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Most taps have a countersink on the end so that you can use a DP for alignment when hand tapping: Use thread cutting fluid, not 3-in-1 oil.? It makes a big difference. Spiral taps are more expensive,

oh? and if ya really? want to just drill a hole and tap it? Get a free machining steel.? I like? any of the Leadloy? free machining steels Ya can braise 'em but ya? can not weld? them and they

Get a Tapping block

You bought the wrong tap.? Cheap taps are? worthless, as you discovered. Taps? worth buying : Balax for thread forming. OSG and Emuge for cutting. I? don't know of another company making? taps

Sorry to go off topic but I am unfamiliar with the Survival Guide. Is this only for a Felder slider or would it be worthwhile for all? Thanks.

JP, that is a great idea. i will see if i can adapt my gearwrench ratcheting handle to mount in the DP. Imran

I use a hand tap wrench mounted in a drill press. After I drill the hole I mount the tap wrench.? It is not powered just a guide.? Also, tapping fluid is used. Tap Wrench, with Machine Mount Sliding

Mark, that is very useful information. the set came with drill for each tap. it is interesting, some time ago, i was measuring the nuts that the machine shop made and i found that they had over

That's an obvious torque failure.? There's not a single "correct" hole size for a given thread.? The size of the hole determines the "thread engagement percentage" (100% would be the hole is the

Thanks David. Good idea. do it commonly for holes that cannot be done in DP and need to be perfect. just did not think of doing so for tapping. Imran

Imran, it really helps to make a tap guide. See pages 222-223 in your Survival Guide. David Best https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/albums https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/

Like Ariel, I have a few of these magnetic bases lying around the shop at each machine acting as "stops" when needed.? I use it as a "bump stop" on the KF700SP just as frequent as I use the rip

Brian, good to know about accusize. i am very fussy about keeping tap perpendicular checking with small square as i start. with a ratcheting T wrench using both hands there should not be much leaning

Hi Jeff, The OP was about the parallel fence alternatives - I didn’t expect the interest in the stop setting gizmo. But since you asked, here are a couple more photos of the prototype, and hopefully

Nothing wrong with Accusize tools/cutters, not the highest quality but definitely not the worst. Mostly likely from the looks of it you snapped it off from leaning. Trying to tap 1/2-13 in steel by

is anyone familiar with accusize industrial tools? it is a canadian co out of toronto. i recently purchased two tap & drill sets metric and SAE. i went with them because they offered HSS at reasonable

I like the wooden design David.? How did you mount the monopod inside the wooden enclosure and keep it from moving or spining?

Howard, see this msg & thread /g/felderownersgroup/message/94199

Very nice advices, I tested with a square on the crosscut fence, but Brian's square is too small to reach the parallel fence from my outrigger fence. I also use the adjustable square for small

What grease should be used in jointer bearings and shaper spindles? thanks Howard