Subject: Re: re: broke tap ... now what

From: Steve Wellcome <[email-masked]>
Date: 17 Jun 1996 14:06:47 GMT

On tap guides:

Yes!  Makes a world of difference.  I highly recommend the Walton
piloted spindle tap wrench.  It comes in two sizes, one for taps
up to about 1/4" and the other for taps up to about 1/2". They're
basically a T-handle tap wrench with a round spindle about 1"
long coming out the top.  The routine is to drill the tap hole,
take the drill out of the chuck, put the spindle of the tap wrench
*loosely* into the drill chuck so it can turn, and use the drill
chuck to hole the tap wrench straight while you turn it by hand.

The Walton brand of these is expensive, but worth it, IMO.  There
is an import knock-off that is cheaper, but totally useless. The
jaws don't hold the tap concentrically.