bridge spans and ship hull plates Enlarging existing misaligned or off-size holes Aligning bolt holes in heavy structural work Steel erection and bridge construction Shipbuilding and industrial fabrication Heavy maintenance tasks
- Threading
- Holemaking
Compatible machines
Equipment and operating methods
- Manual
- Tapping machine
03 -- Complete Technical Specifications
Technical data
Complete technical specifications
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Construction & identification
Dimensions & fit
Cutting geometry
04 -- Why Choose this series
Series advantage
Why choose the 980 series
Taper Shank for Morse Spindle Tools. The Morse taper shank allows direct mounting into magnetic drills and machines with taper spindles, offering secure engagement and consistent concentricity for structural hole alignment.
- Taper Shank for Morse Spindle Tools. The Morse taper shank allows direct mounting into magnetic drills and machines with taper spindles, offering secure engagement and consistent concentricity for structural hole alignment.
- High-speed steel
- Straight Flute
05 -- Compatibility & What's Included
06 -- Use Notes & Technical Description
Before you use it
Use notes & technical description
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Champion 980-13/16 13/16" HSS Straight Flute Taper Shank Bridge Reamer — Structural Steel Hole Alignment
The Champion 980-13/16 is a heavy-duty 13/16" HSS straight flute taper shank bridge reamer designed to enlarge and align off-size, misshapen or misaligned holes in structural steel. This individual reamer is the exact 13/16" diameter and is suited to bridge fabrication, steel erection, shipbuilding and heavy maintenance work.
The straight flute and right-hand cut provide controlled material removal and a rigid cutting action. Straight-flute bridge reamers are also easier to hand-regrind and easier to dislodge if they become bound in a hole. The taper shank is designed for power tools with Morse taper spindles.
Technical Specifications
- Exact reamer diameter: 13/16"
- Point diameter: 1/2"
- Manufacturer part number: 980-13/16
- Material: High-speed steel (HSS)
- Flute: Straight flute, right-hand cut
- Flute length: 7-3/8"
- Overall length: 12"
- Taper shank size: 3"
- Reamer type: Taper shank bridge reamer
Applications
Use this Champion 980 13/16" bridge reamer for heavy-duty structural steel hole enlargement and alignment in bridge construction, steel erection, shipbuilding, fabrication and maintenance. It must be used in a compatible power tool with a Morse taper spindle.
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