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Most tapping is in drill press/mill or lathe. This how did my nut for cross slide

In my home hobby projects, I've usually only tapped holes in the range from 6-32? up to 1/4-20. The smaller 6-32 and 8-32 taps still make me nervous, even when tapping aluminum. Even when using a

Looks good to me. I will make a block when need. But I look the looks of that tool Dave

If ya don't drill & tap much that's where drill & tap guides come in handy . If ya have a drill press or access to one these a simple quick jobs . https://www.ebay.com/itm/150689770337 animal

You have never had to work with employees. Good luck not break taps Dave

The solution is to not break a tap. Always use a guide.

If alum takes 24 hours and nitric acid takes 10 minutes, you don't have to guess which one I'm using! A few minutes after my broken-off drill bit, I was back in my shop tapping the hole. Walmart has

In my case the tap broke on the fifth hole. I was just thinking to myself that this is a cheap tap and I need to get a better set (these were the Pittsburgh brand from HF that I got probably 30 years

I am one of the ones that questioned what an EDM was as I had never heard of one. I did break a tap in my HF mini lathe when adding the 16" bed extension. Luckily(?), mine broke at the hole nearest

At time I would tap thousands a day sooner or later it would happen. Since they where large type I could get broken tap with mig welder. But most do not have skill . So you may need toremoving a tap

I tap on my mini lathe all the time, the trick is to keep the tap clear of chips by backing the tap out all the way, blow out the chips and use plenty of cutting fluid designed for the material that

I would suggest folks try to figure out how to not break taps. Since the 70s to now, I think I have broken two taps. Both in my earlier years. Granted I dont do alot everyday but still. george

It some most do om a mini is Tap. Someone can break Tap in mini lathe. Now what It is like taking about chuck or some other tooling needs In using a mini lathe it something you will need to deal

I agree with you, Mike I was a Chemistry major in college and was very careful around all the concentrated (& dilute) acids and bases. With care, none are a problem. Back when I was in aerospace

This group has posts about everything related to using a minilathe, not just the mechanics of the lathe itself. And that certainly includes drilling and tapping holes with them. And there are two

No offense, but this reply just shows that you didn't bother to read my post or didn't understand it. Nitric acid isn't a children's toy, but (like most of the things you do in a machine shop), it's

Yea I saw this last nite & thought wow we got something here & if ya have 24 or maybe more hours to remove a broken tap this could be the ticket . I know my patience & attention span is much shorter .

This recently posted on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaOfqdtPuo Using Alum to dissolve taps in non-ferrous metals. Kinda long and seems to require a lot of equipment and a fair amount of

What month in? Popular Mechanics Magazine circa 1965 for an EDM "Tap Buster"? Dave

Check out Popular Mechanics Magazine circa 1965 for an EDM "Tap Buster" costing about $10 to build. Scarey and not for the faint of heart! Uses 117 VAC current straight from the wall. Might be deadly