Re: Taps/Easy outs

Posted by greywynd on March 17, 2005 at 23:47:02 from (216.209.119.152):

In Reply to: Re: Taps/Easy outs posted by dr.sportster on March 17, 2005 at 11:29:48:

You guys are right, I forgot that they are called gun taps in a lot of areas. If I"m thinking right, when you go to a supplier to find them, most of the time they are listed as "spiral point taps". These same suppliers will also have the cutting fluids that are available today....there are a lot out there, and it seems to vary from area to area. To some extent I pick what is going to work for me, there are a lot of thicker ones now that tend to stay put better when drilling/tapping in the side of a piece with a hand drill, for example. Main thing is to not be afraid to use it, and stop often to get the chips out of the hole. Also, especially when trying to tap out a broken and drilled out bolt or stud, keep an eye on the cutting edge, if you chip a tooth or two, get another tap....that chip is an ideal spot for a cutting to get into and jam the tap. I know that it sucks to throw away a 15 or 30 dollar tap for such a small chip sometimes, but, it"s cheap when you think of the possible ugly alternatives if you break that tap off in a hard to fix, or hard to replace casting.

Mark

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