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*Requires 2 flute tap to make it easiest, otherwise chips bind up | *Requires 2 flute tap to make it easiest, otherwise chips bind up | ||
*Same hole and tap using same fixture with drill press - guarantees alignment | *Same hole and tap using same fixture with drill press - guarantees alignment | ||
*The tap self-feeds the drill press downwards | *The tap self-feeds the drill press downwards. This implies that this would not be doable so well with a hand-held drill. Mag drill would work. | ||
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Revision as of 23:21, 13 December 2019
Types
There are taper, plug, and bottoming taps:
https://www.spaco.org/taptips.htm
Examples
- 550 RPM to do a 5 mm hole:
Power Tapping - Tapping with a Drill Press
- Requires 2 flute tap to make it easiest, otherwise chips bind up
- Same hole and tap using same fixture with drill press - guarantees alignment
- The tap self-feeds the drill press downwards. This implies that this would not be doable so well with a hand-held drill. Mag drill would work.