Re: Using nitric acid to remove broken taps or drills from aluminum, comment to the remark
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Tap guides are great and fairly easy and cheap to make with proper tools and equipment.? I have plans to make one for myself out of 4140 which I can heat treat and make it more durable. ? Have A Great Day?? Tracy Ranson
On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 10:55?AM mike allen < animal@...> wrote:
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 .
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animal
On 3/17/24 4:43 AM, Ron Y wrote:
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 ago and was a tiny m3). Of course it snapped just as I was
finishing the thought. I have not had many occasions over the
years to drill and tap such a tiny hole and it happened. I am
hoping that I will actually be able to use a lathe (my back) and
get to learn a lot of this stuff. Remember not everyone has been
doing this for years and years and some are trying to do it with
physical limitations. I used to do carpentry work but can't cut a
straight line anymore. We adapt.? A metal lathe is something i
have always been fascinated with and hopefully be able to use and
have some fun with.
Ron
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