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*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. This implies that this would not be doable so well with a hand-held drill. Mag drill would work.
*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.
*'''Not so!''' - at 10:28 the skilled man shows how to do it with a cordless drill! No tap handle needed.
*''Lot of purists hate it''
*'''Not a beginner's technique'''


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Revision as of 23:27, 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.
  • Not so! - at 10:28 the skilled man shows how to do it with a cordless drill! No tap handle needed.
  • Lot of purists hate it
  • Not a beginner's technique