Not always. There are variations among jet manufacturers. In addition to the reamers, a jet gauge is necessary to accurately determine actual sizing.I also didn't know what a jet number meant. Come to find out, a #100 jet is 1.0 millimeters in diameter and a #35 jet is 0.35 millimeters in diameter.
It's looking like those carburetor jet gauges are intended for removable jets being how short they are. I've got an idle jet way down inside a passageway probably at least an inch below the surface.Not always. There are variations among jet manufacturers. In addition to the reamers, a jet gauge is necessary to accurately determine actual sizing.
I'm left wondering what the difference is between a broach and a reamer. I assume you don't rotate a broach; correct?I'd probably be shopping here:
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As for wobble, reamers are tapered, so once they open up a hole to match their taper, they do not wobble. However now you have a conical and not cylindrical hole. Broaches also come in smooth and 5 sided varieties, with the smooth being not much more than smooth tapered needles. That's not going to "ream" much, but it will burnish, and is the safest option. Twist drills have the bad habit of drilling a reuleaux triangle biased hole (it's a shape of constant diameter) that's roughly cylindrical. A cylindrical hole doesn't hold onto a cylinder as tightly as two matching cones fit up, so yes, a broach has the capability to make a rounder and more perpendicular hole. That's critical for things like watch and clock bushings. I don't know how it relates to jets, but I guess it wouldn't hurt.
Tapered broaches get rotated. You don't want to use too much force on something so delicate. These are the most primitive form of reamer, and as I said above, come in two flavors, smooth and pentagonal. Reamers usually have more complex cutting edges with smaller negative rake angles (i.e. reamers have sharp cutting edges like files, while tapered broaches work more by scraping).I'm left wondering what the difference is between a broach and a reamer. I assume you don't rotate a broach; correct?
Is 0.33 millimeters the smallest jet there is? I've got a Honda jet cleaning kit and the smallest wire in the kit says it's for #35 through #40 jets.Tapered broaches get rotated. You don't want to use too much force on something so delicate. These are the most primitive form of reamer, and as I said above, come in two flavors, smooth and pentagonal. Reamers usually have more complex cutting edges with smaller negative rake angles (i.e. reamers have sharp cutting edges like files, while tapered broaches work more by scraping).
These aren't the same thing as broaches you push through to cut a shape (like for making square holes).

just going to tease me?