On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Ed Minch  wrote:

> > The really strongly tapered ones can be used to clean up the inside of a fre
shly cut metal pipe of varying sizes.
> 
> On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:20 AM, paul womack wrote:
> 
>> Who needed strongly tapering holes of varying sizes?
> 
> Ed Minch
> 
> 
Just did this last week to clean a mushed & maimed chisel socket. And, Ed, don't
 forget the 3 & 5 degree tapers on your guitar pegs. Those tapers were used on t
he handles of bowsaws too.

Bill
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